World Chess Champion 2024. Only 21 players in the history of chess have held the official title of world champion, 17 of which held the classical title. The top 20 players also qualify for the 2025 fide world cup.

That would be like saying that anatoly karpov was not the world champion in 1975 because bobby fischer withdrew. perhaps, but there is a slight difference between 1975 and. India’s d gukesh will look to script history when he takes on world champion ding liren in the world chess championship starting later this.