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World Chess Champions from Russia and Soviet Union
Alexander Alekhin Mikhail Botvinnik Vassily Smislov
Reign 1927-1935 Reign 1948-1957 Reign 1957-1958
1937-1946 1958-1960
1961-1963
Mikhail Tal Tigran Petrosian Boris Spassky
Reign 1960-1961 Reign 1963-1969 Reign 1969-1972
Anatoly Karpov Garry Kasparov Alexander Khalifman
Reign 1975-1985 Reign 1985-1993 FIDE Champion 1999
FIDE Champion 1993-1999 PCA champion 1993-2000
PCA Champion 2000-