Unofficial Live Top Lists thread

[Scott Colliver]

Andrey Esipenko is another one to watch.At 19 years and #26 in live ratings.He plays Dubov in round 4 of the World Cup.Can he step up?

Esipenko should have beaten Dubov in the game of their match but he blew it.

[Desmond]

For Blitz ratings, Carlsen (2892) is closing in on Naka (3000).

MVL is up a whopping 44.8 to 2838 and #4, following GCT Zagreb Blitz tournament earlier in July.
Anand up 40.4 to 2825.4 #5 from the same tournament, not bad for an old man.

[Desmond]

For Blitz ratings, Carlsen (2892) is closing in on Naka (3000).

At the halfway point of the blitz portion in St Louis, Naka has dropped to 2892.0 also. In spite of outright first position and undefeated currently. He could well have another strong day and still drop below Magnus.

[Desmond]

He could well have another strong day and still drop below Magnus.

This has now occurred, and Magnus reclaims #1 in Blitz.

[Desmond]

Rapport (2773) enters the top 10 with a strong performance in Norway. At 25, he's the youngest currently in the top 10, and one of 5 twenty-somethings.

[Desmond]

As mentioned on another thread, Alireza has broken into the top 10, at age 18.

[Desmond]

2700chess.com introduces live Junior rating list for the first time. Anton is #18.

#	↑↓	Name	      Classic	Age
1		Firouzja	2770.0	18	
2		Esipenko	2711.8	19	
3	↑2	Deac		2651.1	20	
4	↓1	Nihal Sarin	2649.9	17	
5	↓1	Abdusattorov	2646.0	17	
6	↑2	Tabatabaei	2639.0	20	
7	↑5	Keymer		2638.9	16	
8	↑1	Niemann		2634.7	18	
9	↑2	Shevchenko	2632.0	19	
10	↓3	Sargsyan S	2628.5	19	
11	↓1	Erigaisi Arjun	2627.4	18	
12	↓6	Gukesh D	2621.4	15	
13	↑1	Praggnanandhaa R 2621.1	16	
14	↓1	Yakubboev	2621.0	19	
15		Sadhwani	2609.0	15	
16	↑1	Hakobyan	2607.4	20	
17	↓1	Ivic		2606.0	19	
18		Smirnov A	2600.0	20	
19		Liang	      2590.0	18	
20	↑3	Nguyen Thai	2588.3	19

[Metro]

As mentioned on another thread, Alireza has broken into the top 10, at age 18.

Alireza now ranked 4 after a win in the the European Team Championship.He is board 1 for France.

[Desmond]

Alireza is just a whisker (0.1) off world #2 now.

Also he has moved to #17 in all time rating list, passing Fischer, Karpov, and Nepo amoungst others.

[Metro]

Alireza is just a whisker (0.1) off world #2 now.

Also he has moved to #17 in all time rating list, passing Fischer, Karpov, and Nepo amoungst others.

If he continues to improve he will be a genuine chance in the 2022 Candidates.

[Desmond]

If he continues to improve he will be a genuine chance in the 2022 Candidates.

Yeah, absolutely. If he continues on his current trajectory, he'll be the red hot favourite.

[Frank]

Alireza is just a whisker (0.1) off world #2 now.

From chess.com at https://www.chess.com/news/view/alir...-to-break-2800:

Alireza Firouzja Youngest Chess Player Ever To Break 2800

NMAnthonyLevin
Updated: Nov 21, 2021, 1:35 PM|
68|Chess.com News


While there are currently over a thousand grandmasters in the world, only 14 players in history had crossed the 2800-rating barrier. GM Alireza Firouzja is the most recent addition to the 2800-club after scoring a sensational 8/9 at the European Team Championship.

At 18 years and five months, he is the youngest ever to do so. GM Magnus Carlsen was also 18 years old but earned the 2800 rating just barely before turning 19. With the win on Sunday, Firouzja is also the new world number-two, behind Carlsen.

[Metro]

Alexei Shirov is having a great run at the ripe age of 49 and is now 2702.He did not lose at the Grand Swiss and the Euro.Teams Championship.

[Metro]

Nakamura gains 14.4 points and moves to 2750, along with Duda.

Hikaru Nakamura: “ I think that the main difference is that I don’t panic anymore. I get a bad position and I just try to find good moves and I think that the biggest difference is the mindset versus a couple of years ago. In general, I am a lot happier now ”.

[Metro]

                           Classic      Age
1	Carlsen		   2864.0	31	
2	Ding Liren	   2808.4	29	
3	Nepomniachtchi	   2792.4	31	
4	Firouzja	   2778.2	19	
5	Caruana		   2775.4	29	
6	Aronian		   2775.0	39	
7	So		   2773.0	28	
8	Nakamura	   2767.8	34	
9	Vachier-Lagrave	   2760.0	31	
10	Giri		   2760.0	28

Nepo gains 26 points.Nakamura returns to the top 10.Will this encourage him to play more classic control events?