Aug 29, 2023
By: Sunayna KanjilalThere have been many great chess players in the world and the answer to who is the greatest chess player is subjective. There is no denying the fact that some names have time and again shown up in moments of greatness in the world of chess. Some names in today...
Currently the best player in the world, the 13th world champion who held the title from 1985 to 2000. Grandmaster Kasparov has dominated the chess world for over two decades now. In 1985, he defeated Anatoly Karpov to become the youngest world champion at the ...
The man who just won the World Cup is of course on the list today. Carlsen has been ranked number 1 since the start of 2011 and is considered to be one of the best chess players of all time. However he argues that he is yet to reach the top spot, he once said,...
Grandmaster Boddy Fischer is the first American world champion. He is considered to be one of the most famous chess players of all time. He was crowned the world champion in the year 1972 when he defeated Boris Spassky in a match that was called "the matc...
Jose Raul Capablanca is considered one of the most talented world champions of all time. He has a tournament record of 40 wins and 23 draws which is a huge achievement. He became the world champion by defeating legendary Emanuel Lasker in 1921. He is known for...
Known as the "father of the Soviet chess school," Mikhail Botvinnik was the sixth world champion who reigned from 1948 to 1963 and was a highly regarded player for almost three decades. He was known for his logic and also his flexibility and was ama...
Grandmaster Antaloly Karpov was the 12th world champion who was active between 1975 to 1985. He became the world champion for the first time by default as Fischer withdrew from their 1975 match as his demands weren't being met. His legendary game is still...
The brilliant Russian and French player had the special ability for combinational play in extremely complex positions. He became the world champion by defeating Jose Raul Capablanca in 1927. He knew that the rules and principles in the game could be broken in ...
Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand was an undisputed champion from 2007 to 2013. Born in Tamil Nadu, India, Anand was the youngest of three siblings, He started learning chess at the young age of 6. Anand has defeated Alexei Shirov and won the World Chess Champion ...
Grandmaster Tigran Petrosian also called "Iron Tigran" was the world champion during 1963-1969 and a four-time Soviet champion. Born to Armenian parents, Petrosian was an excellent student and learned to play chess at a very young age. He was unfortu...
He is arguably one of the best players of all time. Paul Morphy boasts a 300 ELO point rating. Morphy became one of the best players in the world in a short public career of two years. Morphy is known for his principle which was not that common at the time, &q...