11:56  ,  November 1, 2013

FIDE: Armenia’s Aronian is No.2 again

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced its new rankings, where there is a change in the top three. 

Grandmaster (GM) Levon Aronian, who plays first board for the three-time World Chess Olympiad champion Armenian national team, has passed GM Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), and once again is ranked second in the FIDE ratings, whereas Kramnik has dropped to third place.   

GM Magnus Carlsen (Norway), however, continues to top the list.

The Armenian national chess team has four more representatives in the world top 100 rankings. They are Sergei Movsesian (49th), Vladimir Akopian (63rd), Gabriel Sargissian (71st), and Armenia’s reining national champion Tigran Petrosian (89th).

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