Evolving suite of World Champions papers
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There is a world champions java browser as a preliminary taster for the following
biographies!
These have a selection of the games of the following world champions sorted by date.
Key: * Miniatures only
| World Champion | Country of origin | World champ reign |
| William Steinitz | Bohemia/ USA | 1886-94 |
| Emanuel Lasker | Germany | 1894-1921 |
| José Raúl Capablanca | Cuba | 1921-27 |
| Alexander Alekhine | Russia/France | 1927-35 |
| Machgielis (Max Euwe) | Holland | 1935-37 |
| Mikhail Botvinnik * | USSR | 1948-57; 1958-60; 1961-63 |
| Vasily Smyslov | USSR | 1957-58 |
| Mikhail Tal * | USSR | 1960-61 |
| Tigran Petrosian * | USSR | 1963-69 |
| Boris Spassky | USSR | 1969-72 |
| Robert (Bobby) Fischer | USA | 1975-85 |
| Anatoly Karpov * | USSR | 1975-85; current FIDE world champion |
| Gary Kasparov | USSR | 1985- current PCA World champion |