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FIDE has published 2016 FIDE Rating List as November 1.  World Champion Magnus Carlsen (2853) is leading the list. Italian player Fabiano Caruana (2823) is on the second place, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is on 3rd place.

As the Chess Federation of Armenia reports, GM Levon Aronian (2795) remains on the 5th place.

3 more Armenian chess players are included in top 100 list as well: Vladimir Akopian (2675) is 68th, Sergei Movsisian (2672) is on the 74th place, and Gabriel Sargsian (2667) is 81st.

Women World Champion Hou Yifan (2635) is the 1st in the list of the world strongest 100 women chess players.  Among our chess players Elina Danielian (2444) is the 34th, Lilit Mkrtchian (2439) is the 37th.

Richard Rapport (2730) is the first among junior players. Wey Yi (2706) is on the second place and Duda Jan-Krzysztof is the third. Manuel Petrosian (2551) from Armenia is 37th, Tigran Harutyunuan (2501) is 56th, and Haik Martirosian  (2496) is 61st.

FIDE also publishes rapid and blitz ratings lists. World Champion Magnus Carlsen (2894) is leading the rapid list as well. Hikaru Nakamura (2839) is on the second place.  Levon Aronian (2770) is on the 12th place.

There are 5 more Armenian chess players in rapid top 100 players list. Hrant Melkumyan (2736) is 24th, Sergei Movsisyan (2717) is the 34th, Tigran L. Petrosian (2715) is 36th, Vladimir Akopian (2698) is 53rd, and Gabriel Sargsyan (2673) is 70th.