1. WILHELM STEINITZ (1886-94) Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0 Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0 Steinitz vs Paulsen, 1870  (C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0 Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886   (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1 2. EMANUEL LASKER (1894-1921) Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1 Lasker vs W Napier, 1904  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0 Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0 Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889  (A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0 Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 0-1 3. JOSÉ RAÚL CAPABLANCA (1921-27) Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0 Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924   (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0 Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921   (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1 O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1 Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1927  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0 4. ALEXANDER ALEKHINE (1927-35, 1937-46) Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1 Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922  (A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1 Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0 Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 0-1 Gruenfeld vs Alekhine, 1923  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 34 moves, 0-1 5. MAX EUWE (1935-37) Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1 Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0 "The Pearl of Zandvoort" Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (A90) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0 Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1 Euwe vs G A Thomas, 1934  (D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 26 moves, 1-0 6. MIKHAIL BOTVINNIK (1848-57, 1958-60, 1961-63) Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0 V Rauzer vs Botvinnik, 1933  (B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936   (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935  (A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0 7. VASILY SMYSLOV (1957-58) Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1 Keres vs Smyslov, 1953  (A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1 Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968  (A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0 Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1948  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 1-0 Smyslov vs Ribli, 1983  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 41 moves, 1-0 8. MIKHAIL TAL (1960-61) Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0 Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 47 moves, 0-1 Tal vs H Hecht, 1962  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0 Spassky vs Tal, 1973  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 38 moves, 0-1 Tal vs Larsen, 1965   (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0 9. TIGRAN PETROSIAN (1963-69) Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0 Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961   (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0 Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1 Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1 10. BORIS SPASSKY (1969-72) Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1 James Bond Mating Combination Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0 Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0 Spassky vs Fischer, 1970  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0 Spassky vs Geller, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0 11. ROBERT FISCHER (1972-75) Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0 The Game of the Century D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956   (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1 R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963   (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1 Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0 Fischer vs Larsen, 1971  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0 12. ANATOLY KARPOV (1975-85) Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0 Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0 Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0 Timman vs Karpov, 1979  (A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1 Karpov vs Sax, 1983  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 39 moves, 1-0 13. GARRY KASPAROV (1985-2000) Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0 "The Supreme Creative Achievement" Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1 Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0 Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0 Kasparov vs Anand, 1995  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0 14. VLADIMIR KRAMNIK (2000-07) Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1996  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1 Topalov vs Kramnik, 1995  (B57) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1 Kramnik vs Anand, 2001  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0 Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1996  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 0-1 Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1 15. VISWANATHAN ANAND (2007-13) Gelfand vs Anand, 1993  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 0-1 Topalov vs Anand, 1999  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 43 moves, 0-1 Anand vs Karpov, 1996  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0 Anand vs Lautier, 1997  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0 Anand vs Bologan, 2003  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 36 moves, 1-0 16. MAGNUS CARLSEN (2013-) Carlsen vs Anand, 2012  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 1-0 Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2009  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 43 moves, 1-0 Carlsen vs Grischuk, 2009  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0 Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2008  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 37 moves, 1-0 Anand vs Carlsen, 2013  (E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 28 moves, 0-1 80 games