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Sep 22, 2021 · Only 21 players in the history of chess have held the official title of world champion, 17 of which held the "classical" title. With rare exceptions, the classical champion has been decided in a match between the sitting champion and a challenger.
- FIDE World Chess Championship 2021: Carlsen Defeats ...
This guide contains all the information about the 2021 FIDE...
- FIDE World Chess Championship 2021: Carlsen Defeats ...
Emanuel Lasker (1894–1921) Emanuel Lasker was the World Champion for 27 years consecutively from 1894 to 1921, the longest reign of a World Champion. During that period, he played seven World Championship matches. Lasker held the title from 1894 to 1921, the longest reign (27 years) of any champion.
Lasker's 27-year reign as World Champion is the longest in the history of organized chess since 1886, but featured two separate 10-year spans during which he did not defend his title.
The longest reigning World Champion (27 years!), Emmanuel Lasker (1868-1941), beat Steinitz in the title match (1894) but became the undisputed leader of the chess world two years later after winning an elite 4-player tournament in St-Petersburg (1895-1896).
World Chess Champions are players who have won a match or tournament for the World Championship at chess. Both men and women can become champion, but no woman has ever been a challenger for the title. There is, however, a separate championship for women.
Dec 10, 2021 · Magnus Carlsen of Norway retained his world championship on Friday in Dubai after his challenger, the Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi, committed the last of a series of blunders that...
Nov 25, 2021 · This guide contains all the information about the 2021 FIDE World Chess Championship: details on Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi, schedule, results, and more. GM Magnus Carlsen won four games in the match and drew seven for a final match score of 7.5-3.5.
