06/10/2010 16:52
Levon Aronian ranks 3rd on FIDE rating list
Levon Aronian surpassed Veselin Topalov on FIDE rating list after the brilliant performance in the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk. Armenian Grandmaster currently ranks third among the strongest chess players of the world with 2793.8 rating. Magnus Carlsen is on the top with 2810.7. Viswanathan Anand ranks second with 2800.0. Veselin Topalov has 2785.5, Vladimir Kramnik 2779.6, according to the Armenian Chess Federation.
By the way, October 6th is Aronian’s birthday, and we all join in hearty congratulations and best wishes on his birthday.