| Year | Pre-FIDE | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Alexander Alekhine | 100%
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| 1934 | Alexander Alekhine | 100%
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| 1975 (by default) | Anatoly Karpov | 100%
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| 1978 | Anatoly Karpov | 100%
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| 1972 | Bobby Fischer | 100%
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| 1985 | Garry Kasparov | 100%
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| 1987 | Garry Kasparov | 100%
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| 1995 | Garry Kasparov | 100%
|
| 1921 | Jose Raúl Capablanca | 100%
|
| 1960 | Mikhail Tal | 100%
|
| 1929 | Alexander Alekhine | 91%
|
| 1981 | Anatoly Karpov | 91%
|
| 1984-1985 | Anatoly Karpov | 91%
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| 1969 | Boris Spassky | 91%
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| 1990 | Garry Kasparov | 91%
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| 2021 | Magnus Carlsen | 91%
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| 1935 | Max Euwe | 91%
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| 1958 | Mikhail Botvinnik | 91%
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| 1963 | Tigran Petrosian | 91%
|
| 2000 | Vladimir Kramnik | 91%
|
| 1937 | Alexander Alekhine | 82%
|
| 1986 | Garry Kasparov | 82%
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| 1993 | Garry Kasparov | 82%
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| 2013 | Magnus Carlsen | 82%
|
| 2014 | Magnus Carlsen | 82%
|
| 2016 | Magnus Carlsen | 82%
|
| 2018 | Magnus Carlsen | 82%
|
| 1954 | Mikhail Botvinnik | 82%
|
| 1961 | Mikhail Botvinnik | 82%
|
| 1966 | Tigran Petrosian | 82%
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| 1886 | Wilhelm Steinitz | 82%
|
| 1948 | Mikhail Botvinnik | 73%
|
| 2007 | Viswanathan Anand | 73%
|
| 2008 | Viswanathan Anand | 73%
|
| 2010 | Viswanathan Anand | 73%
|
| 2012 | Viswanathan Anand | 73%
|
| 2006 | Vladimir Kramnik | 73%
|
| 1889 | Wilhelm Steinitz | 73%
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| 1891 | Wilhelm Steinitz | 73%
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| 1892 | Wilhelm Steinitz | 73%
|
| 2023 | Ding Liren | 64%
|
| 1910 (Second Championship) | Emanuel Lasker | 64%
|
| 1951 | Mikhail Botvinnik | 64%
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| 1957 | Vasily Smyslov | 64%
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| 2004 | Vladimir Kramnik | 64%
|
| 1993 | Anatoly Karpov | 55%
|
| 1910 (First Championship) | Emanuel Lasker | 55%
|
| 1996 | Anatoly Karpov | 45%
|
| 1998 | Anatoly Karpov | 45%
|
| 1894 | Emanuel Lasker | 45%
|
| 1897 | Emanuel Lasker | 45%
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| 1907 | Emanuel Lasker | 45%
|
| 1908 | Emanuel Lasker | 45%
|
| 2005 | Veselin Topalov | 45%
|
| 2000 | Viswanathan Anand | 27%
|
| 2002 | Ruslan Ponomariov | 18%
|
| 1999 | Alexander Khalifman | 9%
|
| 2004 | Rustam Kasimdzanhov | 0%
|