Chess Champions
Sports 22 records updated 2026-07-17
Chess Champions, with champion, first year, number of years, and country.
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| ID | Champion | FirstYear | NumberOfYears | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emanuel Lasker | 1894 | 27 | Germany |
| 2 | Garry Kasparov | 1985 | 15 | Russian Federation |
| 3 | Anatoly Karpov | 1975 | 16 | Russian Federation |
| 4 | Mikhail Botvinnik | 1948 | 13 | Russian Federation |
| 5 | Viswanathan Anand | 2000 | 8 | India |
| 6 | Alexander Alekhine | 1927 | 17 | France |
| 7 | Wilhelm Steinitz | 1886 | 8 | Austria |
| 8 | Vladimir Kramnik | 2000 | 7 | Russian Federation |
| 9 | Tigran Petrosian | 1963 | 6 | Russian Federation |
| 10 | José Raúl Capablanca | 1921 | 6 | Cuba |
| 11 | Boris Spassky | 1969 | 3 | Russian Federation |
| 12 | Bobby Fischer | 1972 | 3 | United States of America |
| 13 | Max Euwe | 1935 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 14 | Vasily Smyslov | 1957 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 15 | Mikhail Tal | 1960 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 16 | Magnus Carlsen | 2013 | 10 | Norway |
| 17 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 2002 | 2 | Ukraine |
| 18 | Alexander Khalifman | 1999 | 1 | Russian Federation |
| 19 | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 2004 | 1 | Uzbekistan |
| 20 | Veselin Topalov | 2005 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 21 | Ding Liren | 2023 | 1 | China |
| 22 | Gukesh Dommaraju | 2024 | 2 | India |
Notes
- Last updated on July 17, 2026.
- Chess Champions data courtesy of Wikipedia .