World Chess Champions
There were outstanding chess players before the formation of FIDE. Players and competition games are known since 15th Century. However, only in 1886 we had the 1st Official World Chess Champion.
In 1993 a group of Players led by Garry Kasparov unsatisfied with the way FIDE was organizing the World Championship split from FIDE and created a parallel organization called PCA (Professional Chess Association).
From 1993 until 2006 there were two world Championships and two World Champions. These were the PCA World Chess Champions:
1993 to 2000 - Garry Kasparov (Russia)
2000 to 2006 - Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)
Although they could not be consider the Official World Chess Champions, they were without doubt the best players of that time.
Reunification was celebrated in 2006 with a match between Topalov and Kramnik. Kramnik won and after 13 years there was again an unified and undisputed World Chess Champion.
Official FIDE World Champions
2007 to present - Viswanathan Anand (India)
2006 to 2007 - Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)
2005 to 2006- Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)
2004 to 2005-Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan)
2003 to 2004 - Ruslam Ponomariov (Ukraine)
1999 to 2000 - Alexander Khalifman (Russia)
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1993 to 1999 - Anatoly Karpov (Russia)
1985 to 1993 - Garry Kasparov (Soviet Union)
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1975 to 1985 - Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)
1972 to 1975 - Bobby Fischer (United States)
1969 to 1972 - Boris Spassky (Soviet Union)
1963 to 1969 - Tigran Petrosian (Soviet Union)
1961 to 1963 - Mikhail Botvinnik (Soviet Union)
1960 to 1961 - Mikhail Tal (Soviet Union)
1958 to 1960 - Mikhail Botvinnik (Soviet Union)
1957 to 1958 - Vasily Smyslov (Soviet Union)
1948 to 1957 - Mikhail Botvinnik (Soviet Union)
1937 to 1946 - Alexander Alekhine (Russia)
1935 to 1937 - Max Euwe (Netherlands)
1927 to 1935 - Alexander Alekhine (Russia)
1921 to 1927 - Jose Raul Capablanca (Cuba)
1894 to 1921 - Emanuel Lasker (Germany)
1886 to 1894 - Wilhelm Steinitz (Austria)
1st World Chess Champion
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