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- ≈ 25mUSDRetrieved 14/10/2026
- Sporting affiliation / status
- Not documented
- Classical world chess champion from 2013 to 2023.
- FIDE standard rating of 2882 in May 2014.
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Chess
Achievements, net worth & sporting affiliation
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- ≈ 6mUSDRetrieved 14/10/2026
- Sporting affiliation / status
- Not documented
- First won the world championship in 1985.
- Standard rating of 2851 in July 1999.
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- ≈ 2mUSDHistorical net worth estimate · Retrieved 14/10/2026
- Sporting affiliation / status
- Not documented
- World chess champion from 1972 to 1975.
- Won the 1972 world championship match against Boris Spassky.
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- ≈ 5mUSDRetrieved 14/10/2026
- Sporting affiliation / status
- Not documented
- World champion from 1975 to 1985.
- FIDE world champion during the title split, 1993–1999.
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- Not documented
- Sporting affiliation / status
- Not documented
- World chess champion from 1921 to 1927.
- Won the 1921 title match without losing a game.
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- Not documented
- Sporting affiliation / status
- Not documented
- World chess champion from 1894 to 1921.
- Held the world championship title for 27 years.
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- Not documented
- Sporting affiliation / status
- Not documented
- World chess champion from 1960 to 1961.
- Won the 1960 title match against Mikhail Botvinnik.
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- ≈ 5mUSDRetrieved 14/10/2026
- Sporting affiliation / status
- Not documented
- FIDE world champion in 2000 during the split-title era.
- Won the world championships in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012.
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- Not documented
- Sporting affiliation / status
- Not documented
- Peak standard rating of 2735 in July 2005.
- Reached No. 8 in the open world ranking in 2005.
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- Not documented
- Sporting affiliation / status
- Not documented
- Women’s world champion in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2016.
- Awarded the grandmaster title in 2008.
Net worth figures are published estimates with individual source dates. The most recently documented estimate is shown. A historical estimate does not represent present wealth.
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