World Chess Championship

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The World Chess Championship is the premier global competition that determines the official world champion in chess, historically featuring matches between the strongest grandmasters in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chess competition
world championship
category international chess competitions
world championships in board games
eligibility top-level chess grandmasters
firstChampion Wilhelm Steinitz
firstHeld 1886
format classical time control
head-to-head match
founder Johannes Zukertort
Wilhelm Steinitz
frequency approximately every two years
fullName World Chess Championship
governingBody FIDE
governingBodyHeadquarters Lausanne, Switzerland
governingBodySince FIDE since 1948
hasSeparateEvent Women’s World Chess Championship
World Blitz Chess Championship
World Junior Chess Championship
World Rapid Chess Championship
historicalPhase Classical World Championship (1886–1946)
FIDE World Championship (1948–1993)
Reunified World Championship (since 2006)
Split title era (1993–2006)
languageOfOfficialRegulations English
notableChampion Alexander Alekhine
Anatoly Karpov
Ding Liren
Emanuel Lasker
Garry Kasparov
José Raúl Capablanca
Magnus Carlsen
Mikhail Botvinnik
Viswanathan Anand
Vladimir Kramnik
Wilhelm Steinitz
prizeType cash prize
purpose to determine the official world chess champion
qualificationSystem Candidates Tournament
Grand Swiss
World Cup
rating qualification
recognizedAs highest title in over-the-board chess
recognizedBy FIDE
shortName WCC
sport chess
sporting event series chess world championship cycle
tieBreakFormat blitz games
rapid games
titleAwarded World Chess Champion

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Pawn Sacrifice hasSubject World Chess Championship
Chess (musical) setting world chess championship
linked to: World Chess Championship
Vladimir Kramnik defeatedInEvent Classical World Chess Championship 2000
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Chess Oscar relatedTo World Chess Championship
Lasker’s Manual of Chess relatedTo World Chess Championship
World Chess Champion determinedBy World Chess Championship
Carl Schlechter titleContested World Chess Championship
World Chess Championship 1972 category World Chess Championship
World Chess Championship fullName World Chess Championship
World Chess Championship historicalPhase FIDE World Championship (1948–1993)
linked to: World Chess Championship
Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life setting World Chess Championship matches
linked to: World Chess Championship
World Rapid Chess Champion relatedCompetition World Chess Championship (classical)
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Candidates Tournament partOf World Chess Championship cycle
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Candidates Tournament determines World Chess Championship challenger
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Candidates Tournament relatedCompetition World Chess Championship
World Blitz Chess Champion category world chess championships
linked to: World Chess Championship
World Blitz Chess Championship relatedCompetition World Classical Chess Championship
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World Correspondence Chess Championship category World championships in chess
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World Chess Championship 2000 title Classical World Chess Championship
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World Chess Championship 2004 titleContested Classical World Chess Championship
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World Chess Championship 2006 category World Chess Championships
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