Carlsen closer to the No. 1 spot
Carlsen is closing in on the No. 1 spot. First, he did it by playing at Nanjing. Now, he's doing it without playing. Topalov is doing all the work for him. If Topalov draws or loses another game, the race can change. 1 Topalov 2805 2 Carlsen 2801 3 Anand 2788 4 Aronian 2783 5 Kramnik 2772 6 Gashimov 2765 7 Gelfand 2758 8 Svidler 2754 9 Leko 2752 10 Morozevich 2744