December 2013 FIDE rating list

Magnus Carlsen enters the month of December as a World Champion and world’s highest rated player for the first time. He also equalizes his own record of 2872 set in March and April 2013, after gaining 2 ELO points from the match with Anand.
Levon Aronian is the only player, besides Magnus, rated over 2800 ELO. With 79 points gap, he takes second position with 2803. Third position is for Vladimir Kramnik with 2793, but he is close to losing this position after the loss from Nakamura and the draws with Mamedov and Li Chao at the World Chess Team Championship.
Players placed 4th to 9th have practically identical ratings. At 4th position is Nakamura with 2786 ELO, and at 9th we find the ex World Champion Viswanathan Anand with 2773 ELO. In the same group enter also Veselin Topalov, Alexander Grischuk, Fabiano Caruana, and Boris Gelfand. 10th position is for Candidates 2014 participant Peter Svidler with 2758 ELO.
This time the rating list suffers no inflation or deflation, the top 100 staying at average 2703 ELO, still lower than the November 2012 record.

Rank	Name	Title	Country	Rating	Games	B-Year
1	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2872	10	1990
2	Aronian, Levon	g	ARM	2803	9	1982
3	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2793	0	1975
4	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2786	0	1987
5	Topalov, Veselin	g	BUL	2785	7	1975
6	Grischuk, Alexander	g	RUS	2783	8	1983
7	Caruana, Fabiano	g	ITA	2782	9	1992
8	Gelfand, Boris	g	ISR	2777	0	1968
9	Anand, Viswanathan	g	IND	2773	10	1969
10	Svidler, Peter	g	RUS	2758	11	1976
11	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	g	AZE	2757	8	1985
12	Karjakin, Sergey	g	RUS	2756	0	1990
13	Adams, Michael	g	ENG	2754	8	1971
14	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	g	CUB	2754	0	1983
15	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2745	11	1990
16	Vitiugov, Nikita	g	RUS	2741	0	1987
17	Bacrot, Etienne	g	FRA	2740	10	1983
18	Naiditsch, Arkadij	g	GER	2737	9	1985
19	Wang, Hao	g	CHN	2735	3	1989
20	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2734	10	1994
21	Eljanov, Pavel	g	UKR	2733	0	1983
22	Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2731	0	1969
23	Ponomariov, Ruslan	g	UKR	2731	0	1983
24	Leko, Peter	g	HUN	2730	0	1979
25	Wang, Yue	g	CHN	2723	3	1987
26	Morozevich, Alexander	g	RUS	2722	6	1977
27	Jakovenko, Dmitry	g	RUS	2721	0	1983
28	Kamsky, Gata	g	USA	2721	0	1974
29	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	g	RUS	2721	0	1990
30	So, Wesley	g	PHI	2719	0	1993
31	Malakhov, Vladimir	g	RUS	2716	3	1980
32	Tomashevsky, Evgeny	g	RUS	2715	6	1987
33	Moiseenko, Alexander	g	UKR	2713	8	1980
34	Radjabov, Teimour	g	AZE	2713	8	1987
35	Korobov, Anton	g	UKR	2713	0	1985
36	Areshchenko, Alexander	g	UKR	2712	10	1986
37	Wojtaszek, Radoslaw	g	POL	2711	0	1987
38	Ding, Liren	g	CHN	2710	3	1992
39	Andreikin, Dmitry	g	RUS	2709	7	1990
40	Almasi, Zoltan	g	HUN	2708	10	1976
41	Navara, David	g	CZE	2708	9	1985
42	Harikrishna, P.	g	IND	2708	2	1986
43	Fressinet, Laurent	g	FRA	2707	0	1981
44	Rublevsky, Sergei	g	RUS	2706	0	1974
45	Vallejo Pons, Francisco	g	ESP	2705	10	1982
46	Jobava, Baadur	g	GEO	2705	9	1983
47	Le, Quang Liem	g	VIE	2703	0	1991
48	Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	g	UZB	2701	2	1979
49	Kryvoruchko, Yuriy	g	UKR	2701	0	1986
50	Matlakov, Maxim	g	RUS	2700	0	1991
51	Inarkiev, Ernesto	g	RUS	2698	1	1985
52	Alekseev, Evgeny	g	RUS	2698	0	1985
53	Shirov, Alexei	g	LAT	2695	0	1972
54	Polgar, Judit	g	HUN	2693	8	1976
55	Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	g	ROU	2691	9	1976
56	Movsesian, Sergei	g	ARM	2689	9	1978
57	Riazantsev, Alexander	g	RUS	2689	0	1985
58	Rapport, Richard	g	HUN	2687	2	1996
59	Bu, Xiangzhi	g	CHN	2685	3	1985
60	McShane, Luke J	g	ENG	2684	7	1984
61	Akopian, Vladimir	g	ARM	2684	5	1971
62	Short, Nigel D	g	ENG	2683	7	1965
63	Li, Chao b	g	CHN	2683	3	1989
64	Rodshtein, Maxim	g	ISR	2683	2	1989
65	Zhigalko, Sergei	g	BLR	2682	9	1989
66	Laznicka, Viktor	g	CZE	2681	9	1988
67	Granda Zuniga, Julio E	g	PER	2680	0	1967
68	Volokitin, Andrei	g	UKR	2678	10	1986
69	Van Wely, Loek	g	NED	2678	2	1972
70	Berkes, Ferenc	g	HUN	2677	11	1985
71	Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	g	CUB	2677	0	1982
72	Sargissian, Gabriel	g	ARM	2675	9	1983
73	Khismatullin, Denis	g	RUS	2674	0	1984
74	Dreev, Aleksey	g	RUS	2673	0	1969
75	Cheparinov, Ivan	g	BUL	2672	0	1986
76	Onischuk, Alexander	g	USA	2672	0	1975
77	Negi, Parimarjan	g	IND	2671	0	1993
78	Istratescu, Andrei	g	FRA	2670	10	1975
79	Ni, Hua	g	CHN	2669	3	1983
80	Grachev, Boris	g	RUS	2669	0	1986
81	Yu, Yangyi	g	CHN	2667	3	1994
82	Lysyj, Igor	g	RUS	2666	0	1987
83	Sasikiran, Krishnan	g	IND	2666	0	1981
84	Edouard, Romain	g	FRA	2665	17	1990
85	Bologan, Viktor	g	MDA	2661	2	1971
86	Fedorchuk, Sergey A.	g	UKR	2660	15	1981
87	Erdos, Viktor	g	HUN	2658	10	1987
88	Tiviakov, Sergei	g	NED	2658	2	1973
89	Socko, Bartosz	g	POL	2657	9	1978
90	Sutovsky, Emil	g	ISR	2657	0	1977
91	Mamedov, Rauf	g	AZE	2656	8	1988
92	Gharamian, Tigran	g	FRA	2656	1	1984
93	Efimenko, Zahar	g	UKR	2655	8	1985
94	Romanov, Evgeny	g	RUS	2654	11	1988
95	Amin, Bassem	g	EGY	2654	9	1988
96	Jones, Gawain C B	g	ENG	2654	8	1987
97	Khairullin, Ildar	g	RUS	2653	0	1990
98	Zvjaginsev, Vadim	g	RUS	2653	0	1976
99	Nielsen, Peter Heine	g	DEN	2652	3	1973
100	Lenic, Luka	g	SLO	2651	9	1988
101	Beliavsky, Alexander G	g	SLO	2651	0	1953

For the 71st time, highest rated woman is Judit Polgar. With 2693 ELO, she keeps advantage ahead of World Champion Yifan Hou, who is at second position with 2629. Humpy Koneru is the third woman above 2600, with 2607 ELO.

Rank	Name	Title	Country	Rating	Games	B-Year
1	Polgar, Judit	g	HUN	2693	8	1976
2	Hou, Yifan	g	CHN	2629	0	1994
3	Koneru, Humpy	g	IND	2607	3	1987
4	Zhao, Xue	g	CHN	2568	3	1985
5	Muzychuk, Anna	g	SLO	2566	0	1990
6	Dzagnidze, Nana	g	GEO	2557	9	1987
7	Lagno, Kateryna	g	UKR	2543	9	1989
8	Khotenashvili, Bela	m	GEO	2527	9	1988
9	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	g	RUS	2527	8	1984
10	Cramling, Pia	g	SWE	2525	3	1963
11	Cmilyte, Viktorija	g	LTU	2514	9	1983
12	Ju, Wenjun	wg	CHN	2514	3	1991
13	Kosintseva, Nadezhda	g	RUS	2513	9	1985
14	Gunina, Valentina	g	RUS	2509	10	1989
15	Hoang, Thanh Trang	g	HUN	2507	10	1980
16	Muzychuk, Mariya	m	UKR	2503	8	1992
17	Sebag, Marie	g	FRA	2501	9	1986
18	Ushenina, Anna	g	UKR	2501	8	1985
19	Krush, Irina	m	USA	2499	12	1983
20	Kosintseva, Tatiana	g	RUS	2496	0	1986
21	Pogonina, Natalija	wg	RUS	2495	7	1985
22	Tan, Zhongyi	wg	CHN	2490	14	1991
23	Harika, Dronavalli	g	IND	2487	3	1991
24	Stefanova, Antoaneta	g	BUL	2486	8	1979
25	Huang, Qian	wg	CHN	2483	3	1986
26	Zhu, Chen	g	QAT	2479	3	1976
27	Zatonskih, Anna	m	USA	2471	2	1978
28	Mkrtchian, Lilit	m	ARM	2464	9	1982
29	Danielian, Elina	g	ARM	2462	8	1978
30	Galliamova, Alisa	m	RUS	2458	0	1972
31	Melia, Salome	m	GEO	2453	0	1987
32	Paehtz, Elisabeth	m	GER	2452	10	1985
33	Khurtsidze, Nino	m	GEO	2452	5	1975
34	Guo, Qi	wg	CHN	2450	3	1995
35	Zhukova, Natalia	g	UKR	2449	7	1979
36	Bodnaruk, Anastasia	m	RUS	2448	0	1992
37	Dembo, Yelena	m	GRE	2448	0	1983
38	Hunt, Harriet V	m	ENG	2446	2	1978
39	Girya, Olga	wg	RUS	2443	7	1991
40	Skripchenko, Almira	m	FRA	2442	0	1976
41	Tania, Sachdev	m	IND	2441	0	1986
42	Socko, Monika	g	POL	2440	9	1978
43	Munguntuul, Batkhuyag	m	MGL	2440	3	1987
44	Ding, Yixin	wg	CHN	2439	3	1991
45	Peptan, Corina-Isabela	m	ROU	2438	7	1978
46	Moser, Eva	m	AUT	2436	9	1982
47	Javakhishvili, Lela	m	GEO	2430	5	1984
48	Atalik, Ekaterina	m	TUR	2429	0	1982
49	Shen, Yang	m	CHN	2428	14	1989
50	Goryachkina, Aleksandra	wg	RUS	2428	5	1998
51	Batsiashvili, Nino	m	GEO	2425	22	1987
52	Cori T., Deysi	wg	PER	2425	0	1993
53	Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	m	RUS	2424	0	1974
54	Gomes, Mary Ann	wg	IND	2423	11	1989
55	Zaiatz, Elena	m	RUS	2423	0	1969
56	Kashlinskaya, Alina	wg	RUS	2422	0	1993
57	Alexandrova, Olga	m	ESP	2420	8	1978
58	Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna	wg	POL	2418	6	1988
59	Houska, Jovanka	m	ENG	2415	5	1980
60	Turova, Irina	m	RUS	2415	0	1979
61	Bojkovic, Natasa	m	SRB	2411	8	1971
62	Zhang, Xiaowen	wg	CHN	2406	14	1989
63	Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina	wg	POL	2405	9	1987
64	Savina, Anastasia	m	RUS	2403	5	1992
65	Rajlich, Iweta	m	POL	2400	4	1981
66	Kovanova, Baira	wg	RUS	2400	0	1987
67	Guseva, Marina	m	RUS	2399	0	1986
68	Guramishvili, Sopiko	m	GEO	2398	22	1991
69	Bulmaga, Irina	m	ROU	2396	9	1993
70	Gaponenko, Inna	m	UKR	2396	4	1976
71	Wang, Jue	wg	CHN	2394	14	1995
72	Li, Ruofan	m	SIN	2394	0	1978
73	Wang, Pin	wg	CHN	2394	0	1974
74	Zawadzka, Jolanta	wg	POL	2392	9	1987
75	L’Ami, Alina	wg	ROU	2390	17	1985
76	Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan	g	SCO	2388	0	1968
77	Milliet, Sophie	m	FRA	2387	17	1983
78	Matnadze, Ana	m	ESP	2382	9	1983
79	Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina	m	ESP	2382	8	1987
80	Karavade, Eesha	m	IND	2380	0	1987
81	Matveeva, Svetlana	m	RUS	2380	0	1969
82	Ovod, Evgenija	m	RUS	2378	0	1982
83	Lujan, Carolina	m	ARG	2375	9	1985
84	Tsereteli, Tamar	wg	GEO	2375	0	1985
85	Arabidze, Meri	wg	GEO	2374	8	1994
86	Khukhashvili, Sopiko	m	GEO	2374	0	1985
87	Ohme, Melanie	wg	GER	2370	2	1990
88	Peng, Zhaoqin	g	NED	2369	9	1968
89	Sukandar, Irine Kharisma	wg	INA	2369	0	1992
90	Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman	m	IND	2366	21	1979
91	Kachiani-Gersinska, Ketino	m	GER	2366	9	1971
92	Lomineishvili, Maia	m	GEO	2366	0	1977
93	Kononenko, Tatiana	m	UKR	2365	0	1978
94	Vasilevich, Irina	m	RUS	2365	0	1985
95	Schleining, Zoya	wg	GER	2364	7	1961
96	Daulyte, Deimante	wg	LTU	2363	9	1989
97	Fierro Baquero, Martha L.	m	ECU	2362	0	1977
98	Shadrina, Tatiana	wg	RUS	2362	0	1974
99	Stockova, Zuzana	m	SVK	2362	0	1977
100	Melamed, Tatjana	wg	GER	2361	8	1974