The Great Pawn Hunter
Chess Tutorial
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The life spans of the champions are in red. When they held there titles
are in Black.
World Champions Lifespans in Numbers
Philidor |
Francois-Andre |
1726 |
1795 |
Deschapelles |
Alexandre |
1780 |
1847 |
Bourdonnais |
Louis |
1795 |
1840 |
Steinitz |
Wilhelm |
1836 |
1900 |
Morphy |
Paul |
1837 |
1884 |
Lasker |
Emanuel |
1868 |
1941 |
Capablanca |
Jose |
1888 |
1942 |
Alekhine |
Alexander |
1892 |
1946 |
Euwe |
Machgielis |
1901 |
1981 |
Botvinnik |
Mikhail |
1911 |
1996 |
Smyslov |
Vasily |
1921 |
2002 |
Petrosyan |
Tigran |
1929 |
1984 |
Spassky |
Boris |
1937 |
2002 |
Fischer |
Robert |
1943 |
2002 |
Karpov |
Anatoly |
1951 |
2002 |
Kasparov |
Garry |
1963 |
2002 |
Tal |
Mikhail |
1936 |
1992 |
Vladimir |
Kramnik |
1975 |
2002 |
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