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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Classical World Chess Championship 2000 | 1 |
| world chess championship | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chess competition
ⓘ
world championship ⓘ |
| category |
international chess competitions
ⓘ
world championships in board games ⓘ |
| eligibility | top-level chess grandmasters ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Wilhelm Steinitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1886 ⓘ |
| format |
classical time control
ⓘ
head-to-head match ⓘ |
| founder |
Johannes Zukertort
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilhelm Steinitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | approximately every two years ⓘ |
| fullName | World Chess Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIDE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters | Lausanne, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodySince | FIDE since 1948 ⓘ |
| hasSeparateEvent |
Women’s World Chess Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Blitz Chess Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ World Junior Chess Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ World Rapid Chess Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPhase |
Classical World Championship (1886–1946)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FIDE World Championship (1948–1993) NERFINISHED ⓘ Reunified World Championship (since 2006) NERFINISHED ⓘ Split title era (1993–2006) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialRegulations | English ⓘ |
| notableChampion |
Alexander Alekhine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anatoly Karpov NERFINISHED ⓘ Ding Liren NERFINISHED ⓘ Emanuel Lasker NERFINISHED ⓘ Garry Kasparov NERFINISHED ⓘ José Raúl Capablanca NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnus Carlsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikhail Botvinnik NERFINISHED ⓘ Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Kramnik NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Steinitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prizeType | cash prize ⓘ |
| purpose | to determine the official world chess champion ⓘ |
| qualificationSystem |
Candidates Tournament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Swiss NERFINISHED ⓘ World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ rating qualification ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | highest title in over-the-board chess ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | FIDE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | WCC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | chess ⓘ |
| sporting event series | chess world championship cycle ⓘ |
| tieBreakFormat |
blitz games
ⓘ
rapid games ⓘ |
| titleAwarded | World Chess Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Classical World Chess Championship 2000
this entity surface form:
world chess championship