Every World Chess Champion

Can you guess every World Chess Champion from memory? (in case of a draw, the previous World Champion retains the title) Feedback is appreciated! Have fun!

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Last updated: September 20, 2023

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Year	Pre-FIDE
1886	Wilhelm Steinitz
1889	Wilhelm Steinitz
1891	Wilhelm Steinitz
1892	Wilhelm Steinitz
1894	Emanuel Lasker
1897	Emanuel Lasker
1907	Emanuel Lasker
1908	Emanuel Lasker
1910 (First Championship)	Emanuel Lasker
1910 (Second Championship)	Emanuel Lasker
1921	Jose Raúl Capablanca
1927	Alexander Alekhine
1929	Alexander Alekhine
1934	Alexander Alekhine
1935	Max Euwe
1937	Alexander Alekhine

Year	FIDE
1948	Mikhail Botvinnik
1951	Mikhail Botvinnik
1954	Mikhail Botvinnik
1957	Vasily Smyslov
1958	Mikhail Botvinnik
1960	Mikhail Tal
1961	Mikhail Botvinnik
1963	Tigran Petrosian
1966	Tigran Petrosian
1969	Boris Spassky
1972	Bobby Fischer
1975 (by default)	Anatoly Karpov
1978	Anatoly Karpov
1981	Anatoly Karpov
1984-1985	Anatoly Karpov
1985	Garry Kasparov
1986	Garry Kasparov
1987	Garry Kasparov
1990	Garry Kasparov

Year	PCA
1993	Garry Kasparov
1995	Garry Kasparov
2000	Vladimir Kramnik
2004	Vladimir Kramnik

Year	Classical
1993	Anatoly Karpov
1996	Anatoly Karpov
1998	Anatoly Karpov
1999	Alexander Khalifman
2000	Viswanathan Anand
2002	Ruslan Ponomariov
2004	Rustam Kasimdzanhov
2005	Veselin Topalov

Year	Re-unificated
2006	Vladimir Kramnik
2007	Viswanathan Anand
2008	Viswanathan Anand
2010	Viswanathan Anand
2012	Viswanathan Anand
2013	Magnus Carlsen
2014	Magnus Carlsen
2016	Magnus Carlsen
2018	Magnus Carlsen
2021	Magnus Carlsen
2023	Ding Liren