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World Chess Championship contenders

Name the players thet have disputed an official (1886-1990, 2006-2023) or split ( 1993-2005) World Chess Championship match. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Chess_Championships
In 1948, 2005 and 2007 no match was disputed, since they were round-robin tournaments. Only the winner is required.
FIDE's championships in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2004 were single-elimination tournaments. Both finalists are required.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Chess_Championships
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Pre-FIDE World Championships
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1886
Wilhelm Steinitz
Johannes Zukertort
1889
Wilhelm Steinitz
Mikhail Chigorin
1890-91
Wilhelm Steinitz
Isidor Gunsberg
1892
Wilhelm Steinitz
Mikhail Chigorin
1894
Emanuel Lasker
Wilhelm Steinitz
1896-97
Emanuel Lasker
Wilhelm Steinitz
1907
Emanuel Lasker
Frank Marshall
1908
Emanuel Lasker
Siegbert Tarrasch
1910 (1)
Emanuel Lasker
Carl Schlechter
1910 (2)
Emanuel Lasker
Dawid Janowski
1921
José Raúl Capablanca
Emanuel Lasker
1927
Alexander Alekhine
José Raúl Capablanca
1929
Alexander Alekhine
Efim Bogoljubow
1934
Alexander Alekhine
Efim Bogoljubow
1935
Max Euwe
Alexander Alekhine
1937
Alexander Alekhine
Max Euwe
FIDE World Championships
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1948
Mikhail Botvinnik
(Round-robin tournament)
1951
Mikhail Botvinnik
David Bronstein
1954
Mikhail Botvinnik
Vasily Smyslov
1957
Vasily Smyslov
Mikhail Botvinnik
1958
Mikhail Botvinnik
Vasily Smyslov
1960
Mikhail Tal
Mikhail Botvinnik
1961
Mikhail Botvinnik
Mikhail Tal
1963
Tigran Petrosian
Mikhail Botvinnik
1966
Tigran Petrosian
Boris Spassky
1969
Boris Spassky
Tigran Petrosian
1972
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
1975
Anatoly Karpov
Bobby Fischer
1978
Anatoly Karpov
Viktor Korchnoi
1981
Anatoly Karpov
Viktor Korchnoi
1984-85
(Unfinished)
Anatoly Karpov
Garry Kasparov
1985
Garry Kasparov
Anatoly Karpov
1986
Garry Kasparov
Anatoly Karpov
1987
Garry Kasparov
Anatoly Karpov
1990
Garry Kasparov
Anatoly Karpov
Classical World Championships (split)
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1993
Garry Kasparov
Nigel Short
1995
Garry Kasparov
Viswanathan Anand
2000
Vladimir Kramnik
Garry Kasparov
2004
Vladimir Kramnik
Peter Leko
 
 
 
FIDE World Championships (split)
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1993
Anatoly Karpov
Jan Timman
1996
Anatoly Karpov
Gata Kamsky
1998
Anatoly Karpov
Viswanathan Anand
1999
Alexander Khalifman
Vladimir Akopian
2000
Viswanathan Anand
Alexei Shirov
2002
Ruslan Ponomariov
Vasyl Ivanchuk
2004
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Michael Adams
2005
Veselin Topalov
(Round-robin tournament)
 
 
 
FIDE World Championships (undisputed)
Year
Champion
Runner-up
2006
Vladimir Kramnik
Veselin Topalov
2007
Viswanathan Anand
(Round-robin tournament)
2008
Viswanathan Anand
Vladimir Kramnik
2010
Viswanathan Anand
Veselin Topalov
2012
Viswanathan Anand
Boris Gelfand
2013
Magnus Carlsen
Viswanathan Anand
2014
Magnus Carlsen
Viswanathan Anand
2016
Magnus Carlsen
Sergey Karjakin
2018
Magnus Carlsen
Fabiano Caruana
2021
Magnus Carlsen
Ian Nepomniachtchi
2023
Ding Liren
Ian Nepomniachtchi
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