Did you notice that the current rating difference between the World #1 and World #2 is bigger than difference between the World #2 and World #17?
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- The Top-20 after #FIDEWorldCup. Congratulations to @MagnusCarlsen on winning the title! Some tournament rating performances (TPR): Carlsen 2854 Caruana 2802 Nakamura 2690 Nepomniachtchi 2696 Giri 2593 Gukesh 2797 So 2579 Radjabov 2709 Dominguez 2780 Mamedyarov 2380 Le Quang
- These are the Top-10 youngest chess crown holders among the undisputed world champions. @DGukesh
- Firouzja (2803.8, World #2) beats Mamedyarov and will officially reach 2800+ on 1st Dec aged 18y 5m 13d. He'll be the YOUNGEST EVER to do so. Carlsen did it when aged 18y 11m 2d. Kasparov was 26. Firouzja's TPR in his last 20 games is 2913 2700chess.com/games/firouzja… 📷 Lennart Ootes
- We have updated our highest historical live ratings through our meticulous research featured in the attached banner, revealing that Arjun Erigaisi is now ranked #20 among all players and #2 in India. As a key reference in our study, we used Fischer's highest live rating of
- Ever wondered who was in the Top 10 and who held the #1 spot the longest? As of January 2025, the players in the banner below are ranked by their Top 10 duration, with all figures in months. The second column shows how many months they were at #1.
- 🇮🇳 Erigaisi (2791.3) is now less than 10 rating points away from the 2800 club after his powerful start with 6/6 at the #ChessOlympiad. Here is his win today with Black against Sjugirov (2644): 2700chess.com/games/sjugirov… 📸Michal Walusza / @FIDE_chess
- Carlsen (2863.9 -1.1) drew his game in the Norwegian league vs IM Ostmoe (2469), losing more rating points in one game (-4.2) than he gained during the whole Tata Steel Tournament (+3.1). Life is hard. 2700chess.com/games/carlsen-… Screenshot: Sjakkforbundet / Twitch
- 🇮🇳 Arjun Erigaisi is now a 2800-rated player! He defeated Andreikin in Round 5 of the European Club Cup, raising his live rating to 2802.1 and reclaiming the World #3 spot. His current score in the tournament is 4.5/5 with a TPR of 2915 2700chess.com/games/erigaisi… 📸 via @ECUonline
- Things change fast. Meet new World #2 Hikaru Nakamura! 2700chess.com/games/nakamura… 📷 via @NorwayChess
- 🇩🇪 Vincent Keymer (2771.7) is the new World #4 after winning three games in a row at the European Club Cup 2025, playing for Novy Bor. Today he defeated the experienced Boris Gelfand 2700chess.com/games/keymer-g… 📸Patricia Claros Aguilar / @ECUonline
- Gukesh (2780.2) defeats Wei Yi, moving to World #5, potentially his highest FIDE ranking ever. His score is 5.5/6 with a TPR of 3054. This win keeps Team India dominating the #ChessOlympiad, with seven wins in seven matches. Here's the game 2700chess.com/games/gukesh-w… 📸 Michał






















