| Introducing the world champions of chess. |
| 1 Wilhelm Steinitz United States 1886–1894 2 Emanuel Lasker Germany 1894–1921 3 José Raúl Capablanca Cuba 1921–1927 4 Alexander Alekhine France 1927–1935, 1937–1946 5 Max Euwe Netherlands 1935–1937 6 Mikhail Botvinnik Russia 1948–1957, 1958–1960, 1961–1963 7 Vasily Smyslov Russia 1957–1958 8 Mikhail Tal Russia 1960–1961 9 Tigran Petrosian Russia 1963–1969 10 Boris Spassky Russia 1969–1972 11 Bobby Fischer United States 1972–1975 12 Anatoly Karpov Russia 1975–1985 13 Garry Kasparov Russia 1985–1993, 1993–2000 14 Vladimir Kramnik Russia 2000–2006, 2006–2007 15 Viswanathan Anand India 2007–2013 16 Magnus Carlsen Norway 2013–2023 17 Ding Liren China 2023–2024 18 Gukesh Dommaraju India 2024–present |
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