Mamedyarov relaunches himself

So, who's the hottest property in the top 10 rakings at the moment? Yeah, we know Carlsen is making waves and the no. 1 tag has that special feel to it. So, what is your other guess?

Yes, its none other than Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan. With is fantastic run in the World Team Championship at Turkey recently, he has jumped into the top ten again.

After the tragic cheating incident at last year's Aeroflot open, where Mamedyarov accused Kurnosov of getting help, his performance had slumped and he even dropped out of the top 20 in the world at one time. After some lacklustre performances, Mamedyarov started his rise from the low 2717 rating and at the WTCC bludgeoned mostly lower rated Grandmasters on the third board and leapt into the top league of the world rankings. He is now rated 2760 live, which was his previous highest rating.

He seems to be more determined this time to reach his goal - the No. 1 ranking (according to his declaration on his website.) We watch his progress keenly.

Here's the top ten for your information:

1 Carlsen off 2810
2 Topalov off 2805
3 Anand off 2790
4 Kramnik off 2788
5 Aronian off 2782
6 Mamedyarov off 2760
7 Grischuk off 2756
8 Wang Yue off 2751
9 Gelfand off 2750
10 Ivanchuk off 2749