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                                                  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).

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