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The players seem to be falling into their true rating range. Notice Wang Yue's consolidation despite an end to his winning streak. Also, Ivanchuk's fall has started again. His waves typically have high crests and real deep trough, so please pray for him. 01 Topalov 2809 02 Anand 2791 03 Morozevich 2772 04 Carlsen 2770 05 Ivanchuk 2763 06 Kramnik 2760 07 Aronian 2755 08 Radjabov 2753 09 Wang Yue 2749 10 Leko 2749

The latest Chess Ranking 01 Topalov 2802 02 Anand 2791 03 Morozevich 2772 04 Carlsen 2771 05 Ivanchuk 2770 06 Kramnik 2760 06 Radjabov 2760 08 Aronian 2751 09 Leko 2750 10 Wang Yue 2749

The only change in the top ten is that Ivanchuk gained a measly point and a half at Bali Benidorm. Ivanchuk had a chance to overtake Anand, but he earned just 0.5/2 in the last two rounds after a spectacular show in the first half. Updated Top Players List based on Live Rating Calculations 01 Topalov 2796 02 Anand 2791 03 Ivanchuk 2780 04 Carlsen 2776 05 Morozevich 2772 06 Kramnik 2760 07 Leko 2758 08 Radjabov 2753 09 Wang Yue 2751 10 Aronian 2750

GM Ivanchuk won the 2008 edition of the Bali Benidorm tournament. He finished just half a point ahead of Shirov after being ahead by 2 points at one time. Ivanchuk drew and lost games in the last two rounds. Final Standings after Round 10 1 GM IVANCHUK Vassily UKR 2786 8 2 GM SHIROV Alexei ESP 2726 7,5 3 GM TIVIAKOV Sergei NED 2686 5,5 4 GM LAHNO Kateryna UKR 2488 4,0 5 IM VILA GAZQUEZ Xavier ESP 2422 3,0 6 WGM VEGA GUTIERREZ Sabrina ESP 2278 2,0

Ivanchuk continues to dominate the Bali Benidorm tournament 2008. He has virtually won the tournament with 2 rounds to spare with 7.5/8 and a mind boggling 2918 rating performance. He is gaining more than 10 FIDE points in this tournament alone. If you thought Ivanchuk would be affected by the drug controversy, think again! He is now just 2 points behind World Chess Champion Anand. Shirov is in second place, way behind Ivanchuk. Lahno is putting up a strong show. Top Players based on Live Rating Calculations 01 Topalov 2796 02 Anand 2791 03 Ivanchuk 2789 04 Carlsen 2776 05 Morozevich 2772 06 Kramnik 2760 07 Leko 2758 08 Radjabov 2753 09 Wang Yue 2751 10 Aronian 2750

We are finding it hard to dig up information on the Hotel Bali International Chess tournament, Benidorm 2008. After the first half, Ivanchuk is leading the field with 4.5/5, having conceeded a draw only to the formidable Shirov. The shocking news though, is that Kateryna Lahno has beaten Alexei Shirov and is now placed 3rd. Earlier, she had lost her first two games of the tournament. Shirov is placed 2nd right now. Ivanchuk's rating so far is 2886. Standings after Round 5 Ivanchuk 4.5 Shirov 3.5 Lahno 3 Tiviakov 2.5 GUTIERREZ Sabrina 1 VILA GAZQUEZ Xavier 0.5 In the Open Masters section, Anand's former second Ubilava is leading with 5.5 points out of a maximum six closely followed by favourite Dreev, Felgaer and Delchev. 1 GM UBILAVA Elizbar ESP 2551 Cnt 5,5 2 GM DELCHEV Aleksander BUL 2632 Cat 5,0 3 GM FELGAER ZIEGLER Ruben ARG 2591 Cat 5,0 4 GM DREEV Alexey RUS 2670 5,0 5 GM MOSKALENKO Viktor UKR 2568 4,5 6 IM KOVACEVIC Slobodan SRB 2404 Val 4,5 7 FM DELORME Axel FRA 2...

We start a series on the players that are participating in the 2009 edition of the Corus Chess tournament. We are focussing on players that are relatively less known on the International circuit. Please pass on any extra information that you have or if you spot any errors since we've dug up information that is available on the internet and put it together. Anish Giri Corus Chess 2009 - Group C Facts - Was born on 28th June 1994. That makes him 14, running 15. - Anish's father, Sanjay Giri, is of Nepalese origin. His mother is a Russian. Anish himself was born in St. Petersburg, the beautiful city that already boasts of famous names. - Anish's father was working in Russia. They recently moved to The Netherlands. - His hero is the legend Garry Kasparov. - Started playing chess at the age of 7, sparring with his mom and later improved by reading Chess books and playing on the internet. - Anish stresses a lot on his school studies and tries to maintain a fine balance between Ch...