September 2009 FIDE RATING LIST

From September 1, 2009 FIDE started to publish the ELO rating-lists every two months.

On September 1, 2009 there are 14 women whose rating is higher than the men's GM level of 2500.

1. Polgar Judit - 2687
2. Koneru Humpy - 2595
3. Hou Yifan - 2585
4. Zhao Xue - 2542
5. Kosintseva Tatiana - 2536
6. Cramling Pia - 2535
7. Dzagnidze Nana - 2535
8. Muzychuk Anna - 2533
9. Stefanova Antoaneta - 2527
10. Sebag Marie - 2519
11. Kosteniuk Alexandra - 2516
12. Chiburdanidze Maia - 2506
13. Hoang Thanh Trang - 2501
14. Pogonina Natalia - 2501

The full rating-list can be found here.

Posted by: Alexandra Kosteniuk
Women's World Chess Champion
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