Founding year orders competitions by the year each one actually began. Wikipedia notes the FIFA World Cup has run "every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930," making it nearly a century old. Browsing by founding year traces how organized sporting competition has grown over time.
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Era of Origin 19th century
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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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Frequently Asked Questions
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.