Derived from names the earlier competition that a current one grew out of or replaced. Wikipedia notes Real Madrid holds "the highest number of participations in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League," naming the older and newer titles of what is really the same competition renamed. This dimension traces a competition back to whatever it directly succeeded.
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Why does this atlas give mind sports their own world championship category?
It mirrors this atlas's treatment of games as first-class citizens alongside physical sports.
Mind Sport World Championships covers global single-sport championship events for board, card and tile games, such as the World Chess Championship, the World Backgammon Championship and the World Series of Poker, mirroring this atlas's own treatment of games as first-class citizens alongside sports. Physical team ball sport world championships are grouped instead under Team and Ball-Sport World Cups.
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1. Wikipedia: World Chess Championship
WikipediaWorld Chess Championship, From 1851 to 1886 sectionQuote, World Chess Championship, From 1851 to 1886 section
The first event recognised as a world championship was the 1886 match between Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort.
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