As of October 30, 2026, leads with 67% of head-to-head picks across 3 votes.
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Early results after 3 picks. They settle as more people vote.
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The case for each
Magnus Carlsen
Five-time world champion with the highest rating ever recorded, and the face of the online chess boom.
Garry Kasparov
World number one for most of 20 years and the champion who famously played IBM's Deep Blue.
Bobby Fischer
He beat the Soviet chess machine alone to become world champion in 1972, at the height of the Cold War.
Hikaru Nakamura
A five-time US champion and arguably the best blitz player in the world, now one of chess's biggest streamers.
Gukesh Dommaraju
In 2024, at 18, he became the youngest undisputed world champion in history.
Anatoly Karpov
World champion for a decade from 1975 and one of the most successful tournament players ever.