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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 ...

Topalov remains in the lead after the 5th round of the Grand Slam final at Bilbao. Carlsen is on his heels a point behind. The tournament adopts an unique 3-1-0 scoring system. Most of the games have been well fought and the winner will really deserve the huge prize money that the tournament offers. Round 5 results: Round 5 Ivanchuk, Vassily - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ (Nimzo Indian Defence) Radjabov, Teimour - Aronian, Levon ½-½ (Scotch ) Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ (Ruy Lopez Schliemann)

Carlsen has ascended the throne of the live chess ratings. He is currently no. 1 with Anand now on 2nd. Topalov has started moving up rapidly. On home turf, he has now beaten the no. 1 and 2 on this list in this very tournament. Aronian too is making a sort of a comeback to the elite group though he has a lot of catching up to do. Current live chess rankings: 1 Carlsen 2792 2 Anand 2791 3 Morozevich 2787 4 Topalov 2786 5 Ivanchuk 2782 6 Kramnik 2772 7 Aronian 2754 8 Radjabov 2749 9 Leko 2747 10 Adams 2736

The Category XXII Super GM Grand Slam Chess Final Masters started at Bilbao. Magnus Carlsen is two points ahead of the field by virtue of his win against Aronian. Usually a 2 point margin is almost a tournament win. But at Bilbao, it is different because 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 point for a draw. The winner gets 150,000 Euros. Anand escaped a clever onslaught by Ivanchuk and finally escaped with a draw. Even the usually volcanic Topalov could not create anything exciting. Elsewhere on the live ratings, Carlsen has once again moved to the 2nd spot. We've had Morozevich running away impossibly in the first half of the Tal Memorial and actually tasting the World No. 1 spot (for a day). Carlsen and Ivanchuk have been close. Its really very interesting to watch. FIDE has to watch out ! Updated ratings once every three months may not be enough anymore !