Carlsen closer to the No. 1 spot

Carlsen is closing in on the No. 1 spot. First, he did it by playing at Nanjing. Now, he's doing it without playing. Topalov is doing all the work for him. If Topalov draws or loses another game, the race can change.

1 Topalov 2805
2 Carlsen 2801
3 Anand 2788
4 Aronian 2783
5 Kramnik 2772
6 Gashimov 2765
7 Gelfand 2758
8 Svidler 2754
9 Leko 2752
10 Morozevich 2744

Top ranked Chess Players as on Oct 15 2009

01 Topalov 2810
02 Carlsen 2801
03 Anand 2788
04 Aronian 2786
05 Kramnik 2772
06 Gelfand 2758
07 Gashimov 2758
08 Svidler 2754
09 Leko 2752
10 Morozevich 2750