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.

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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

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this entity surface form: Classical World Chess Championship 2000
Pawn Sacrifice hasSubject World Chess Championship
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this entity surface form: world chess championship