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Unofficial World Champions pre–1886

Image:RuyLopez.jpg|Ruy López de Segura, ~1560, Spain Image:PaoloBoi.jpg|Paolo Boi, ~1575, Italy Image:daCutri.jpg|Leonardo da Cutri, ~1575, Italy Image:Salvio.jpg|Alessandro Salvio, ~1600, Italy Image:Gioachino_Greco.jpg|Gioachino Greco, ~1620, Italy Image:deKermeur.jpg|Legall de Kermeur, ~1730-1747, France Image:André Philidor.jpg|Francois-André Philidor, ~1747-1795, France Image:Deschapelles.jpg|Alexandre Deschapelles, ~1800-1820, France Image:Bourdonnais.jpg|Louis de la Bourdonnais, ~1820-1840, France Image:Staunton.jpg|Howard Staunton, 1843-1851, England Image:and00278.jpg|Adolf Anderssen, 1851-1858, Germany Image:PaulMorphy.jpg|Paul Morphy, 1858-1859, USA Image:and00278.jpg|Adolf Anderssen, 1858-1866, Germany Image:Wilhelm_Steinitz.jpg|Wilhelm Steinitz, 1866-1886, Austria

Undisputed World Champions 1886–1993

Image:Wilhelm_Steinitz.jpg|Wilhelm Steinitz, 1886-1894, Austria/USA Image:Lasker.jpg|Emanuel Lasker, 1894-1921, Germany Image:Alekhine.jpg|Alexander Alekhine, 1927-1935, USSR Image:Alekhine.jpg|Alexander Alekhine, 1937-1946, USSR Image:Botvinnik (1927).jpg|Mikhail Botvinnik, 1948-1957, USSR Image:Smyslov 1947.jpg|Vasily Smyslov, 1957-1958, USSR Image:Botvinnik (1927).jpg|Mikhail Botvinnik, 1958-1960, USSR Image:Botvinnik (1927).jpg|Mikhail Botvinnik, 1961-1963, USSR Image:TigranPetrosian.jpg|Tigran Petrosian, 1963-1969, USSR Image:Anatoly Karpov.jpg|Anatoly Karpov, 1975-1985, USSR Image:Garri kasparow 20070318.jpg|Garry Kasparov, 1985-1993, USSR/Russia

"Classical" World Champions 1993-2006

Image:Garri kasparow 20070318.jpg|Garry Kasparov, 1993-2000, Russia Image:Vladimir Kramnik 2005.jpg|Vladimir Kramnik, 2000-2006, Russia

FIDE World Champions 1993-2006

Image:Anatoly Karpov.jpg|Anatoly Karpov, 1993-1999, Russia Image:Alexander Khalifman.jpg|Alexander Khalifman, 1999-2000, Russia

Image:RustamKasimdzhanov.jpg|Rustam Kasimdzhanov, 2004-2005, Uzbekistan Image:Veselin Topalov Sofia Airport 24.10.2005.pic-01.jpg|Veselin Topalov, 2005-2006 , Bulgaria

Undisputed World Champions after 2006

Image:Vladimir Kramnik 2005.jpg|Vladimir Kramnik, 2006-September 2007, Russia Image:Viswanathan Anand 2006.jpg|Viswanathan Anand, October 2007-present, India