World Correspondence Chess Championships
World Champions
Click on WC number in the first column to learn more details (e.g. score table, bio note of World Champion, his game)
| WC # | T | Cat | Period | Champion | 1st Vice-champion | 2nd Vice-champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | p | 1950-1953 | Purdy, Cecil (AUS) | Malmgren, Harald (SWE) | Napolitano, Mario (ITA) | |
| 2 | p | 1956-1959 | Ragozin, Vyacheslav (URS) | Endzelins, Lucius (AUS) | Schmid, Lothar (GER) | |
| 3 | p | 1959-1962 | O’Kelly de Galway, Alberic (BEL) | Dubinin, Piotr (URS) | Lundqvist, Ake (SWE) | |
| 4 | p | 1962-1965 | Zagorovsky, Vladimir (URS) | Borisenko, Georgy (URS) | Arlauskas, Romanas (AUS) | |
| 5 | p | 1965-1968 | Berliner, Hans (USA) | Hybl, Jaroslav (CSR) | Husak, Karel (CSR) | |
| 6 | p | 1968-1971 | Rittner, Horst Robert (GDR) | Zagorovsky, Vladimir (URS) | Estrin, Yacov (URS) | |
| 7 | p | 1972-1976 | Estrin, Yacov (URS) | Boey, Josef (BEL) | Zagorovsky, Vladimir (URS) | |
| 8 | p | 1975-1980 | Sloth, Jorn (DEN) | Zagorovsky, Vladimir (URS) | Kosenkov, Vsevolod (URS) | |
| 9 | p | 1977-1983 | Oim, Tonu (URS) | Baumbach, Fritz (GDR) | Mikhailov, Aleksey (URS) | |
| 10 | p | 1978-1984 | Palciauskas, Vytas (USA) | Morgado, Juan Sebastian (ARG) | Richardson, Keith (ENG) | |
| 11 | p | 1983-1989 | Baumbach, Fritz (GDR) | Nesis, Gennadi (URS) | Mikhailov, Aleksey (URS) | |
| 12 | p | 1984-1991 | Sanakoev, Grigory (URS) | Franzen, Josef (SVK) | Kauranen, Risto (FIN) | |
| 13 | p | 1989-1998 | Umansky, Mikhail M. (RUS) | Bang, Erik B.H. (DEN) | Penrose, Jonathan (ENG) | |
| 14 | p | 12 | 1994-2000 | Oim, Tonu (URS) | Ekebjaerg, Ove (DEN) | Lecroq, Michel (FRA) |
| 15 | p | 13 | 1996-2002 | Timmermann, Gert Jan (NED) | Oosterom, Joop J. van (NED) | Poulsen, Allan (DEN) |
| 16 | p | 14 | 1999-2004 | Hamarat, Tunc (AUT) | Maliangkay, Ruud (NED) | Samarin, Igor (RUS) |
| 17 | p | 13 | 2002-2007 | Bern, Ivar (NOR) | Rohde, Wolfgang (GER) | Neumann, Joachim (GER) |
| 18 | e | 15 | 2003-2005 | Oosterom, Joop J. van (NED) | Elwert, Hans-Marcus (GER) | Schön, Wolfram (GER) |
| 19 | e | 15 | 2004-2007 | Léotard, Christophe (FRA) | Gerhardt, Frank (GER) | Lepikhov, Aleksey (UKR) |
| 20 | p | 13 | 2004-2011 | Lehikoinen, Pertti (FIN) | Winge, Stefan (SWE) | Kratochvíl, Miloš (CZE) |
| 21 | e | 14 | 2005-2008 | Oosterom, Joop J. van (NED) | Ugge, Dr. Alexander J. (CAN) | Busemann, Dr. Stephan (GER) |
| 22 | s | 13 | 2007-2010 | Dronov, Aleksandr S. (RUS) | Bücker, Jürgen (GER) | Oosterom, Joop J. van (NED) |
| 23 | s | 13 | 2007-2011 | Stephan, Ulrich (GER) | Winckelmann, Thomas (GER) | Hoeven, David A. van der (NED) |
| 24 | s | 12 | 2009-2012 | Šemrl, Marjan (SLO) | Wunderlich, Dr. Hans-Dieter (GER) | Turgut, Tansel (TUR) |
| 25 | s | 14 | 2009-2013 | Finocchiaro, Fabio (ITA) | Hall, Richard V. M. (ENG) | Vassia, Elio (ITA) |
| 26 | s | 13 | 2010-? | Langeveld, Ron (NED) | Şerban, Florin (ROU) | Leitão, Rafael (BRA) |
| 27 | s | 14 | 2011-2014 | Dronov, Aleksandr S. (RUS) | Kribben, Dr. Matthias (GER) | Mahling, Thomas (GER) |
| 28 | s | 14 | 2013- | |||
| 29 | 2015- |
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Ladies World Correspondence Chess Championships
Lady World Champions
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| WC # | T | Cat | Period | Lady Champion | 1st Vice-champion | 2nd Vice-champion |
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| 1 | p | 1968-1972 | Rubzova, Olga (URS) | Schoisswohl, Gertrude (AUT) | Jakovleva, Lora (URS) | |
| 2 | p | 1972-1977 | Jakovleva, Lora (URS) | Rubzova, Olga (URS) | Rõtova, Merike (URS) | |
| 3 | p | 1978-1984 | Kristol, Ljuba (ISR) | Rõtova, Merike (URS) | Jakovleva, Lora (URS) | |
| 4 | p | 1984-1992 | Belavenets, Lyudmila (RUS) | Orlova, Nina (RUS) | Kristol, Ljuba (ISR) | |
| 5 | p | 1993-1998 | Kristol, Ljuba (ISR) | Priedite, Ingrida (LAT) | Možná, Eva (CZE) | |
| 6 | p | 0 (L12) | 2000-2005 | Riegler, Alessandra (ITA) | Zelčić, Maja (CRO) | Horáčková, Vlasta (CZE) |
| 7 | p | 2 (L14) | 2002-2006 | Sukhareva, Olga (RUS) | Jones, Mrs. Mary E. (ENG) | Siewert, Mrs. Myrna (GER) |
| 8 | s | 2 (L14) | 2007-2010 | Sukhareva, Olga (RUS) | Bažantová, Marie (CZE) | Flügel, Ricarda (GER) |
| 9 | s | 2 (L14) | 2011- | |||
| 10 | 2013- |
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