Here you will find information relating to the Greatest players of all time
| World Champions | ||
| Life dates | Dates as Champion | |
| 1836-1900 | William Steinitz | 1886-1894 |
| 1868-1941 | Emmanuel Lasker | 1894-1921 |
| 1888-1942 | José Raoul Capablanca | 1921-1927 |
| 1892-1946 | Alexander Alekhine | 1927-1935, 1937-1946 |
| 1901-1981 | Machgielis Euwe | 1935-1937 |
| 1911-1995 | Mikhail Botvinnik | 1948-57,1958-60, 1961-63 |
| 1921- | Vasily Smyslov | 1957-1958 |
| 1936-1992 | Mikhail Tal | 1960-1961 |
| 1929-1984 | Tigran Petrosian | 1963-1969 |
| 1937- | Boris Spassky | 1969-1972 |
| 1943- | Bobby Fischer | 1972-1975 |
| 1951- | Anatoly Karpov | 1975-1985 |
| 1963- | Gary Kasparov | 1985- |