World chess champions, ranked: Garry Kasparov, Magnus Carlsen, and more

The lineal world championship is one of the coolest parts of competitive chess. To become the world champion, you have to beat the holder in a grueling match. So, how do they all stack up across the ages?

Judging them by playing level would be a waste of time since they all had access to very different levels of tools. Comparing them to their contemporaries also doesn’t tell the full picture.

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