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The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced the rating of chess players as of October 1.
Idman.biz reports that Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mamedyarov has improved his position in the updated FIDE ratings, while Ulviyya Fataliyeva has achieved real progress.
Shahriyar Mamedyarov rose from 16th to 14th place in the world ranking with 2742 points.
In the list, former world champion Viswanathan Anand (India) is in 13th place with 2743 points, and Hans Niemann (USA) is in 15th place with 2738 points.
The world's top 100 male chess players also include Teymur Rajabov (38th place with 2692 points), Rauf Mammadov (62nd place with 2655 points) and Eltaj Safarli (100th place with 2630 points).
Top 10 male chess players in the world:
1. Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 2839 points)
2. Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2816 points)
3. Fabiano Caruana (USA, 2789 points)
4. Arjun Erigaisi (India, 2773 points)
5. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (India, 2771 points)
6. Alireza Firouzja (France, 2762 points)
7. Anish Giri (Netherlands, 2759 points)
8. Wesley So (USA, 2756 points)
9. Vincent Keymer (Germany, 2755 points)
10. Wei Yi (China, 2754 points)
It should be noted that the current world champion, Indian Gukesh Dommaraju, is in 11th place with 2752 points.
Ulviyya Fataliyeva made successful progress in the women's rating table, recently taking 6th place in the prestigious "Grand Swiss" tournament held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Ulviyya Fataliyeva has 2410 points and rose to 35th place. Thanks to her success in Uzbekistan, the Azerbaijani chess player moved up 23 places in the list and scored 25 points.
Also, Gunay Mammadzada (51st place with 2390 points), Govhar Beydullayeva (73rd place with 2362 points) and Khanim Balajayeva (87th place with 2351 points) represent our country among the top 100 female chess players in the world.
Top 10 female chess players in the world:
1. Hou Yifan (China, 2617 points)
2. Ju Wenjun (China, 2569 points)
3. Lei Tingjie (China, 2566 points)
4. Tan Zhongyi (China, 2564 points)
5. Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia, 2541 points)
6. Humpy Koneru (India, 2535 points)
7. Tan Zhongyi (China, 2532 points)
8. Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine, 2525 points)
9. Kateryna Lagno (Russia, 2517 points)
10. Bibisara Assaubayeva (Kazakhstan, 2513)
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