List of Strong Chess Tournaments - Number of Wins in Major Recurring Chess Tournaments

Number of Wins in Major Recurring Chess Tournaments

Among the many tournaments organized, some particularly stand out because of history or category. This tabulation gives an overview of the number of wins by major current and past chess players in the major recurring chess tournaments and world championship matches. The notation 'n/a' is used when a player has never participated in the tournament, or when the tournament began after a player's retirement.


Linares (1978) Wijk aan Zee (1938) Dortmund (1928) Tal Memorial (2006) M-Tel Masters (2005) Nanjing Super-GM (2008) London Chess Classic (2009) Biel (1968) Fide Grand Prix (2009) Bilbao Masters (2008) WC match/tournament Total won
Kramnik 2 1 10 2 n/a 1 n/a n/a 1 3 20
Garry Kasparov 9 3 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6 19
Anand 3 6 3 1 n/a 5 18
Karpov 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 n/a n/a 6 14
Carlsen 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 14
Topalov 1 2 1 n/a 3 1 n/a n/a 1 1 1 11
Aronian 1 3 3 n/a n/a 2 1 10
Ivanchuk 3 1 1 1 n/a 1 1 8
Leko 1 1 3 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 6
Korchnoi 4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 n/a n/a 6
Botvinnik n/a 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 6
Euwe n/a 4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 5
Nunn 3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 n/a n/a n/a 5
Timman 1 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 n/a n/a n/a 4
Karjakin n/a 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 4
Morozevich n/a n/a 3 1 n/a 4
Petrosian 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 3
Spassky 1 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 3
Larsen 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 n/a n/a 3
Svidler 2 1 n/a 3
Tal 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 2
Ljubojević 1 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2
Radjabov 1 n/a 1 2
Grischuk 1 n/a 1 2
Caruana n/a 1 n/a n/a n/a 1 2
Gelfand n/a n/a n/a 1 1 n/a 2
Mamedyarov n/a 1 n/a n/a n/a 1 n/a 2
Shirov 1 n/a n/a 1 n/a 2
Fischer n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 1
Nakamura n/a 1 n/a n/a 1

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