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Russia's ex World Champion Vladimir Kramnik and India's reigning World Champion Viswanathan Anand are both tied for first with 2799 rating points. Since Kramnik played nine games as opposed to three by Anand he gets to occupy the top of the rankings. Anand lost two points, Kramnik gained 14.
Former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov gained 11 points to move up from rank four to rank three. And Vassily Ivanchuk, who in the previous list had occupied second place with 2787 rating points, shed 36 points to drop to place nine. Alexander Morozevich gained ten points to move from place six to place four. And Peter Svidler added 31 points to his rating to move from place 12 to place five.
Other notables in the January 2008 list:
Rank | Name | Title | Country | Rating | Games | B-Year |
1 | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2799 | 9 | 1975 |
2 | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2799 | 3 | 1969 |
3 | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2780 | 14 | 1975 |
4 | Morozevich, Alexander | g | RUS | 2765 | 12 | 1977 |
5 | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2763 | 19 | 1976 |
6 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2760 | 35 | 1985 |
7 | Shirov, Alexei | g | ESP | 2755 | 49 | 1972 |
8 | Leko, Peter | g | HUN | 2753 | 9 | 1979 |
9 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2751 | 30 | 1969 |
10 | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2739 | 16 | 1982 |
11 | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2737 | 9 | 1968 |
12 | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2735 | 20 | 1987 |
13 | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2733 | 37 | 1990 |
14 | Karjakin, Sergey | g | UKR | 2732 | 36 | 1990 |
15 | Kamsky, Gata | g | USA | 2726 | 32 | 1974 |
16 | Adams, Michael | g | ENG | 2726 | 31 | 1971 |
17 | Jakovenko, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2720 | 33 | 1983 |
18 | Ponomariov, Ruslan | g | UKR | 2719 | 40 | 1983 |
19 | Cheparinov, Ivan | g | BUL | 2713 | 36 | 1986 |
20 | Alekseev, Evgeny | g | RUS | 2711 | 35 | 1985 |
21 | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2711 | 21 | 1983 |
22 | Polgar, Judit | g | HUN | 2707 | 10 | 1976 |
23 | Akopian, Vladimir | g | ARM | 2700 | 30 | 1971 |
24 | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2700 | 23 | 1983 |
25 | Wang, Yue | g | CHN | 2698 | 49 | 1987 |
26 | Rublevsky, Sergei | g | RUS | 2695 | 26 | 1974 |
27 | Eljanov, Pavel | g | UKR | 2692 | 8 | 1983 |
28 | Bu, Xiangzhi | g | CHN | 2691 | 51 | 1985 |
29 | Dominguez Perez, Lenier | g | CUB | 2691 | 15 | 1983 |
30 | Milov, Vadim | g | SUI | 2690 | 17 | 1972 |
31 | Malakhov, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2689 | 40 | 1980 |
32 | Sokolov, Ivan | g | NED | 2686 | 23 | 1968 |
33 | Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | g | ROU | 2684 | 33 | 1976 |
34 | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | g | UZB | 2681 | 21 | 1979 |
35 | Van Wely, Loek | g | NED | 2681 | 16 | 1972 |
36 | Inarkiev, Ernesto | g | RUS | 2681 | 12 | 1985 |
37 | Ni, Hua | g | CHN | 2680 | 62 | 1983 |
38 | Navara, David | g | CZE | 2680 | 20 | 1985 |
39 | Sasikiran, Krishnan | g | IND | 2677 | 30 | 1981 |
40 | Zvjaginsev, Vadim | g | RUS | 2677 | 27 | 1976 |
41 | Bareev, Evgeny | g | RUS | 2677 | 25 | 1966 |
42 | Movsesian, Sergei | g | SVK | 2677 | 21 | 1978 |
43 | Sargissian, Gabriel | g | ARM | 2676 | 18 | 1983 |
44 | Vallejo Pons, Francisco | g | ESP | 2675 | 23 | 1982 |
45 | Volokitin, Andrei | g | UKR | 2674 | 12 | 1986 |
46 | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2670 | 22 | 1987 |
47 | Almasi, Zoltan | g | HUN | 2667 | 29 | 1976 |
48 | Wang, Hao | g | CHN | 2665 | 62 | 1989 |
49 | Gashimov, Vugar | g | AZE | 2665 | 21 | 1986 |
50 | Nikolic, Predrag | g | BIH | 2665 | 21 | 1960 |
51 | Timofeev, Artyom | g | RUS | 2664 | 23 | 1985 |
52 | Onischuk, Alexander | g | USA | 2664 | 12 | 1975 |
53 | Harikrishna, P. | g | IND | 2664 | 8 | 1986 |
54 | Bologan, Viktor | g | MDA | 2663 | 7 | 1971 |
55 | Georgiev, Kiril | g | BUL | 2662 | 28 | 1965 |
56 | Roiz, Michael | g | ISR | 2659 | 26 | 1983 |
57 | Tkachiev, Vladislav | g | FRA | 2657 | 18 | 1973 |
58 | Lautier, Joel | g | FRA | 2657 | 0 | 1973 |
59 | Fressinet, Laurent | g | FRA | 2656 | 19 | 1981 |
60 | Karpov, Anatoly | g | RUS | 2655 | 10 | 1951 |
61 | Fedorchuk, Sergey A. | g | UKR | 2652 | 27 | 1981 |
62 | Ivanisevic, Ivan | g | SRB | 2649 | 32 | 1977 |
63 | Tiviakov, Sergei | g | NED | 2649 | 30 | 1973 |
64 | Amonatov, Farrukh | g | TJK | 2649 | 13 | 1978 |
65 | Baklan, Vladimir | g | UKR | 2647 | 24 | 1978 |
66 | Miroshnichenko, Evgenij | g | UKR | 2647 | 22 | 1978 |
67 | Sakaev, Konstantin | g | RUS | 2646 | 32 | 1974 |
68 | Tomashevsky, Evgeny | g | RUS | 2646 | 31 | 1987 |
69 | Afromeev, Vladimir | f | RUS | 2646 | 0 | 1954 |
70 | Korneev, Oleg | g | RUS | 2645 | 80 | 1969 |
71 | Areshchenko, Alexander | g | UKR | 2645 | 23 | 1986 |
72 | Short, Nigel D | g | ENG | 2645 | 15 | 1965 |
73 | Motylev, Alexander | g | RUS | 2644 | 24 | 1979 |
74 | Jobava, Baadur | g | GEO | 2643 | 20 | 1983 |
75 | Moiseenko, Alexander | g | UKR | 2643 | 19 | 1980 |
76 | Sutovsky, Emil | g | ISR | 2642 | 17 | 1977 |
77 | Predojevic, Borki | g | BIH | 2641 | 27 | 1987 |
78 | Landa, Konstantin | g | RUS | 2641 | 17 | 1972 |
79 | Zhang, Pengxiang | g | CHN | 2640 | 42 | 1980 |
80 | Naiditsch, Arkadij | g | GER | 2638 | 30 | 1985 |
81 | Beliavsky, Alexander G | g | SLO | 2638 | 27 | 1953 |
82 | Efimenko, Zahar | g | UKR | 2638 | 25 | 1985 |
83 | Khalifman, Alexander | g | RUS | 2638 | 12 | 1966 |
84 | Izoria, Zviad | g | GEO | 2637 | 10 | 1984 |
85 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2637 | 8 | 1990 |
86 | Krasenkow, Michal | g | POL | 2636 | 27 | 1963 |
87 | Tregubov, Pavel V. | g | RUS | 2636 | 18 | 1971 |
88 | Socko, Bartosz | g | POL | 2635 | 21 | 1978 |
89 | Mchedlishvili, Mikheil | g | GEO | 2635 | 9 | 1979 |
90 | Najer, Evgeniy | g | RUS | 2634 | 15 | 1977 |
91 | Dreev, Alexey | g | RUS | 2633 | 28 | 1969 |
92 | Mikhalevski, Victor | g | ISR | 2632 | 27 | 1972 |
93 | Delchev, Aleksander | g | BUL | 2630 | 24 | 1971 |
94 | Pantsulaia, Levan | g | GEO | 2629 | 16 | 1986 |
95 | Kotronias, Vasilios | g | GRE | 2628 | 31 | 1964 |
96 | Avrukh, Boris | g | ISR | 2628 | 18 | 1978 |
97 | Riazantsev, Alexander | g | RUS | 2628 | 8 | 1985 |
98 | Seirawan, Yasser | g | USA | 2628 | 3 | 1960 |
99 | Postny, Evgeny | g | ISR | 2627 | 28 | 1981 |
100 | Fridman, Daniel | g | GER | 2627 | 11 | 1976 |
101 | Vladimirov, Evgeny | g | KAZ | 2627 | 0 | 1957 |
In the women's section Judit Polgar stays on the top, but we have Koneru Humpy gaining on her, narrowing the lead by seven points to 95. Still a long way to go, but Humpy is definitely moving in the right direction. Former Women's World Champion Xie Jun is back on the list and in third place. Behind another World Champion, Zhu Chen, we find 13-year-old Hou Yifan, the prodigy sensation from China. She had dropped to place eight in the previous list, and we predicted she would bounce back soon. And bounce she did.
Rank | Name | Title | Country | Rating | Games | B-Year |
1 | Polgar, Judit | g | HUN | 2707 | 10 | 1976 |
2 | Koneru, Humpy | g | IND | 2612 | 11 | 1987 |
3 | Xie, Jun | g | CHN | 2574 | 4 | 1970 |
4 | Zhu, Chen | g | QAT | 2548 | 24 | 1976 |
5 | Hou, Yifan | wg | CHN | 2527 | 67 | 1994 |
6 | Cramling, Pia | g | SWE | 2524 | 11 | 1963 |
7 | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | g | RUS | 2523 | 8 | 1984 |
8 | Zhao, Xue | wg | CHN | 2517 | 52 | 1985 |
9 | Sebag, Marie | m | FRA | 2510 | 8 | 1986 |
10 | Xu, Yuhua | g | CHN | 2500 | 14 | 1976 |
11 | Ruan, Lufei | CHN | 2495 | 35 | 1987 | |
12 | Kosintseva, Tatiana | m | RUS | 2495 | 8 | 1986 |
13 | Chiburdanidze, Maia | g | GEO | 2489 | 12 | 1961 |
14 | Ushenina, Anna | m | UKR | 2484 | 22 | 1985 |
15 | Danielian, Elina | m | ARM | 2480 | 21 | 1978 |
16 | Socko, Monika | m | POL | 2479 | 15 | 1978 |
17 | Pogonina, Natalija | wg | RUS | 2476 | 25 | 1985 |
18 | Hoang Thanh Trang | g | HUN | 2475 | 20 | 1980 |
19 | Cmilyte, Viktorija | m | LTU | 2475 | 16 | 1983 |
20 | Lahno, Kateryna | g | UKR | 2475 | 16 | 1989 |
21 | Krush, Irina | m | USA | 2473 | 18 | 1983 |
22 | Kosintseva, Nadezhda | m | RUS | 2472 | 8 | 1985 |
23 | Javakhishvili, Lela | m | GEO | 2470 | 20 | 1984 |
24 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | g | BUL | 2464 | 13 | 1979 |
25 | Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman | m | IND | 2464 | 0 | 1979 |
26 | Peng, Zhaoqin | g | NED | 2461 | 21 | 1968 |
27 | Muzychuk, Anna | wg | SLO | 2460 | 22 | 1990 |
28 | Galliamova, Alisa | m | RUS | 2460 | 0 | 1972 |
29 | Zatonskih, Anna | m | USA | 2458 | 0 | 1978 |
30 | Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan | m | GEO | 2457 | 21 | 1968 |
31 | Korbut, Ekaterina | m | RUS | 2457 | 14 | 1985 |
32 | Hunt, Harriet V | m | ENG | 2457 | 4 | 1978 |
33 | Harika, Dronavalli | m | IND | 2455 | 32 | 1991 |
34 | Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina | m | RUS | 2455 | 12 | 1974 |
35 | Zhukova, Natalia | wg | UKR | 2443 | 25 | 1979 |
36 | Skripchenko, Almira | m | FRA | 2443 | 11 | 1976 |
37 | Khurtsidze, Nino | m | GEO | 2441 | 22 | 1975 |
38 | Rajlich, Iweta | m | POL | 2437 | 32 | 1981 |
39 | Matveeva, Svetlana | m | RUS | 2433 | 5 | 1969 |
40 | Huang, Qian | wm | CHN | 2430 | 58 | 1986 |
41 | Shen, Yang | wg | CHN | 2429 | 41 | 1989 |
42 | Dzagnidze, Nana | m | GEO | 2429 | 25 | 1987 |
43 | Dembo, Yelena | m | GRE | 2427 | 17 | 1983 |
44 | Li, Ruofan | wg | SIN | 2425 | 23 | 1978 |
45 | Gaponenko, Inna | m | UKR | 2422 | 22 | 1976 |
46 | Paehtz, Elisabeth | m | GER | 2420 | 28 | 1985 |
47 | Vajda, Szidonia | m | HUN | 2418 | 18 | 1979 |
48 | Tania, Sachdev | wg | IND | 2417 | 11 | 1986 |
49 | Wang, Pin | wg | CHN | 2415 | 10 | 1974 |
50 | Foisor, Cristina Adela | m | ROU | 2412 | 22 | 1967 |
51 | Shadrina, Tatiana | wg | RUS | 2412 | 17 | 1974 |
52 | Maric, Alisa | m | SRB | 2412 | 7 | 1970 |
Teimour Radjabov has dropped out of the list for age reasons, as has US star Hikaru Nakamura. At the top we now find the two rivals Magnus Carlsen of Norway (17 years and one month old) and Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine, will turn 18 on January 12) just a point apart, and way ahead of everbody else. We should watch Wang Hao, who gained 22 points to rise from eighth to third place.
Rank | Name | Title | Country | Rating | Games | B-Year |
1 | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2733 | 37 | 1990 |
2 | Karjakin, Sergey | g | UKR | 2732 | 36 | 1990 |
3 | Wang, Hao | g | CHN | 2665 | 62 | 1989 |
4 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2637 | 8 | 1990 |
5 | Rodshtein, Maxim | g | ISR | 2614 | 23 | 1989 |
6 | Kuzubov, Yuriy | g | UKR | 2606 | 27 | 1990 |
7 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2600 | 11 | 1990 |
8 | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2598 | 26 | 1992 |
9 | Popov, Ivan | g | RUS | 2595 | 39 | 1990 |
10 | Laznicka, Viktor | g | CZE | 2595 | 30 | 1988 |
11 | Mamedov, Rauf | g | AZE | 2583 | 23 | 1988 |
12 | Baramidze, David | g | GER | 2582 | 27 | 1988 |
13 | Andreikin, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2573 | 22 | 1990 |
14 | Lenic, Luka | m | SLO | 2568 | 32 | 1988 |
15 | Li, Chao b | CHN | 2566 | 33 | 1989 | |
16 | Vovk, Yuri | m | UKR | 2561 | 45 | 1988 |
17 | Zhigalko, Sergei | g | BLR | 2558 | 18 | 1989 |
18 | Brkic, Ante | g | CRO | 2558 | 15 | 1988 |
19 | Gareev, Timur | g | UZB | 2557 | 0 | 1988 |
20 | Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son | g | VIE | 2551 | 12 | 1990 |
Humpy is no longer a "girl" and her first place is immediately taken by the 13-year-old we saw in place five of the women's list. Hou Yifan is a resounding 52 points ahead of Kateryna Lahno of Ukraine, who has overtaken her main rivals Muzychuk and Harika.
Rank | Name | Title | Country | Rating | Games | B-Year |
1 | Hou, Yifan | wg | CHN | 2527 | 67 | 1994 |
2 | Lahno, Kateryna | g | UKR | 2475 | 16 | 1989 |
3 | Muzychuk, Anna | wg | SLO | 2460 | 22 | 1990 |
4 | Harika, Dronavalli | m | IND | 2455 | 32 | 1991 |
5 | Shen, Yang | wg | CHN | 2429 | 41 | 1989 |
6 | Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | wg | ROU | 2386 | 21 | 1989 |
7 | Tairova, Elena | m | RUS | 2386 | 13 | 1991 |
8 | Charochkina, Daria | wm | RUS | 2383 | 18 | 1990 |
9 | Ju, Wenjun | CHN | 2360 | 29 | 1991 | |
10 | Vasilkova, Svetlana | wm | RUS | 2359 | 23 | 1988 |
11 | Muzychuk, Mariya | wm | UKR | 2357 | 9 | 1992 |
12 | Nebolsina, Vera | wm | RUS | 2348 | 26 | 1989 |
13 | Stock, Lara | wm | CRO | 2346 | 10 | 1992 |
14 | Nemcova, Katerina | wm | CZE | 2342 | 39 | 1990 |
15 | Girya, Olga | wf | RUS | 2342 | 22 | 1991 |
16 | Bodnaruk, Anastasia | wf | RUS | 2317 | 9 | 1992 |
17 | Soumya, Swaminathan | wm | IND | 2315 | 35 | 1989 |
18 | Mamedjarova, Turkan | wg | AZE | 2313 | 18 | 1989 |
19 | Paikidze, Nazi | wf | GEO | 2311 | 20 | 1993 |
20 | Zhang, Xiaowen | CHN | 2309 | 29 | 1989 |
Lists and data by courtesy of FIDE