Interregnum of World Chess Champions — The Interregnum of World Chess Champions was the period between March 24, 1946 (the date of Alexander Alekhine s death) and May 17, 1948 (when Mikhail Botvinnik won a special championship tournament).When Alekhine suddenly died in 1946, the title … Wikipedia
Women's world chess champions — ▪ Table Women s world chess champions championship reign name nationality 1927 44 Menchik Stevenson, Vera Francevna* Russian 1950 53 Rudenko, Ludmilla Ukrainian 1953 56 Bykova, Elizaveta Russian 1956 58 Rubtsova, Olga Russian 1958 62 Bykova,… … Universalium
World Chess Championship — Current World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India. The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest this title. The official world championship is… … Wikipedia
World Chess Championship 1972 — The World Chess Championship 1972 was a match between challenger Bobby Fischer of the United States and defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union for the World Chess Championship. The match took place in the Laugardalshöll arena in… … Wikipedia
World Chess Championship 1948 — The 1948 World Chess Championship was a tournament played to determine a new World Chess Champion following the death of the previous champion Alexander Alekhine in 1946. The tournament marked the passing of control of the championship title to… … Wikipedia
World Chess Championship 1993 — The World Chess Championship 1993 was held from 1990 to 1993. It was one of the most controversial in history, with incumbent World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov, and official challenger Nigel Short, splitting from FIDE, the official world… … Wikipedia
World Chess Championship 2006 — The World Chess Championship 2006 was a chess match between Classical World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik, and FIDE World Chess Champion Veselin Topalov. The match, which was won by Kramnik, determined, for the first time in 13 years, the… … Wikipedia
World Chess Championship 1990 — The 1990 World Chess Championship was played between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. It was the fifth and final Kasparov Karpov championship match, Kasparov winning by a single point.InterzonalsThree Interzonals were held in June August 1987,… … Wikipedia
Development of the World Chess Championship — Further information: World Chess Championship The concept of a world chess champion started to emerge in the first half of the 19th century, and the phrase world champion appeared in 1845. From this time onwards various players were acclaimed as… … Wikipedia
Women's World Chess Championship — The Women s World Chess Championship is played to determine the women s world champion in chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE.Unlike most sports, women are able to compete against men in chess, and so some women… … Wikipedia
