Armenia’s Aronian still World No. 2

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced its new rankings, and Grandmaster (GM) Magnus Carlsen of Norway continues to top the list. 

GM Levon Aronian, who plays first board for the three-time World Chess Olympiad champion Armenian national team, is still ranked second in the FIDE ratings. His rating is unchanged at 2813. Just as the previous rankings, GM Fabiano Caruana of Italy is ranked third.

The Armenian national squad has four more representatives in the world top 100 rankings: Sergei Movsesian (49th), Vladimir Akopian (60th), Gabriel Sargissian (73rd), and Armenia’s reigning champion, Tigran Petrosian (89th).

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