L. ARONIAN – IN THE 6th PLACE OF THE LATEST LIST OF WORLD’S BEST CHESS PLAYERS

ARMENPRESS
Apr 2, 2009

YEREVAN, APRIL 2, ARMENPRESS: With 2754 points grand master Levon
Aronian is ranked the 6th in the latest list of world’s best chess
players published by FIDE.

Bulgarian Veselin Topalov is in the 1st place with 2812 points, Indian
Vishvanatan Anand – in the second with 2783 points, Norwegian Magnus
Karlsen is in the third place with 2776 points, followed by Russian
Vladimir Kramnik with 2759 points, Azerbaijani Teymur Rajabov is in
the fifth place with 2756 points, Russian Dmitri Yakovenko is in the
seventh place with 2753 points, Alexander Morozevich – in the eighth
place with 2751 points, Hungarian Peter Leko is in the ninth place
with 2751 points, Russian Alexander Grishchuk is in the tenth place
with 2748 points.

Vladimir Hakobian with 2696 points is in the 34th place, Gabriel
Sargsian is in the 63rd place with 2660 points and Armen Pashikian
with 2655 points is in the 71st place among 100 best chess players
of the world.

In the rating of world’s best woman chess players grand master Elina
Danielian is in the 13th place with 2503 points and grand master
Lilit Mkrtchian – in the 22nd with 2479 points.

Hungarian Yudit Polgar is in the first place with 2693 points and
Indian Hampi Koneru is in the second place with 2012 points.