New answers tagged world-championship
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The WCC was the "World Chess Council".
It was formed in 1998 by Kasparov after the collapse of the PCA (Professional Chess Association) in 1995. It was Kasparov's fourth attempt at an organization separate from FIDE.
It organized the candidates match between Kramnik and Shirov in 1998, which Shirov surprisingly won (5.5-3.5), and he was slated to play ...
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Based on a similar list found on anusha.com, which is titled
Combined July 1998 FIDE and WCC (PCA) World Chess Rating Lists
This table enables comparison between the official FIDE Rating list and the WCC list (formerly known as the PCA list) developed by Ken Thompson. For example, Anatoly Karpov is ranked number 5 and is rated 2725 on the FIDE list ...
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