Aronian is currently rated #3 in the world right now. He is less than 9 points away from the top spot, which currently is occupied by Anand. Can Aronian make another breakthrough and get to the top spot?
Current LIVE rating list
| Rank | Name | Rating | Change | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Anand | 2816,6 | +6,6 | 1969 |
| 02 | Carlsen | 2814,9 | +0,9 | 1990 |
| 03 | Aronian | 2807,8 | +2,8 | 1982 |
| 04 | Kramnik | 2785,4 | +1,4 | 1975 |
| 05 | Ivanchuk | 2778,8 | +14,8 | 1969 |
| 06 | Karjakin | 2776,0 | 0 | 1990 |
| 07 | Topalov | 2775,0 | 0 | 1975 |
| 08 | Nakamura | 2773,9 | +22,9 | 1987 |
| 09 | Mamedyarov | 2772,0 | 0 | 1985 |
| 10 | Gashimov | 2754,3 | +18,3 | 1986 |
| 11 | Grischuk | 2746,7 | -26,3 | 1983 |
| 12 | Radjabov | 2744,0 | 0 | 1987 |
| 13 | Ponomariov | 2743,2 | -0,8 | 1983 |
| 14 | Wang Yue | 2734,0 | 0 | 1987 |
| 15 | Gelfand | 2733,0 | 0 | 1968 |
| 16 | Kamsky | 2732,8 | +2,8 | 1974 |
| 17 | Svidler | 2729,5 | -0,5 | 1976 |
| 18 | Nepomniachtchi | 2729,4 | -3,6 | 1990 |
| 19 | Wang Hao | 2727,7 | -3,3 | 1989 |
| 20 | Vachier-Lagrave | 2725,8 | +10,8 | 1990 |
| 21 | Eljanov | 2724,0 | 0 | 1983 |
| 22 | Bacrot | 2722,3 | -0,7 | 1983 |
| 23 | Almasi | 2719,0 | 0 | 1976 |
| 24 | Jakovenko | 2718,1 | +0,1 | 1983 |
| 25 | Navara | 2717,2 | +9,2 | 1985 |
| 26 | Leko | 2717,0 | 0 | 1979 |
| 27 | Dominguez | 2716,0 | 0 | 1983 |
| 28 | Caruana | 2715,7 | -5,3 | 1992 |
| 29 | Vitiugov | 2715,6 | +6,6 | 1987 |
| 30 | Movsesian | 2714,5 | -6,5 | 1978 |
| 31 | Malakhov | 2714,0 | 0 | 1980 |
| 32 | Adams | 2713,5 | -9,5 | 1971 |
| 33 | Tomashevsky | 2707,2 | +12,2 | 1987 |
| 34 | Jobava | 2707,0 | 0 | 1983 |
| 35 | Vallejo | 2705,7 | +7,7 | 1982 |
| 36 | Efimenko | 2704,5 | +3,5 | 1985 |
| 37 | Wojtaszek | 2701,7 | -24,3 | 1987 |
Source: http://chess.liverating.org
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Possibly. Aronian is the most consistent player amongst the top 10. I can’t remember him ever having a bad tourney.
Yes he can. Will he get it though?
No. He has to be the servant of King Vishy and the Crown Prince of Chess Carlsen.
Better luck next lifetime.
We will see about that oh wise Dahli Lama!
Yes, Aronian will be the next world champion.
As long as Carlsen is there,the answer is no.He could become the WC in the next cycle,but Carlsen will always take care his rating in post-Anand era leads the rating list 🙂