GM Jesse Kraai, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and IM David Pruess discuss the history of the the World Chess Championship - its many different formats, organizations, and qualifications. What makes someone the real world chess champion? Out of all the world chess champions, who are the real ones? To view the episode on YouTube, check out: https://youtu.be/Mn6D_iRdhYM  Interested in improving? Welcome to the Dojo! A structured plan to hold yourself accountable to and a group to do it with. - https://chessdojo.club/training  Chess is more than a game, it's a lifestyle. Live it with ChessDojo gear: https://www.chessdojo.club/shop Want to support the channel? Donate here - https://streamlabs.com/chessdojolive  0:00 Intro0:07 3 Perspectives on World Champs1:36 World Championship as Crucible3:41 Morphy, Carlsen, and Tennis4:40 FIDE Legalism6:07 Champions Before FIDE7:26 Influence of Time12:39 Magnus, Morphy, and Others Blew It14:04 How FiDE Blew It15:18 Make the Championship Epic16:56 Who Should Be Involved18:27 Degrees of Being a Champion18:55 The FIDE Conundrum 20:47 The Lineage of Greatness25:27 Kostya Mortifies Jesse and David25:47 Championship Alternatives27:37 Importance of Tournaments and Matches30:30 Critiques of Lineage34:35 1948 Botvinnik 36:02 Forming the Dojo's Official List36:38 Ding Liren37:48 Emanuel Lasker43:00 Discussion of Everyone Before Steinitz 59:48 David's Dark Horse1:02:17 Post-Kasparov Troubles1:14:36 Official Dojo World Champion List Follow ChessDojo here:Website: https://chessdojo.clubTwitch: https://twitch.tv/chessdojoliveDiscord: https://discord.gg/sUUh8HDTwitter: https://twitter.com/chess_dojoPatreon: https://patreon.com/chessdojoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess_dojo/Podcast: https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com/