News break: Separate Blitz, Rapid Chess Ratings from Jan 1, 2012

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Hello everyone,

We don't have the details but according to a news flash by www.chess-news.ru, Fide will have separate chess ratings for rapid and blitz formats also beginning January 1, 2012! 


Stay tuned for more info.

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Monthly FIDE rating list starting July 2012, rating floor to go down to 1000 Elo points

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Hi everyone,

The Fide rating list is going to see two changes from July 1, 2012. Not only will the rating floor go down to 1000 Elo points but also the rating list will be released every month! The decisions were taken at the Fide presidential board meeting that was held in Al Ain, UAE. The meeting adopted the recommendations of the Qualification Chairman and Rating Administrator. The Fide ratings are moving closer to the live top lists supported by Dambi at http://chess.liverating.org/ and GM Naiditsch at http://chess-evolution.com.

The Presidential Board meeting was held in Al Ain under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation. The meeting was hosted by the Continental President for Asia, Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nehyan.

World Chess Cup 2011 presentation by Khanty-Mansiysk

Following the closing of bids for the World Senior Championships and World Amateur Championships for 2012, the Board considered the various bids and decided to award both events to Greece. The Women’s World Team Championship 2013 would be organised by Turkey, alongside the World Team Championship.

The closing dates for bids for the World Championship Match 2012 and the Women’s World Championship Match 2011 were extended to July 31st and June 15th respectively. Proposals for both events were under consideration by potential bidders.

It was noted that all six events for the Women’s Grand Prix 2011-2012 had been agreed and that the first event would be held in Rostov, Russia in August. You can read more details at the official Fide website.

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Anand, Judit rule top of Fide chess ratings lists for May 2011

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Hi everybody,

Judit Polgar 2699

It's great that Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk has gained 19 ELO points in the Fide rating list for May 1, 2011 taking her up to the 10th spot among women at 2522. The highest gain of ELO points has been made by the just-crowned US Women's Chess Champion Anna Zatonskih. Judit Polgar continues to be at the first spot followed by Koneru Humpy and Hou Yifan. 


Among the men, since there were no super tournaments held in March-April, Viswanathan Anand remains at No. 1 with Magnus Carlsen right behind at No. 2.  

Here are the top-30 overall: (No we don't have a woman there yet though Judit Polgar is just shy of the 2700 mark at 2699! We wish her quick 'recovery' of that one point.)

Rank	Name	Title	Country	Rating	Games	BYr
1	Anand, Viswanathan	g	IND	2817	0	1969
2	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2815	0	1990
3	Aronian, Levon	g	ARM	2808	0	1982
4	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2785	0	1975
5	Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2776	9	1969
6	Karjakin, Sergey	g	RUS	2776	0	1990
7	Topalov, Veselin	g	BUL	2775	0	1975
8	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2774	0	1987
9	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	g	AZE	2772	0	1985
10	Gashimov, Vugar	g	AZE	2760	6	1986
11	Ponomariov, Ruslan	g	UKR	2754	10	1983
12	Grischuk, Alexander	g	RUS	2747	0	1983
13	Radjabov, Teimour	g	AZE	2744	0	1987
14	Svidler, Peter	g	RUS	2739	28	1976
15	Vitiugov, Nikita	g	RUS	2733	31	1987
16	Gelfand, Boris	g	ISR	2733	4	1968
17	Jakovenko, Dmitry	g	RUS	2732	20	1983
18	Kamsky, Gata	g	USA	2732	7	1974
19	Wang, Hao	g	CHN	2732	6	1989
20	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2731	5	1990
21	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	g	CUB	2726	12	1983
22	Adams, Michael	g	ENG	2726	9	1971
23	Vallejo Pons, Francisco	g	ESP	2722	30	1982
24	Wojtaszek, Radoslaw	g	POL	2721	22	1987
25	Almasi, Zoltan	g	HUN	2719	0	1976
26	Leko, Peter	g	HUN	2717	0	1979
27	Naiditsch, Arkadij	g	GER	2716	35	1985
28	Caruana, Fabiano	g	ITA	2714	21	1992
29	Wang, Yue	g	CHN	2714	11	1987
30	Eljanov, Pavel	g	UKR	2712	14	1983

And the women's top-30

Rank	Name	Title	Country	Rating	Games	BYr
1	Polgar, Judit	g	HUN	2699	11	1976
2	Koneru, Humpy	g	IND	2614	11	1987
3	Hou, Yifan	g	CHN	2612	20	1994
4	Kosintseva, Nadezhda	m	RUS	2567	0	1985
5	Kosintseva, Tatiana	g	RUS	2559	0	1986
6	Dzagnidze, Nana	g	GEO	2557	11	1987
7	Zatonskih, Anna	m	USA	2537	27	1978
8	Muzychuk, Anna	m	SLO	2537	20	1990
9	Lahno, Kateryna	g	UKR	2530	10	1989
10	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	g	RUS	2522	7	1984
11	Harika, Dronavalli	m	IND	2520	18	1991
12	Ju, Wenjun	wg	CHN	2511	29	1991
13	Stefanova, Antoaneta	g	BUL	2506	16	1979
14	Danielian, Elina	g	ARM	2506	11	1978
15	Cmilyte, Viktorija	g	LTU	2504	21	1983
16	Sebag, Marie	g	FRA	2504	11	1986
17	Chiburdanidze, Maia	g	GEO	2500	11	1961
18	Galliamova, Alisa	m	RUS	2492	7	1972
19	Socko, Monika	g	POL	2487	20	1978
20	Gunina, Valentina	wg	RUS	2487	15	1989
21	Zhu, Chen	g	QAT	2485	11	1976
22	Xu, Yuhua	g	CHN	2480	11	1976
23	Ruan, Lufei	wg	CHN	2479	3	1987
24	Zhao, Xue	g	CHN	2475	20	1985
25	Muzychuk, Mariya	m	UKR	2473	14	1992
26	Dembo, Yelena	m	GRE	2471	10	1983
27	Khotenashvili, Bela	m	GEO	2470	17	1988
28	Krush, Irina	m	USA	2469	4	1983
29	Cramling, Pia	g	SWE	2468	18	1963
30	Ushenina, Anna	m	UKR	2468	16	1985

You can access complete lists here.

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Anand, Judith No. 1 on Fide chess rating list

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On top of the world!

You can find more nice photos of World Champion Viswanathan Anand at

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Hello Everyone,

The November Fide rating list is out. Viswanathan Anand and Judith Polgar are the No. 1 in the Men and Women's sections. But here's a little more about all those statistics that chess players love.

Magnus Carlsen was No. 1 since January 2010. However, he had a bad World Chess Olympiad at Khanty Mansisyk and lost 24 points in the last two months. Right now, he is No. 2 but only by two points! Levon Aronian has climbed to No. 3 with a 2800+ rating.

FIDE November 1st 2010 – Top 20 Players

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Rank Name Title Nation Rating Gms Born

1 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2804 6 1969

2 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2802 14 1990

3 Aronian, Levon g ARM 2801 22 1982

4 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2791 21 1975

5 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2786 9 1975

6 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2771 15 1983

7 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2764 16 1969

8 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2763 16 1985

9 Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2760 16 1990

10 Wang, Yue g CHN 2756 21 1987

11 Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2744 20 1983

12 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2744 14 1987

13 Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2742 25 1983

14 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2741 16 1968

15 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2741 15 1987

16 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2735 32 1972

17 Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2733 10 1986

18 Wang, Hao g CHN 2727 22 1989

19 Kamsky, Gata g USA 2726 26 1974

20 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw g POL 2726 18 1987

In the Women's section, nothing has changed much. Judith Polgar remains on top of the list. India's Humpy Koneru is back to 2600 slot. Don't forget the Women's World Championship is in Turkey next month.

FIDE Top 100 Women November 2010

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Rank Name Title Nation Rating Gms Born

1 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2686 10 1976

2 Koneru, Humpy g IND 2600 7 1987

3 Hou, Yifan g CHN 2591 23 1994

4 Kosintseva, Tatiana g RUS 2581 10 1986

5 Kosintseva, Nadezhda m RUS 2576 10 1985

6 Dzagnidze, Nana g GEO 2551 20 1987

7 Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2548 15 1979

8 Muzychuk, Anna m SLO 2530 15 1990

9 Cramling, Pia g SWE 2526 15 1963

10 Harika, Dronavalli m IND 2525 17 1991

11 Ju, Wenjun wg CHN 2524 17 1991

12 Lahno, Kateryna g UKR 2522 14 1989

13 Cmilyte, Viktorija g LTU 2514 15 1983

14 Kosteniuk, Alexandra g RUS 2507 14 1984

15 Chiburdanidze, Maia g GEO 2502 5 1961

16 Socko, Monika g POL 2495 27 1978

17 Krush, Irina m USA 2495 11 1983

18 Sebag, Marie g FRA 2494 9 1986

19 Galliamova, Alisa m RUS 2487 7 1972

20 Xu, Yuhua g CHN 2483 14 1976

You can check more details and ratings at the Fide website here.

However, in the live ratings list, Carlsen remains No. 1. 'Live ratings' are calculated for all player above 2700 on a daily basis by Hans Arild Runde. The live top rating list is unofficial and is not used in tournament play. You can check live ratings here.

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