FIDE Chess Ratings: Caruana 19 points behind Carlsen; Grischuk, Kosteniuk Russia No. 1

Hello chess blog friends, the chess ratings list for October have been released by FIDE. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen remains at the No. 1 slot with a rating of 2863. However, this time he is not too far away from the rest of the field. Just 19 points away is Fabiano Caruana at the No. 2 spot. Caruana gained a whopping 43 points recently to get ahead of Levon Aronian. Caruana is set to play the Baku edition of the Grand Prix as top seed and the next tournament coming up for Carlsen is the World Chess Championship.

Veselin Topalov is up at 2800, Grischuk is at 2979 while Aronian is at 2793. Viswanathan is next with 2785.

Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
1 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2863 10 1990
2 Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2844 16 1992
3 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2800 16 1975
4 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2797 6 1983
5 Aronian, Levon g ARM 2793 10 1982
6 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2785 0 1969
7 Giri, Anish g NED 2768 14 1994
8 Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2767 5 1990
9 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2764 15 1987
10 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2764 11 1985

In the women's section, Judit Polgar is still at No. 1 though she has announced her retirement from professional chess. World Chess Champion Hou Yifan of China is next followed by Ju Wenjun, another Chinese. Indian talent Humpy Koneru is in the fourth spot.

Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
1 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2675 0 1976
2 Hou, Yifan g CHN 2673 17 1994
3 Ju, Wenjun wg CHN 2582 15 1991
4 Koneru, Humpy g IND 2581 11 1987
5 Dzagnidze, Nana g GEO 2570 13 1987
6 Muzychuk, Anna g UKR 2548 6 1990
7 Kosteniuk, Alexandra g RUS 2542 6 1984
8 Gunina, Valentina g RUS 2530 6 1989
9 Lagno, Kateryna g RUS 2530 5 1989
10 Harika, Dronavalli g IND 2528 11 1991

For the Russians, the top country players are Alexander Grischuk and Alexandra Kosteniuk in the men's and women's section. Incidentally, Chess Queen Kosteniuk recently reached her best-ever rating after winning the World Chess Championship in 2008. Read a nice post by GM Kosteniuk at www.chessqueen.com.

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FIDE Chess Ratings Blitz, Rapid: Spot Your Favourite GMs!

Hello chess friends, it is exciting to see chess ratings for blitz and rapid chess published by FIDE. The top players in the men's rapid ratings are Hikaru Nakamura 2841, Fabiano Caruana 2840, Alexander Grischuk 2828 and World No. 1 in standard, World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen is at No. 4 with 2827. Vassily Ivanchuk is ranked fifth with 2811 rating points. 

Rapid World Top 10

Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
1 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2841 0 1987
2 Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2840 0 1992
3 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2828 0 1983
4 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2827 0 1990
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2811 14 1969
6 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2799 0 1985
7 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2787 0 1976
8 Aronian, Levon g ARM 2785 0 1982
9 Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2781 0 1990
10 Malakhov, Vladimir g RUS 2776 23 1980

There's a little shake-up in the blitz list, but Hikaru Nakamura continues to be No. 1.

Blitz World Top 10

Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
1 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2879 0 1987
2 Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2866 0 1990
3 Aronian, Levon g ARM 2863 0 1982
4 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2837 0 1990
5 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2835 0 1990
6 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2827 0 1969
7 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2822 0 1985
8 Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2817 0 1991
9 Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2816 0 1990
10 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2801 0 1983

In the women's rapid and blitz list there are not many changes between the two lists or even as compared to the main world top list. Judit Polgar leads in all the lists.

Rapid Women Top 10
Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
1 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2656 0 1976
2 Koneru, Humpy g IND 2611 0 1987
3 Hou, Yifan g CHN 2600 0 1994
4 Lagno, Kateryna g UKR 2599 15 1989
5 Kosteniuk, Alexandra g RUS 2579 15 1984
6 Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2578 15 1979
7 Ju, Wenjun wg CHN 2572 0 1991
8 Dzagnidze, Nana g GEO 2547 15 1987
9 Muzychuk, Anna g UKR 2546 15 1990
10 Gunina, Valentina g RUS 2536 15 1989

Blitz Women Top 10

Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
1 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2673 0 1976
2 Muzychuk, Anna g UKR 2665 30 1990
3 Hou, Yifan g CHN 2662 0 1994
4 Dzagnidze, Nana g GEO 2591 30 1987
5 Kosintseva, Tatiana g RUS 2578 30 1986
6 Zhao, Xue g CHN 2576 30 1985
7 Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2569 30 1979
8 Gunina, Valentina g RUS 2560 39 1989
9 Kosteniuk, Alexandra g RUS 2548 30 1984
10 Lagno, Kateryna g UKR 2540 30 1989

For complete lists, check this FIDE link.

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FIDE Chess Ratings Quiz: Five Trivia Questions

Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2014

Hello everyone,

How closely have you been following chess news? Here's a short five-question trivia quiz on the top rated chess players of the world based on the February 2014 FIDE rating list. Have fun remembering. You can always check the answers in the official rating list.

1- Name the top 10 men chess players in the world? (It's easy folks, name in any order.)

2- Who's the oldest male chess player in the world top-10?

3- Name the top 10 women chess players in the world (It's even easier)

4- Who's the oldest female chess player in the top-10?

5- What's Magnus Carlsen's rating and Judit Polgar's rating ;) (based on the latest FIDE Rating List)

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April-2013 Chess Ratings: Carlsen Remains at No. 1, Aronian No. 2, Kramnik No. 3

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013

Hi everyone, 

The FIDE April rating list has been published with Magnus Carlsen remaining at the No. 1 slot with the same points as in March  and most of the top ratings remain the same as the Candidates 2013 tournament has not ended yet. Only Boris Gelfand and Vladimir Kramnik have lost nine points and one point respectively from the games at the Zurich Chess Challenge. Here are the top-30 men and women's ratings. For the complete lists check out the Fide website.

Top 30

	Name			Rating
1	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2872
2	Aronian, Levon	g	ARM	2809
3	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2801
4	Radjabov, Teimour	g	AZE	2793
5	Karjakin, Sergey	g	RUS	2786
6	Anand, Viswanathan	g	IND	2783
7	Caruana, Fabiano	g	ITA	2772
8	Topalov, Veselin	g	BUL	2771
9	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2767
10	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	g	AZE	2766
11	Grischuk, Alexander	g	RUS	2764
12	Morozevich, Alexander	g	RUS	2758
13	Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2757
14	Svidler, Peter	g	RUS	2747
15	Leko, Peter	g	HUN	2744
16	Wang, Hao	g	CHN	2743
17	Kamsky, Gata	g	USA	2741
18	Gelfand, Boris	g	ISR	2739
19	Jakovenko, Dmitry	g	RUS	2734
20	Ponomariov, Ruslan	g	UKR	2733
21	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2727
22	Adams, Michael	g	ENG	2727
23	Andreikin, Dmitry	g	RUS	2727
24	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	g	CUB	2723
25	Tomashevsky, Evgeny	g	RUS	2722
26	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2722
27	Le, Quang Liem	g	VIE	2717
28	Vitiugov, Nikita	g	RUS	2712
29	Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	g	UZB	2709
30	Malakhov, Vladimir	g	RUS	2709

Top 30 Women's

1	Polgar, Judit	g	HUN	2696
2	Hou, Yifan	g	CHN	2617
3	Koneru, Humpy	g	IND	2597
4	Muzychuk, Anna	g	SLO	2585
5	Zhao, Xue	g	CHN	2565
6	Lagno, Kateryna	g	UKR	2550
7	Dzagnidze, Nana	g	GEO	2545
8	Kosintseva, Nadezhda	g	RUS	2531
9	Sebag, Marie	g	FRA	2527
10	Stefanova, Antoaneta	g	BUL	2525
11	Cramling, Pia	g	SWE	2525
12	Cmilyte, Viktorija	g	LTU	2522
13	Ju, Wenjun	wg	CHN	2521
14	Kosintseva, Tatiana	g	RUS	2517
15	Gunina, Valentina	m	RUS	2510
16	Harika, Dronavalli	g	IND	2509
17	Ruan, Lufei	wg	CHN	2501
18	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	g	RUS	2496
19	Khotenashvili, Bela	m	GEO	2492
20	Zhu, Chen	g	QAT	2491
21	Ushenina, Anna	g	UKR	2488
22	Muzychuk, Mariya	m	UKR	2483
23	Tan, Zhongyi	wg	CHN	2483
24	Paehtz, Elisabeth	m	GER	2479
25	Danielian, Elina	g	ARM	2478
26	Zhukova, Natalia	g	UKR	2476
27	Hoang, Thanh Trang	g	HUN	2476
28	Pogonina, Natalija	wg	RUS	2473
29	Zatonskih, Anna	m	USA	2471
30	Krush, Irina	m	USA	2470

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Jan 1, 2012 chess Fide rating list: Carlsen at No. 1 spot, Aronian 30 points behind!

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012

Hello everyone,
 

Here is the first chess rating list of the year. The very talented Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is right there on top with a 30-point lead over Levon Aronian at second place. Also, Fide would now be starting the World Chess Blitz ratings also with the first-ever rated blitz event to be held on Monday at the Hastings Chess Congress. You can check the Fide chess ratings-dedicated website at this link.

Top 30 Players as on January 1, 2012

Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year
1 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2835 17 1990
2 Aronian, Levon g ARM 2805 25 1982
3 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2801 17 1975
4 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2799 17 1969
5 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2773 9 1987
6 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2770 9 1975
7 Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2769 16 1990
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2766 16 1969
9 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2763 6 1977
10 Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2761 9 1986
11 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2761 8 1983
12 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2759 17 1987
13 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2749 17 1976
14 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2747 9 1985
15 Tomashevsky, Evgeny g RUS 2740 0 1987
16 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2739 9 1968
17 Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2736 19 1992
18 Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2735 16 1990
19 Wang, Hao g CHN 2733 6 1989
20 Kamsky, Gata g USA 2732 0 1974
21 Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2730 6 1983
22 Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2729 0 1983
23 Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2727 13 1983
24 Vitiugov, Nikita g RUS 2726 1 1987
25 Adams, Michael g ENG 2724 17 1971
26 Leko, Peter g HUN 2720 9 1979
27 Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2717 8 1976
28 Giri, Anish g NED 2714 15 1994
29 Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2714 0 1991
30 Navara, David g CZE 2712 8 1985

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