The World No. 1 Musical chairs chess game

Put a bunch of the highest rated players and this is what you get. The world No. 1 ranking has now been occupied by 3 players during the Bilbao tournament. And you may recount that Morozevich was recently the No. 1 for a short while. The live chess ratings are certainly attracting more attention than the static chess ratings list that changes only once in 3 months.

Ivanchuk occupies the no. 1 position now thanks to his win over Teimour Radjabov. Anand lost a winning position with the white pieces. He cannot escape with the "cannot show preparation" excuse, since the mistake was made in the heavy pieces endgame. Topalov continued to shine by beating Carlsen twice in this tournament. In fact, Topalov is very near to the No. 1 ranking now. And looking at the way he is playing in this tournament, don't be surprised if he takes over that spot soon.

1 Ivanchuk 2791
2 Morozevich 2787
3 Carlsen 2786
4 Topalov 2785
5 Anand 2784
6 Kramnik 2772
7 Aronian 2761
8 Leko 2747
9 Radjabov 2746
10 Adams 2737