List of Chess Champions
| Champion | First Year | Number of Years | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuel Lasker | 1894 | 27 | Germany |
| Garry Kasparov | 1985 | 15 | Russian Federation |
| Anatoly Karpov | 1975 | 16 | Russian Federation |
| Mikhail Botvinnik | 1948 | 13 | Russian Federation |
| Viswanathan Anand | 2000 | 8 | India |
| Alexander Alekhine | 1927 | 17 | France |
| Wilhelm Steinitz | 1886 | 8 | Austria |
| Vladimir Kramnik | 2000 | 7 | Russian Federation |
| Tigran Petrosian | 1963 | 6 | Russian Federation |
| José Raúl Capablanca | 1921 | 6 | Cuba |
| Boris Spassky | 1969 | 3 | Russian Federation |
| Bobby Fischer | 1972 | 3 | United States of America |
| Max Euwe | 1935 | 2 | Netherlands |
| Vasily Smyslov | 1957 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| Mikhail Tal | 1960 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| Magnus Carlsen | 2013 | 3 | Norway |
| Ruslan Ponomariov | 2002 | 2 | Ukraine |
| Alexander Khalifman | 1999 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2004 | 1 | Uzbekistan |
| Veselin Topalov | 2005 | 1 | Bulgaria |