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Throughout chess history, there have been a total of fourteen
reigning World Chess Champions. Starting in alphabetical order,
they are:
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ALEKHINE, Alexander
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BOTVINNIK, Mikhail
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CAPABLANCA, Jose Raul
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EUWE, Max
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FISCHER, Bobby
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KARPOV, Anatoly
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KASPAROV, Garry
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KRAMNIK, Vladimir
(current champion)
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LASKER, Emanuel
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PETROSIAN, Tigran
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SMYSLOV, Vassily
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SPASSKY, Boris
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STEINITZ, Wilhelm
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TAL, Mikhail
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