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Chess Champions

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

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Last changed: July 17, 2026. This may reflect a change to the data or its description; it is not a coverage-through date.

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