Chess

Norwegian grandmaster, five-time World Chess Champion and highest-rated player in history

Russian grandmaster, widely considered the greatest chess player of all time, World Champion 1985-2000

American prodigy and World Champion 1972-1975, famous for Cold War match against Spassky

Indian grandmaster, five-time World Chess Champion and first Asian to hold the title

Soviet/Russian grandmaster, World Champion 1975-1985, legendary rival of Kasparov

Soviet World Chess Champion 1969-1972, famous for his match against Bobby Fischer

American grandmaster, top-ranked speed chess player and hugely popular chess streamer

Hungarian grandmaster, considered the greatest female chess player of all time

Latvian-Soviet grandmaster, World Champion 1960-1961, known for brilliant attacking play

Italian-American grandmaster, top-ranked challenger to Carlsen in 2018 World Championship match

Cuban World Champion 1921-1927, considered one of the greatest natural talents in chess history

Chinese grandmaster and current World Chess Champion (2023), first Chinese player to hold the title

German World Chess Champion for 27 years (1894-1921), longest reign in chess history

Russian-French World Champion 1927-1935 and 1937-1946, known for deep combinational play

19th-century American prodigy widely regarded as the first unofficial World Chess Champion

Armenian-Soviet World Champion 1963-1969, renowned for his defensive and prophylactic style

First official World Chess Champion (1886-1894), founder of modern positional chess theory

Russian grandmaster, two-time World Championship Challenger (2021, 2023)

Armenian-American grandmaster, long-time world top-10 player and multiple Grand Chess Tour winner

Soviet grandmaster and World Chess Champion 1957-1958, one of the longest-active elite players