World Champions

Emanuel Lasker

Emanuel Lasker Chess World Champion

born: December 24, 1868 in Berlinchen, died:January 11, 1941 New York City

Wilhelm Steinitz

Wilhelm Steinitz - World Chess Champion

born: May 17 in Prague, 1836 died: August 12, 1900 in New York City

Wilhelm Steinitz was the first World Chess Champion from 1886 to 1894. After his victory in the international tournament in Vienna 1873 he was regarded as the strongest chess player worldwide. He won the title 1886 in a match with Johannes Zukertort. In 1894 he lost it in a match with Emanuel Lasker and also lost a rematch in 1897.

Last Updated on Sunday, 05 December 2010 14:20

Robert James Bobby Fischer - Chess World Champion

Bobby Fischer

born March 9, 1943 - died January 17, 2008

"Bobby" Fischer was a US born chess grandmaster who in 1972 became World Chess Champion.

He also wrote some chess books ( e.g. My 66 memorable chess games).

In 1975 he officially resigned the title when FIDE, the international chess federation, refused to accept his conditions for a title defense.

Fischer later lived in Iceland where he got political asylum after the insane US Government under George W. Bush has banned him for playing a match in Yugoslavia against Boris Spasski.

Chess tournaments are a great way to develop your mind and improve your skill, and to get recognition like bobby Fischer. To win at the game of chess you have to play with strategy. Chess strategy consists of setting and achieving long-term goals during the game — for example, where to place different pieces. Chess is a game of skill and can take a long time to master and is in no way a game of luck like online slots, craps or any other game that you can win just by the luck of the draw. So when you play in a tournament relax and remember as long as you play with a strategy you have a chance to win.

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 November 2010 16:39

Robert James Bobby Fischer - Chess World Champion

Bobby Fischer

born March 9, 1943 - died January 17, 2008

"Bobby" Fischer was a US born chess grandmaster who in 1972 became World Chess Champion.

He also wrote some chess books ( e.g. My 66 memorable chess games).

In 1975 he officially resigned the title when FIDE, the international chess federation, refused to accept his conditions for a title defense.

Fischer later lived in Iceland where he got political asylum after the insane US Government under George W. Bush has banned him for playing a match in Yugoslavia against Boris Spasski.

Last Updated on Sunday, 02 October 2011 20:17

Chess World Champions

The first official world championship is generally regarded to have been the match in 1886, then the two leading players in Europe, William Steinitz and Johann Zukertort..
From 1886 to 1946, the champions played matches where any challenger had first to raise a sizable stake and then defeat the champion in a match in order to become the new world champion.
From 1948 to 1993, the championship was organized by FIDE, the world chess federation.

In 1993, the reigning champion (Garry Kasparov) broke away from FIDE, leading to the creation of two rival championships. This situation remained until 2006, when the title was unified at the World Chess Championship 2006. The current world champion Viswanathan Anand won the World Chess Championship tournament 2007. He successfully defended his title against former world champion Vladimir Kramnik in the World Chess Championship 2008, and again against the challenger Veselin Topalov in the World Chess Championship 2010.

Pre-Official World Champions

We reagard the following players as pre-offical World Champions. The reasons for this are that they've dominated the tournaments at their time or defeated their predecessor in a match. Before these players there were just no tournaments existing.

The pre-official World Champions are: