{"id":561,"date":"2026-10-22T11:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T11:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/?p=561"},"modified":"2026-10-24T19:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T19:33:25","slug":"world-chess-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/2026\/10\/22\/world-chess-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"World Chess Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe perceive after a careful consideration of the evolution of the chess mind that such evolution has gone on, in general, in a way quite similar to that in which it goes on with the individual chess player, only with the latter more rapidly.\u201dRichard RETI<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is, start off trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/2026\/10\/24\/play-like-paul-morphy\/\">play like Morphy<\/a>, before you try to play like Carlsen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>World Chess Champions\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/2025\/10\/22\/gukesh-dommeraju\/\">Gukesh Dommeraju<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/2024\/10\/22\/ding-liren\/\">Ding Liren<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/2013\/10\/22\/magnus-carlsen\/\">Magnus Carlsen<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/2005\/10\/22\/vishwanathan-anand\/\">Vishwanathan Anand<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/2000\/10\/22\/vladimir-kramnik\/\">Vladimir Kramnik<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1985\/10\/22\/garry-kasparov\/\">Garry Kasparov<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1975\/10\/22\/anatoly-karpov\/\">Anatoly Karpov<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1972\/10\/22\/bobby-fischer\/\">Bobby Fischer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1968\/10\/22\/boris-spassky\/\">Boris Spassky<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1963\/10\/22\/tigran-petrosian\/\">Tigran Petrosian<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1960\/10\/22\/mikhail-tal\/\">Mikhail Tal<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1957\/10\/22\/vasily-smyslov\/\">Vasily Smyslov<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1948\/10\/22\/mikhail-botvinnik\/\">Mikhail Botvinnik<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1932\/10\/22\/max-euwe\/\">Max Euwe<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1927\/10\/22\/alexander-alekhin\/\">Alexander Alekhin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1921\/10\/22\/jose-capablanca\/\">Jose Capablanca<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1894\/10\/22\/emanuel-lasker\/\">Emanuel Lasker<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1886\/10\/22\/wilhelm-steinitz\/\">Wilhelm Steinitz<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/1851\/10\/22\/adolf-anderssen\/\">Adolf Anderssen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonjuniorchess.co.uk\/wp\/djca\/2020\/10\/22\/the-womens-world-champions\/\">Women\u2019s World Champions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chess Championship games: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lichess.org\/page\/world-championships\">https:\/\/lichess.org\/page\/world-championships<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>h<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessgames.com\/wcc.html\">ttps:\/\/www.chessgames.com\/wcc.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe perceive after a careful consideration of the evolution of the chess mind that such evolution has gone on, in general, in a way quite similar to that in which it goes on with the individual chess player, only with the latter more rapidly.\u201dRichard RETI That is, start off trying to play like Morphy, 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