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Chess Informant's Chess Is Chess : World champion rivals

Tournament rivals of the world champions

Which players did the world champions meet most often in battle? Who were their most dangerous contemporaries? These counts are from Chess Informant's '200 greatest tournaments' and do not include world championship events or Olympiads. Steinitz Player Opponent Ct Steinitz, W. Chigorin, M. 12 Steinitz, W. Pillsbury, H. 12 Steinitz, W. Lasker, Em 10 Steinitz, W. Blackburne, J. 6 Steinitz, W. Janowsky, D. 6 Steinitz, W. Schlechter, C. 6 Lasker Player Opponent Ct Lasker, Em Chigorin, M. 12 Lasker, Em Pillsbury, H. 12 Lasker, Em Steinitz, W. 10 Lasker, Em Capablanca, J. 10 Lasker, Em Janowsky, D. 9 Capablanca Player Opponent Ct Capablanca, J. Marshall, F. 15 Capablanca, J. Alekhine, A. 13 Capablanca, J. Spielmann, R. 11 Capablanca, J. Nimzowitsch, A. 10 Capablanca, J. Lasker, Em 10 Alekhine Player Opponent Ct Alekhine, A. Tartakower, S. 15 Alekhine, A. Capablanca, J. 13 Alekhine, A. Bogoljubov, E. 13 Alekhine, A. Nimzowitsch, A. 13 Alekhine, A. Spielmann, R. 12 Alekhine, A. Vidmar, M. 12 Euwe Player Opponent Ct Euwe, M. Tartakower, S. 8 Euwe, M. Bogoljubov, E. 7 Euwe, M. Capablanca, J. 6 Euwe, M. Spielmann, R. 5 Euwe, M. Alekhine, A. 5 Botvinnik Player Opponent Ct Botvinnik, M. Keres, P. 11 Botvinnik, M. Smyslov, V. 11 Botvinnik, M. Taimanov, M. 10 Botvinnik, M. Flohr, S. 10 Botvinnik, M. Lilienthal, A. 8 Botvinnik, M. Boleslavsky, I. 8 Smyslov Player Opponent Ct Smyslov, V. Geller, E. 17 Smyslov, V. Petrosian, T. 12 Smyslov, V. Keres, P. 12 Smyslov, V. Botvinnik, M. 11 Smyslov, V. Bronstein, D. 10 Smyslov, V. Boleslavsky, I. 10 Tal Player Opponent Ct Tal, M. Petrosian, T. 13 Tal, M. Spassky, B. 13 Tal, M. Karpov, An 12 Tal, M. Portisch, L. 12 Tal, M. Timman, J. 11 Petrosian Player Opponent Ct Petrosian, T. Spassky, B. 16 Petrosian, T. Geller, E. 14 Petrosian, T. Tal, M. 13 Petrosian, T. Smyslov, V. 12 Petrosian, T. Korchnoi, V. 12 Spassky Player Opponent Ct Spassky, B. Portisch, L. 22 Spassky, B. Larsen, B. 21 Spassky, B. Ljubojevic, Lj 19 Spassky, B. Karpov, An 18 Spassky, B. Timman, J. 18 Fischer Player Opponent Ct Fischer, R. Petrosian, T. 8 Fischer, R. Ivkov, B. 5 Fischer, R. Gligoric, S. 4 Fischer, R. Unzicker, W. 4 Fischer, R. Donner, J. 4 Karpov Player Opponent Ct Karpov, An Timman, J. 41 Karpov, An Portisch, L. 32 Karpov, An Ljubojevic, Lj 31 Karpov, An Andersson, U. 24 Karpov, An Beliavsky, A. 20 Kasparov Player Opponent Ct Kasparov, G. Timman, J. 25 Kasparov, G. Ivanchuk, V. 24 Kasparov, G. Short, N. 23 Kasparov, G. Kramnik, V. 23 Kasparov, G. Anand, V. 22 Khalifman Player Opponent Ct Khalifman, A. Anand, V. 6 Khalifman, A. Beliavsky, A. 5 Khalifman, A. Ivanchuk, V. 4 Khalifman, A. Kramnik, V. 4 Khalifman, A. Karpov, An 4 Khalifman, A. Ehlvest, J. 4 Khalifman, A. Kasparov, G. 4 Kramnik Player Opponent Ct Kramnik, V. Anand, V. 25 Kramnik, V. Topalov, V. 24 Kramnik, V. Ivanchuk, V. 23 Kramnik, V. Kasparov, G. 23 Kramnik, V. Shirov, A. 18 Anand Player Opponent Ct Anand, V. Kramnik, V. 25 Anand, V. Gelfand, B. 24 Anand, V. Ivanchuk, V. 24 Anand, V. Kasparov, G. 22 Anand, V. Topalov, V. 19 Index of Chess Is Chess Statistics