Hall Of Fame - 5: Alexander Alekhine
Alexander Alekhine defeated Capablanca in 1927 to become the 4th World Chess Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 6: Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Karpov dominated chess throughout much of the 70s and early 80s.
Hall Of Fame - 7: José Raúl Capablanca
Jose Raul Capablanca is remembered as a great champion and one of the most accurate players ever.
Hall Of Fame - 8: Mikhail Botvinnik
Mikhail Botvinnik won or drew 4 World Championships and stayed at or near the top of chess for 30 years.
Hall Of Fame - 9: Viswanathan Anand
Vishy Anand has won everything there is to win in chess.
Hall Of Fame - 10: Paul Morphy
Paul Morphy is one of the biggest phenomena the chess world has ever seen.
Hall Of Fame - 11: Vladimir Kramnik
Kramnik defeated Kasparov in 2000 to become the Classical World Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 12: Tigran Petrosian
Tigran Petrosian was the World Champion from 1963 to 1969.
Hall Of Fame - 13: Wilhelm Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz is the first undisputed World Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 14: Vasily Smyslov
Smyslov is the 7th World Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 15: Mikhail Tal
Mikhail Tal is the eighth World Champion.
Hall Of Fame: 16: Boris Spassky
Boris Spassky is the 10th World Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 17: Max Euwe
Max Euwe is the fifth official World Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 18: François-André Danican Philidor
Philidor is by far the greatest player of the 18th century.
Hall Of Fame - 19: Fabiano Caruana
Fabiano Caruana is the current World Number 2.
Hall Of Fame - 20: Viktor Korchnoi
Viktor Korchnoi is widely considered one of the greatest players to never become World Champion.
Hall Of Fame - 21: Veselin Topalov
Veselin Topalov was the FIDE World Champion in 2005 and lost World Championship matches against Vladimir Kramnik in 2006...
Hall Of Fame - 22: Paul Keres
The Estonian master never got to the World Championship, but had an amazingly long and successful career.
Hall Of Fame - 23: Akiba Rubinstein
Akiba Rubinstein was one of the world's best players in the early 20th century and leaves behing an impressive legacy of...
Hall Of Fame - 25: David Bronstein
David Bronstein is best known for tying the 1951 World Championship match against Botvinnik, while also giving the chess...
Hall Of Fame - 26: Adolf Anderssen
Anderssen won two big tournaments in 1851 and 1862, as well as giving the world the "Immortal Game".
Hall Of Fame - 28: Louis Charles Mahe de la Bourdonnais
The French master was considered to be the strongest player in the world in the early 1800s.
Hall Of Fame - 29: Bent Larsen
The Great Dane makes the Top 30. Another Great Dane explains why.
Hall Of Fame - 30: Samuel Reshevsky
Reshevsky was a contender for the World Championship from the mid-1930s to the mid-60s.
Hall Of Fame - 31: Efim Bogoljubov
Another veteran, who played two World Championship matches.