The world’s chess elite did not play too many classical games in April, so there were no major changes at the top of the world rankings. However, the FIDE World Championship match, which ended on the last day of April, affected the list: Ding Liren gained one point (new: 2789, 3rd place), Ian Nepomniachtchi lost […]
Monthly Archives: May 2023
The final phase of the Astana World Championship brought us unparalleled drama. You saw Ding pull it off with tenacious defence in game 14, and then continue with extraordinary defensive skills in the first three playoff game. In the fourth game the Chinese GM took a very brave decision in the ending, to reject a […]
The following survey lists all chess players who have reached a top five or top ten status at least once in their career, ranked by their highest position, then in chronological order. Of course, the start of the FIDE Elo list and the current date are arbitrary, but the chess world has now had an […]