World Chess Championship: Full list of
winners since 1886
Full List Winners of World Chess Championship:. Before
Gukesh, Russia's Garry Kasparov held the title of the
youngest-ever world champion at 22 years, six months,
and 27 days
India’s 18-year-old chess prodigy, D Gukesh, on Thursday (December 12)
became the World Chess Champion after beating title-holder Ding Liren of China.
Gukesh triumphed over Ding Liren in a 14-game World Chess Championship
match held in Singapore. He is now the youngest-ever champion in the history of
the sport. He is also the only
Before him, Russia’s Garry Kasparov held the title of the youngest-ever world
champion at 22 years, six months, and 27 days. Magnus Carlsen, who opted not
to defend his title in 2023, was 22 years, 11 months, and 24 days old when he
claimed his first championship in 2013.
The list of chess champions began in 1886 and had seen 17 men take the title
home, but never a teenager. Gukesh, the 18th one on the list, is the only
teenager to ever join the elite club.
World Chess Championship: Full list of winners
S.
Player Dates Wins Years won
No
1 Wilhelm Steinitz 1886-94 4 1886, 1889, 1890, 1892
2 Emanuel Lasker 1894-1921 6 1894, 1896, 1907, 1908, 1910
Jose Raul
3 1921-27 1 1921
Capablanca
4 Alexander Alekhine 1927-35, 1937-46 4 1927, 1929, 1934, 1937
5 Max Euwe 1935-37 1 1935
1948-57, 1958-60, 1961-
6 Mikhail Botvinnik 5 1948, 1951, 1954, 1958, 1961
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7 Vasily Smyslov 1957-58 1 1957
8 Mikhail Tal 1960-61 1 1960
9 Tigran V. Petrosian 1963-69 2 1963, 1966
10 Boris Spassky 1969-72 1 1969
11 Bobby Fischer 1972-75 1 1972
12 Anatoly Karpov 1975-85 4 1975, 1978, 1981, 1984
13 Garry Kasparov 1985-2000 6 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1993,
S.
Player Dates Wins Years won
No
1995
14 Vladimir Kramnik 2000-07 3 2000, 2004, 2006
15 Viswanathan Anand 2007-13 4 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012
16 Magnus Carlsen 2013-2023 5 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021
17 Ding Liren 2023-24 1 2023
18 Gukesh Dommaraju 2024-present 1 2024
