Steinitz - 1886 to 1894 Steinitz vs Rainer, 1885  (C41) Philidor Defense, 14 moves, 1-0 Lasker - 1894 to 1921 NN vs Lasker / Maroczy, 1900  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1 Capablanca - 1921 to 1927 Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0 Alekhine - 1927 to 1935, 1937 to 1946 Alekhine vs M Vasic Miles, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0 Euwe - 1935 to 1937 Colle vs Euwe, 1926  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 19 moves, 0-1 Botvinnik - 1948 to 1957, 1958 to 1960, 1961 to 1963 Botvinnik vs G Kasparian, 1938  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 14 moves, 1-0 Smyslov - 1957 to 1958 Smyslov vs M Kamyshov, 1945  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 1-0 Tal - 1960 to 1961 Tal vs NN, 1958  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0 Petrosian - 1963 to 1969 Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961   (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0 Spassky - 1969 to 1972 Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1 Fischer - 1972 to 1975 R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963   (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1 Karpov - 1975 to 1985 Timman vs Karpov, 1984  (C45) Scotch Game, 26 moves, 0-1 Kasparov - 1985 to 2000 Kasparov vs D Letterman, 1989  (B01) Scandinavian, 23 moves, 1-0 Kramnik - 2000 to 2007 Kramnik vs A Beliavsky, 1995  (A06) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0 Anand - 2007 to 2013 Aronian vs Anand, 2013  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1 Carlsen - 2013 to present J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2003  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1 16 games