5 Incredible lesser-known records that may never be broken

#4 Garry Kasparov - World No. 1 for 225 months

The record sounds staggering to say the least. Garry Kasparov was on top of the World Chess rankings for close to 19 years in a period that saw him dominate some of the best players of the time.

After becoming the youngest undisputed World Chess champion at the age of 22 in 1985, the Russian held on to the top ranking for 225 out of the 228 months between 1986 until his retirement in 2005.

That is not all. Kasparov won 15 consecutive professional tournaments and is a recipient of 11 Chess Oscars, both of which stand to this date.

Magnus Carlsen broke Kasparov's long standing record of 2851 ELO rating in 2012.