1967 Winner: Bent Larsen Larsen vs Ivkov, 1967  (A38) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 1-0 1968 Winner: Boris Spassky Spassky vs Geller, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0 1969 Winner: Boris Spassky Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0 1970 Winner: Bobby Fischer Fischer vs Panno, 1970  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0 1971 Winner: Bobby Fischer Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0 1972 Winner: Bobby Fischer Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0 1973 Winner: Anatoly Karpov Karpov vs Uhlmann, 1973  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0 1974 Winner: Anatoly Karpov Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0 1975 Winner: Anatoly Karpov Karpov vs Spassky, 1975  (E17) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0 1976 Winner: Anatoly Karpov Karpov vs Dorfman, 1976  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 50 moves, 1-0 1977 Winner: Anatoly Karpov Karpov vs Csom, 1977  (A16) English, 50 moves, 1-0 1978 Winner: Anatoly Korchnoi Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 71 moves, 1-0 1979 Winner: Anatoly Karpov Timman vs Karpov, 1979  (A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1 1980 Winner: Anatoly Karpov Karpov vs Tal, 1980  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 34 moves, 1-0 1981 Winner: Anatoly Karpov Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1981  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 0-1 1982 Winner: Garry Kasparov Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1982   (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0 1983 Winner: Garry Kasparov Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0 1984 Winner: Anatoly Karpov Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0 1985 Winner: Garry Kasparov Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1 1986 Winner: Garry Kasparov Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0 1987 Winner: Garry Kasparov Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987   (A13) English, 64 moves, 1-0 1988 Winner: Garry Kasparov Kasparov vs Smirin, 1988  (E97) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0 1995 Winner: Garry Kasparov Kasparov vs Anand, 1995  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0 1996 Winner: Garry Kasparov J Polgar vs Kasparov, 1996  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 90 moves, 0-1 1997 Winner: Viswanathan Anand Anand vs Lautier, 1997  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0 1998 Winner: Viswanathan Anand Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1998  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 27 moves, 0-1 1999 Winner: Garry Kasparov Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0 2000 Winner: Vladimir Kramnik Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 25 moves, 1-0 2001 Winner: Garry Kasparov Kasparov vs Kramnik, 2001  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0 2002 Winner: Garry Kasparov Kasparov vs Ponomariov, 2002  (C10) French, 38 moves, 1-0 2003 Winner: Viswanathan Anand Anand vs Bologan, 2003  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 36 moves, 1-0 2004 Winner: Viswanathan Anand Kramnik vs Anand, 2004  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2 2005 Winner: Veselin Topalov Anand vs Topalov, 2005  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 2006 Winner: Vladimir Kramnik Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 63 moves, 0-1 2007 Winner: Viswanathan Anand Anand vs Carlsen, 2007  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0 2008 Winner: Magnus Carlsen Kramnik vs Anand, 2008  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 35 moves, 0-1 2009 Winner: Magnus Carlsen Carlsen vs Anand, 2009  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 77 moves, 1-0 2010 Winner: Magnus Carlsen Carlsen vs Topalov, 2010  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0 2011 Winner: Magnus Carlsen Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2011  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 37 moves, 1-0 2012 Winner: Magnus Carlsen Carlsen vs Anand, 2012  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 1-0 2013 Winner: Magnus Carlsen Anand vs Carlsen, 2013  (E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 28 moves, 0-1 2014 Winner: Magnus Carlsen (see note above) Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2014  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 61 moves, 0-1 2015 Co-Winner: Magnus Carlsen (see note above) Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (A05) Reti Opening, 54 moves, 1-0 2015 Co-Winner: Wei Yi (see note above) Wei Yi vs Bruzon Batista, 2015  (B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0 2016 Co-Winner: Wesley So (see note above) So vs V Akobian, 2016  (C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0 2016 Co-Winner: Magnus Carlsen (see note above) Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016  (B54) Sicilian, 50 moves, 1-0 2017 Winner: Levon Aronian (see note above) Aronian vs Carlsen, 2017  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0 2018 Winner: Daniel Freeman (see note above) NN vs D Freeman, 2018  (B20) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1 2018 Co-Winner: Caruana (see note above) Kramnik vs Caruana, 2018  (C42) Petrov Defense, 66 moves, 0-1 2018 Co-Winner: AlphaZero (see note above) AlphaZero vs Stockfish, 2018   (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 71 moves, 1-0 2019 Co-Winner: Carlsen Carlsen vs Rapport, 2019  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 40 moves, 1-0 51 games