George Duke wrote on Wed, Dec 2, 2015 10:58 PM UTC:
The world ratings have been interesting for several months. Ratings. Norway's Carlsen has been number 1 since January 2010, possibly slipping from that a couple months later that year, but more or less continuous #1 for six years straight. Now he is almost sure to be overtaken in the next several months following the trend. There are three USA players in top ten nowadays. Amazing
Anand is nearly 25 years older than several other top ten, and Topolov has fluctuated among steady 2nd to fourth or fifth for over ten years.
Where would cautious ten-yr.-retired Kasparov be able to place if active? Practically speculative, but I think at the bottom of the top tier, fifth, sixth, seventh, only several years older yet not wearing as well as Anand.
Where would cautious ten-yr.-retired Kasparov be able to place if active? Practically speculative, but I think at the bottom of the top tier, fifth, sixth, seventh, only several years older yet not wearing as well as Anand.