The Legacy of World Chess Champions: A Timeline

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Wilhelm Steinitz (Austria, USA) 1886-1894

Emanuel Lasker (Germany) 1894-1921

Jose Raul Capablanca (Cuba) 1921-1927

Alexander Alekhine (France) 1927-1935; 1937-1946

Max Euwe (The Netherlands) 1935-1937

Mikhail Botvinnik (USSR) 1948- 1957; 1958-1960; 1961-1963

Vasily Smyslov (USSR) 1957-1958

Mikhail Tal (USSR) 1960-1961

Tigran Petrosian (USSR) 1963-1969

Boris Spassky (USSR) 1969-1972

Bobby Fischer (USA) 1972-1975

Anatoly Karpov (USSR) 1975-1985

Garry Kasparov (USSR) 1985-1993

Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 2006-2007

Viswanathan Anand (India) 2007-2013

Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2013-2023

Ding Liren (China) 2023

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