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In 1946, Alexander Alekhine died while still holding the title of World Chess Champion. The International Chess Federation (FIDE), which had been founded in 1924, had been attempting to directly participate in organizing the World Championship since at least 1935.
The current world champion is Ding Liren, who defeated his opponent Ian Nepomniachtchi in the 2023 World Chess Championship. Magnus Carlsen, the previous world champion, had declined to defend his title.
After Alexander Alekhine died in 1946, the 1948 Wold Chess championship, a five-player tournament, was organized to determine the World Champion. The event held in Hague and Moscow saw the victory of the leader of Soviet chess Mikhail Botvinnik (1911-1995).
- First World Chess Champions
- FIDE World Chess Champions
- The PCA Appearance and The Posterior Title Reunification.
- Unofficial World Chess Champions Before 1886
Since 18th century there are registries of great chess players that specially shined over their contemporary opponents, like Ruy Lopez, who deserves a special recognition for his playing quality and his success over the board. Nevertheless, nobody until 1872 claimed the World Chess Champion Title. Wilheim Steinitz, after overcame against Johannes Z...
After the decease of the current World Chess Champion, Alexander Alekhine, in 1948, the FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) became responsible for the organization of the next championships. In 1948 the FIDE organized, at The Hague and Moscow, its first World Chess Championship with the following participants: Mijail Botvinnik (URSS), Vasil...
In 1993 Garry Kasparov, World Chess Champion of that time, and his challenger Nigel Short, reported irregularities at the FIDE and step aside and created the PCA (Professional Chess Association), under which developed their match. The FIDE and the PCA developed their own Wolrd Chess Championships separately up to 2006, when took place a reunificati...
Each player of the following list is recognized as the world’s best chess player of his time. The period of time when each one is considerate as the World Chess Champion is indicated too.
Garry Kasparov broke away from FIDE and organized his own match for the world title three times in 1993, 1995, and 2000. FIDE continued to run its own world championship during this time, but the overwhelming majority of chess players consider Kasparov to be the legitimate champion of this era.
Nov 25, 2021 · This guide contains all the information about the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship: details on Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi, schedule, results, and more. GM Magnus Carlsen won four games in the match and drew seven for a final match score of 7.5-3.5.
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Dec 1, 2021 · GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in a record 136 moves in game six to score the first win of the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship. The world champion's victory came after five draws in the championship that has a €2 million prize fund.
