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  • Ramirez Simul Sept 17, 2021

World Chess Champions

1.  Wilhelm Steinitz                   1886-1894
2.  Emanuel Lasker                    1894-1921
3.  Jose Raul Capablanca            1921-1927
4.  Alexander Alekhine              1927-1935 and 1937-1946
5.  Max Euwe                            1935-1937
6.  Mikhail Botvinnik                  1948-1957 and 1958-1960 and 1961-1963
7.  Vasily Smyslov                      1957-1958
8.  Mikhail Tal                            1960-1961
9.  Tigran Petrosian                    1963-1969
10. Boris Spassky                       1969-1972
11. Bobby Fischer                       1972-1975
12. Anatoly Karpov                     1975-1985
13. Garry Kasparov                     1985-2000
14. Vladimir Kramnik                  2000-2007
15. Viswanathan Anand               2007-present


(From 1993 to 2006 governing bodies were in conflict so this list is not definitive).