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The Top List for US Chess Players according to the US Chess Federation (Source: www.uschess.org) 1 Nakamura, Hikaru (12641216) NY USA 2824 2 Onischuk, Alexander (12625186) VA USA 2773 3 Kamsky, Gata (12528459) NY USA 2770 4 Seirawan, Yasser (10509459) WA USA 2711 5 Akobian, Varuzhan (12740522) CA USA 2705 6 Shulman, Yury (12741541) IL USA 2696 7 Ehlvest, Jaan (12514557) NY USA 2691 8 Christiansen, Larry M (10460921) MA USA 2663 Shabalov, Alexander (12544264) PA USA 2663 10 Hess, Robert L (12749774) NY USA 2655 11 Kaidanov, Gregory (12543746) KY USA 2643 12 Benjamin, Joel (10102511) NJ USA 2628 13 Ibragimov, Ildar (12576446) CT USA 2619 14 Kudrin, Sergey (11257585) CT USA 2618 Friedel, Joshua Edward (12593986) NH USA 2618 16 Robson, Ray (12847250) FL USA 2614 17 Stripunsky, Alexander (12715435) NJ USA 2612 18 Khachiyan, Melikset (12827326) CA USA 2610 19 Gulko, Boris (12473035) NJ USA 2609 20 Ivanov, Alexander (12513936) MA USA 2602 21 Finegold, Benjamin P (11264417) MI USA 2600 22 De...

GM Ian Rogers was overheard discussing a rumor in the commentary box with GM Yasser Seirawan that GM Vladimir Kramnik may quit chess if he loses this match. We'll keep you updated on this and break the news when we hear more about this. Editor Here's the update - in the press conference after game 11, Kramnik said he has no plans to retire and that he enjoys chess even now. To his credit, he agreed that he was outprepared and he promised to learn and change the way he plays.