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In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else, for whereas the endings can be studied andmastered by themselves, the middle game and the opening must be studied in relation to the endgame. ~ Jose Raul Capablanca

Live Ratings

Updated Febuary 10, 2010

Rank Name

Rating  Change




01 Carlsen

2812,9   +2,9



02 Topalov

2805,0   +0.0



03 Kramnik

2789,9   +1,9



04 Anand

2788,7   -1,3



05 Aronian

2782,3   +1,3



06 Memedyarov

2759,5  +18,5



07 Gashimov

2758,8   +0,8



08 Grischuk
2756,0   +20



09 Gelfand

2750,4  -10,6



10 Ivanchuk
2749,8   +0.8



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