home
Menu
Create
Random
0
0
0
thumbnail

World Chess Champions and Candidates

Can you name every World Chess Champion and the Candidate who challenged them?
Quiz by
gra1w1ch
Rate:
Last updated: April 21, 2026
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
More quiz info >>
First submittedApril 21, 2026
Times taken9
Average score50.0%
Report this quizReport
Quiz and answer stats >>
Friends stats >>
10:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 44 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Year
Federation
Country
Winner
Score
Runner-Up
Country
1886
Private
Austria-Hungary
Wilhelm Steinitz
12.5 - 7.5
Johannes Zukertort
United Kingdom
1889
United States
Wilhelm Steinitz
10.5 - 6.5
Mikhail Chigorin
Russian Empire
1891
United States
Wilhelm Steinitz
10.5 - 8.5
Isidor Gunsberg
Transleithania
1892
United States
Wilhelm Steinitz
10 - 10
Mikhail Chigorin
Russian Empire
1894
German Empire
Emanuel Lasker
12 - 7
Wilhelm Steinitz
United States
1897
German Empire
Emanuel Lasker
12.5 - 4.5
Wilhelm Steinitz
United States
1907
German Empire
Emanuel Lasker
11.5 - 3.5
Frank Marshall
United States
1908
German Empire
Emanuel Lasker
10.5 - 5.5
Siegbert Tarrasch
German Empire
1910
German Empire
Emanuel Lasker
5 - 5
Carl Schlechter
Austria-Hungary
1910
German Empire
Emanuel Lasker
9.5 - 1.5
Dawid Janowski
France
1921
Cuba
José Raúl Capablanca
9 - 5
Emanuel Lasker
Weimar Republic
1927
France
Alexander Alekhine
18.5 - 15.5
José Raúl Capablanca
Cuba
1929
France
Alexander Alekhine
15.5 - 9.5
Efim Bogoljubow
Weimar Republic
1934
France
Alexander Alekhine
15.5 - 10.5
Efim Bogoljubow
Germany
1935
Netherlands
Max Euwe
15.5 - 14.5
Alexander Alekhine
France
1937
France
Alexander Alekhine
15.5 - 9.5
Max Euwe
Netherlands
1948
FIDE
USSR
Mikhail Botvinnik
Round Robin
Vasily Smyslov
USSR
1951
USSR
Mikhail Botvinnik
12 - 12
David Bronstein
USSR
1954
USSR
Mikhail Botvinnik
12 - 12
Vasily Smyslov
USSR
1957
USSR
Vasily Smyslov
12.5 - 9.5
Mikhail Botvinnik
USSR
1958
USSR
Mikhail Botvinnik
12.5 - 10.5
Vasily Smyslov
USSR
1960
USSR
Mikhail Tal
12.5 - 8.5
Mikhail Botvinnik
USSR
1961
USSR
Mikhail Botvinnik
13 - 8
Mikhail Tal
USSR
1963
USSR
Tigran Petrosian
12.5 - 9.5
Mikhail Botvinnik
USSR
1966
USSR
Tigran Petrosian
12.5 - 11.5
Boris Spassky
USSR
1969
USSR
Boris Spassky
12.5 - 8.5
Tigran Petrosian
USSR
1972
United States
Bobby Fischer
12.5 - 8.5
Boris Spassky
USSR
1975
USSR
Anatoly Karpov
Forfeited
Bobby Fischer
United States
1978
USSR
Anatoly Karpov
16.5 - 15.5
Viktor Korchnoi
N/R
1981
USSR
Anatoly Karpov
11 - 7
Viktor Korchnoi
Switzerland
1984
USSR
Anatoly Karpov
Suspended
Garry Kasparov
USSR
1985
USSR
Garry Kasparov
13 - 11
Anatoly Karpov
USSR
1986
USSR
Garry Kasparov
12.5 - 11.5
Anatoly Karpov
USSR
1987
USSR
Garry Kasparov
12 - 12
Anatoly Karpov
USSR
1990
Russia
Garry Kasparov
12.5 - 11.5
Anatoly Karpov
USSR
1993
FIDE
Russia
Anatoly Karpov
12.5 - 8.5
Jan Timman
Netherlands
1993
PCA
Russia
Garry Kasparov
12.5 - 7.5
Nigel Short
United Kingdom
1995
PCA
Russia
Garry Kasparov
10.5 - 7.5
Viswanathan Anand
India
1996
FIDE
Russia
Anatoly Karpov
10.5 - 7.5
Gata Kamsky
United States
1998
FIDE
Russia
Anatoly Karpov
3 - 3 (2 - 0)
Viswanathan Anand
India
1999
FIDE
Russia
Alexander Khalifman
3.5 - 2.5
Vladimir Akopian
Armenia
2000
PCA
Russia
Vladimir Kramnik
8.5 - 6.5
Garry Kasparov
Russia
2000
FIDE
India
Viswanathan Anand
3.5 - 0.5
Alexei Shirov
Spain
2002
FIDE
Ukraine
Ruslan Ponomariov
4.5 - 2.5
Vasyl Ivanchuk
Ukraine
2004
PCA
Russia
Vladimir Kramnik
7 - 7
Peter Leko
Hungary
2004
FIDE
Uzbekistan
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
4.5 - 3.5
Michael Adams
United Kingdom
2005
FIDE
Bulgaria
Veselin Topalov
Round Robin
Viswanathan Anand
India
2006
FIDE
Russia
Vladimir Kramnik
6 - 6 (2.5 - 1.5)
Veselin Topalov
Bulgaria
2007
India
Viswanathan Anand
9 - 5
Vladimir Kramnik
Russia
2008
India
Viswanathan Anand
6.5 - 4.5
Vladimir Kramnik
Russia
2010
India
Viswanathan Anand
6.5 - 5.5
Veselin Topalov
Bulgaria
2012
India
Viswanathan Anand
6 - 6 (2.5 - 1.5)
Boris Gelfand
Israel
2013
Norway
Magnus Carlsen
6.5 - 3.5
Viswanathan Anand
India
2014
Norway
Magnus Carlsen
6.5 - 4.5
Viswanathan Anand
India
2016
Norway
Magnus Carlsen
6 - 6 (3 - 1)
Sergey Karjakin
Russia
2018
Norway
Magnus Carlsen
6 - 6 (3 - 0)
Fabiano Caruana
United States
2021
Norway
Magnus Carlsen
7.5 - 3.5
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Russia
2023
China
Ding Liren
7 - 7 (2.5 - 1.5)
Ian Nepomniachtchi
N/R
2024
India
Gukesh Dommaraju
7.5 - 6.5
Ding Liren
China
Save Your Stats
Your Next Quiz
Richest Countries by Per-Capita GDP
Can you name the countries with the highest GDP per capita?
Megacities on a World Map
Can you name the 49 urban agglomerations of the world that have a population of at least 10 million?
World Map Without 20 Random Countries
20 random countries have been removed from the map of the world! Can you identify them in 3 minutes?
Pin Europe on a Borderless Map - Sudden Death
Drag the flag onto the correct country. Careful, though! One wrong move and the game ends.
Comments
No comments yet
Copyright H Brothers Inc, 2008–2026
Contact Us | Go To Top | View Mobile Site | Site Map