세계 체스 선수권 대회
Championnat du monde d'échecs
Schachweltmeisterschaft
Mistrovství světa v šachu
Munduko Xake Txapelketa
Чемпіонат світу із шахів
Monda Ŝaka Ĉampionumo
Чемпионат мира по шахматам
Campionato del mondo di scacchi
Campionat del món d'escacs
世界國際象棋錦標賽
Campeonato Mundial de Xadrez
Wereldkampioenschap schaken
Världsmästerskapen i schack
Mistrzostwa świata w szachach
Παγκόσμιο σκακιστικό πρωτάθλημα
بطولة العالم للشطرنج
世界チェス選手権
Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez
World Chess Championship
Kejuaraan Catur Dunia
Tigran Petrosian 1962.jpg
Interpolisschaaktoernooi Tilburg 1819 Smyslov aan zet, Bestanddeelnr 929-3630.jpg
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Alexandre Alekhine 01.jpg
FIDE World FR Chess Championship 2019 - Magnus Carlsen .jpg
Alexander Khalifman.jpg
Kasimdhzanov Torino 2006.JPG
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Vladimir Kramnik 2, Candidates Tournament 2018.jpg
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Interpolisschaaktoernooi Tilburg Karpov aan zet, Bestanddeelnr 929-3627.jpg
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De 18-jarige Rus Garri Kasparov aan zet, Bestanddeelnr 931-7203.jpg
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campeonato disputado pelos melhores jogadores de xadrez de várias regiões
соревнование, имеющее своей целью определить чемпиона мира по шахматам
épreuve désignant le champion du monde d'échecs
ранг во шахот
такмичење у класичном шаху
soutěž o titul mistra světa v šachu
תחרות לקביעת אלוף העולם בשחמט
a sakk világbajnokát eldöntő verseny
competición que determina el campeón mundial de ajedrez
shakkikilpailu
xogo para determinar o campión mundial de ajedrez
세계 체스 챔피언을 다루고 벌이는 선수권 대회
chess competition played to determine the World Champion in chess
Mistrzostwa Świata w szachach
competició d'escacs
competizione scacchistica
சதுரங்கத்தில் அடைவு
šahovsko tekmovanje, na katerem se določi svetovni prvak v šahu
Alexander Khalifman, FIDE World Champion 1999–2000
Alexander Alekhine was the World Champion from 1927 to 1935 and again from 1937 to his death in 1946. He is the only World Champion to die while holding the title.
Anatoly Karpov became World Champion after Fischer refused to defend his title in 1975 and held the title till 1985. He was the FIDE World Champion from 1993 to 1999 when the world title was split.
Magnus Carlsen, became the World Champion after defeating Anand in 2013. He defended his title in four tournaments and was the Champion until 2023.
François-André Danican Philidor, reputed to be the best player of the late eighteenth century
Rustam Kasimdzhanov, FIDE World Champion 2004–2005
Vladimir Kramnik defeated Kasparov in 2000, and became the undisputed world champion by beating Topalov in 2006.
José Raúl Capablanca reigned as World Champion from 1921 to 1927, and proposed the short-lived "London Rules" for future Championship matches.
Louis de la Bourdonnais, the world's strongest player from 1821 to his death in 1840
Alexandre Deschapelles, reputed to be the best player in the early nineteenth century
Paul Morphy, who dominated all of his opposition during his brief chess career before retiring from chess at the age of 21 in 1859
Viswanathan Anand, who held the FIDE title from 2000 to 2002, won the unified title in 2007 after defeating Kramnik and was the undisputed Champion till 2013.
Adolf Anderssen, who won three strong international tournaments and is often considered the world's leading player around the mid-nineteenth century
Ruslan Ponomariov, FIDE World Champion 2002–2004
Garry Kasparov defeated Karpov to become the 13th World Champion, and was the undisputed World Champion from 1985 to 1993. He held the split title until 2000.
Ding Liren became the World Champion in 2023 after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi as Carlsen refused to defend his title. He was the reigning champion until 2024.
Boris Spassky won the World Championship in 1969, and defended his title against Fischer in 1972.
Veselin Topalov, FIDE World Champion 2005–2006