| Year | Host City | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-1985 | Moscow | Garry Kasparov | 92%
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| 1986 | London and St. Petersburg(Leningrad) | Garry Kasparov | 92%
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| 1987 | Seville | Garry Kasparov | 92%
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| 1990 | New York City and Lyon | Garry Kasparov | 92%
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| 2013 | Chennai | Magnus Carlsen | 92%
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| 2014 | Sochi | Magnus Carlsen | 92%
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| 2016 | New York City | Magnus Carlsen | 92%
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| 2018 | London | Magnus Carlsen | 92%
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| 2021 | Dubai | Magnus Carlsen | 92%
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| 1972 | Reykjavík | Bobby Fischer | 75%
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| 2000 | New Dehli and Tehran | Viswanathan Anand | 75%
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| 2007 | Mexico City | Viswanathan Anand | 75%
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| 2008 | Bonn | Viswanathan Anand | 75%
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| 2010 | Sofia | Viswanathan Anand | 75%
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| 2012 | Moscow | Viswanathan Anand | 75%
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| 1969 | Moscow | Boris Spassky | 67%
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| 1960 | Moscow | Mikhail Tal | 67%
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| 2006 | Elista | Vladimir Kramnik | 67%
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| 1975 | Manila | Anatoly Karpov | 58%
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| 1978 | Baguio | Anatoly Karpov | 58%
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| 1981 | Merano | Anatoly Karpov | 58%
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| 1993 | Amsterdam and Jakarta | Anatoly Karpov | 58%
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| 1996 | Elista | Anatoly Karpov | 58%
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| 1998 | Groningen and Lausanne | Anatoly Karpov | 58%
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| 2023 | Astana | Ding Liren | 50%
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| 1948 | The Hague and Moscow | Mikhail Botvinnik | 50%
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| 1951 | Moscow | Mikhail Botvinnik | 50%
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| 1954 | Moscow | Mikhail Botvinnik | 50%
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| 1958 | Moscow | Mikhail Botvinnik | 50%
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| 1961 | Moscow | Mikhail Botvinnik | 50%
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| 2005 | San Luis and Potrero de los Funes | Veselin Topalov | 42%
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| 1963 | Moscow | Tigran Petrosian | 33%
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| 1966 | Moscow | Tigran Petrosian | 33%
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| 1957 | Moscow | Vasily Smyslov | 33%
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| 1999 | Las Vegas | Alexander Khalifman | 8%
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| 2002 | Moscow | Ruslan Ponomariov | 8%
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| 2004 | Tripoli | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | 8%
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