Carlsen is the Clear World No. 2 in chess, reaching for Chess Number one position

Live chess ratings

Magnus Carlsen is closing in on Vishy Anand towards the World No. 1 chess ranking. His live chess rating is now 2796.3 while Anand is at 2798.

Ivanchuck, Morozevich, and Topalov are World no. 3, 4, and 5.

Top Ten live chess players

01 Anand 2798
02 Carlsen 2796.3
03 Ivanchuk 2791.5
04 Morozevich 2788
05 Topalov 2777
06 Kramnik 2772.9
07 Leko 2746.0
08 Shirov 2745.3
09 Radjabov 2744.0
10 Mamedyarov 2740.8

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