by John Bain | May 4, 2020 | World Chess Ratings
The coronavirus halted the Candidate Tournament and all over-the-board rated play so ratings are the same as last month. Unlikely FIDE will sanction over-the-board play before July or August. Hopefully, the Candidates Tournament will resume and a challenger arise to... Read more 
by John Bain | Apr 9, 2020 | World Chess Ratings
Russia’s Aleksandra GoryachikinaNow rated 2582!See the Top 10 Rated Women in World below. Who Will ChallengeMagnus CarlseninNovember 2020? Only one of eight top rated chess players in the world will challenge Magnus Carlsen for the World Chess... Read more 
by John Bain | Mar 3, 2020 | World Chess Ratings
Who Will ChallengeMagnus CarlseninNovember 2020? Only one of eight top rated chess players in the world will challenge Magnus Carlsen for the World Chess Championship tentatively scheduled for November in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 2020 Candidates... Read more 
by John Bain | Feb 1, 2020 | Blog, World Chess Ratings
USA’s Fabiano Caruana #2 Rated Chess Player in the World USA’s Fabiano Caruana the #2 rated chess player in world is now just 20 points behind Magnus Carlsen in the February 2020 World Chess Ratings! Fabiano is Peaking! Fabiano is peaking just in time for... Read more by John Bain | Jan 10, 2020 | Blog, World Chess Ratings
World Chess Champion Norway’s Magnus Carlsen Rated 2872! Born: November 30, 1990 (age 29 years) in Tønsberg, Norway After winning the World Blitz Chess Championship in December 2019, Magnus now holds all three titles–the Classical Chess, Rapid Chess and... Read more 
by John Bain | Dec 8, 2019 | World Chess Ratings
#1 Rated Woman Chess Player in World – December 2019 China’s Yifan Hou Rated 2664 The #79 Rated Player Overall in the WorldBorn: February 27, 1994 (age 25 years) in Xinghua, China The #1 ranked woman in the world, China’s Hou Yifan, took a short break from... Read more 
