37.5% of matchups won
269 matchups
Elo 1412
tracked 2025/05/18 → 2026/07/12
mission: Promoting democracy and chess education · Chess and politics · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing36%
picked as helping wellbeing
240 matchups
48%
picked as hurting wellbeing
29 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Who rates it higher
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
Similar people
01
Mikhail Prokhorov
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41.8% wins · Russian entrepreneur and politician (born 1965)
02
Alexander Dugin
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20.7% wins · Russian political activist and philosopher (born 1962)
03
Vitali Klitschko
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35.7% wins · Ukrainian boxer and politician (1971-)
04
K.Kamarajar
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69.0% wins · Indian politician (1903-1975)
05
Noam Chomsky
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61.4% wins · American linguist and activist (born 1928)
Known for
- Youngest World Champion
- Highest recorded rating
- Most tournament victories
- Chess Oscar wins
- Political activism
Based on 269 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/07/12. Full rankings ·
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