World Chess Championship

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48 Moments
1966
Petrosian Wins 1966 World Chess Championship
1963
Tigran Petrosian becomes World Chess Champion
1961
Mikhail Botvinnik regains World Chess Championship again
1960
Mikhail Tal becomes World Chess Champion
1958
Mikhail Botvinnik regains World Chess Championship
1957
Vasily Smyslov wins World Chess Championship
1954
1954 World Chess Championship: Botvinnik vs. Smyslov
1951
1948
Mikhail Botvinnik becomes World Chess Champion
1937
Alexander Alekhine Regains World Chess Champion Title
1935
Max Euwe Becomes World Chess Champion
1934
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov Second Chess Match
1929
1927
Alexander Alekhine Becomes World Chess Champion
1924
Founding of FIDE at Paris Tournament
1921
José Raúl Capablanca Becomes World Chess Champion
1894
Emanuel Lasker becomes World Champion
1886
Wilhelm Steinitz Becomes World Chess Champion