# | Name | Year | Country | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wilhelm Steinitz | 1886–1894 | Austria-Hungary (Bohemia) United States | 50–58 |
2 | Emanuel Lasker | 1894–1921 | Germany | 26–52 |
3 | Jose Raul Capablanca | 1921–1927 | Cuba | 33–39 |
4 | Alexander Alekhine | 1927–1935 1937–1946 | France Russian emigre | 35–43 45–54 |
5 | Max Euwe | 1935–1937 | Netherlands | 34–36 |
6 | Mikhail Botvinnik | 1948–1957 1958–1960 1961–1963 | Soviet Union (RSFSR) | 37–46 47–49 50–52 |
7 | Vasily Smyslov | 1957–1958 | Soviet Union (RSFSR) | 36 |
8 | Mikhail Tal | 1960–1961 | Soviet Union (Latvian SSR) | 24 |
9 | Tigran Petrosian | 1963–1969 | Soviet Union (Armenian SSR) | 34–40 |
10 | Boris Spassky | 1969–1972 | Soviet Union (RSFSR) | 32–35 |
11 | Bobby Fischer | 1972–1975 | United States | 29–32 |
12 | Anatoly Karpov | 1975–1985 | Soviet Union (RSFSR) | 24–34 |
13 | Garry Kasparov | 1985–1993 | Soviet Union (Azerbaijan SSR) Russia | 22–30 |