WORLD CHAMPIONS under the authority of FIDE

1948-1957 Botvinnik, Mikhail, USSR, b-day 17.08.1911, † 05.05.1995

1957-1958 Smyslov, Vasily, USSR, b-day 24.03.1921, † 27.03.2010

1958-1960 Botvinnik, Mikhail, USSR, b-day 17.08.1911, † 05.05.1995

1960-1961 Tal, Mikhail, USSR, b-day 09.11.1936, † 28.06. 1992

1961-1963 Botvinnik, Mikhail, USSR, b-day 17.08.1911, † 05.05.1995

1963-1969 Petrosian, Tigran, USSR, b-day 17.06.1929, † 13.08.1984

1969-1972 Spassky, Boris, USSR, b-day 30.01.1937

1972-1975 Fischer, Robert, USA, b-day 09.03.1943, † 17.01.2008

1975-1985 Karpov, Anatoly, USSR, b-day 23.05.1951

1985-1993 Kasparov, Garry, USSR, b-day 13.04.1963

1993-1999 Karpov, Anatoly, RUS, b-day 23.05.1951

1999-2000 Khalifman, Alexander, RUS, b-day 18.01.1966

2000-2001 Anand, Viswanathan, IND, b-day 11.12.1962

2001-2003 Ponomariov, Rustam, UKR, b-day 11.10.1983

2004-2005 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam, UZB, b-day 05.12.1979

2005-2006 Topalov, Veseline, BUL, b-day 15.03.1975

2006-2007 Kramnik, Vladimir, RUS, b-day 25.06.1975

2007-2013 Anand, Viswanathan, IND, b-day 11.12.1962

2013-           Magnus Carlsen , NOR, b-day 30.11.1990.