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FIDE July 2008 Rating List: Top 100

Source: http://www.fide.com. The full list is available for download there.

Viswanathan Anand holds on to his lead in the FIDE rating list ahead of Vladimir Kramnik. However the list is in fact out of date as Carlsen's win the in Aerosvit tournament in Foros which finished on the 20th would have lifted him to second in the world if it had been included. I'm all for sticking to the rules and FIDE have relaxed them to all the inclusion of late results in the past but in my view events of this strength should be registered in advance and once that's done they should be automatically included. Anand has played a couple of games and Kramnik not at all in this quarter which has seen Alexander Morozevich take his chance to move to second in the world. However I think its pretty clear there isn't much at all between the top 6 in the world with Carlsen and Ivanchuk playing particularly impressively recently.

July 2008 FIDE Rating List. Top 100
RankAp08NameTiNATYroBoc06ja07ap07ju07oc07ja08ap08ju08Gms
11 Anand, Viswanathan g IND1969277927792786279228012799280327982
23 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS19772747274127622758275527652774278820
32 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS1975275027662772276927852799278827880
411 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR19692741275027292762278727512740278125
54 Topalov, Veselin g BUL19752813278327722769276927802767277710
65 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR19902698269026932710271427332765277516
78 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE19872729272927472746274227352751274431
87 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE19852728275427572757275227602752274223
912 Shirov, Alexei g ESP19722720271526992735273927552740274111
1010 Leko, Peter g HUN1979274127492738275127552753274127410
119 Svidler, Peter g RUS19762750272827362735273227632746273832
126 Aronian, Levon g ARM19822741274427592750274127392763273711
1314 Adams, Michael g ENG19712735273527342724272927262729273520
1418 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS19832710271727172726271527112716272821
1513 Karjakin, Sergey g UKR19902672267826862678269427322732272727
1625 Movsesian, Sergei g SVK19782637263726422667267026772695272353
1715 Kamsky, Gata g USA19742705270527052718271427262726272328
1816 Gelfand, Boris g ISR19682733273327332733273627372723272010
1917 Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR19832703272327172706270527192719271810
2042 Gashimov, Vugar g AZE19862643265826442655266326652679271734
2133 Eljanov, Pavel g UKR19832658267526862701269126922687271623
2221 Polgar, Judit g HUN1976271027272727270727082707270927113
2322 Bu, Xiangzhi g CHN19852671264426562685269226912708271025
2419 Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS19832671269127082735271027202711270920
2526 Dominguez Perez, Lenier g CUB19832655267726782680268326912695270819
2620 Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS19852639266126792689271627112711270812
2724 Ni, Hua g CHN19832621263226542681264126802703270528
2830 Milov, Vadim g SUI19722657266526762675267626902690270516
2931 Wang, Yue g CHN19872644264426562696270326982689270428
3028 Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS19742688267726802679267626952695269910
3134 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA19872640265126582647264826702686269727
3239 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROU19762690268926932683266826842684269226
3323 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA19832705270527092695269527002705269137
3435 Wang, Hao g CHN19892622261926382624264326652684269128
3532 Malakhov, Vladimir g RUS19802682266326792676269026892689268911
3627 Cheparinov, Ivan g BUL19862632264026462657267027132695268723
3753 Bologan, Viktor g MDA19712659265826362650265726632665268633
3843 Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND19812675270026902676266126772679268418
3991 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA19902575257325932595263426372632268135
4059 Roiz, Michael g ISR19832611260526052630264426592659268032
4140 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB19792672268226772683269026812681267925
4236 Inarkiev, Ernesto g RUS19852628266926692663267426812684267529
4352 Motylev, Alexander g RUS19792662264726422648264526442666267423
4465 Fressinet, Laurent g FRA19812628264626442646265426562656267341
4549 Akopian, Vladimir g ARM19712713270026982708271327002673267317
4637 Volokitin, Andrei g UKR19862645264526542681267826742684267231
4754 Georgiev, Kiril g BUL19652680266126602663264926622665267132
4857 Efimenko, Zahar g UKR19852612261626202624262426382660267040
49 --Najer, Evgeniy gRUS 19772648260526242623263526342627267038
5056 Onischuk, Alexander g USA19752668266326632650267426642664267021
5146 Nikolic, Predrag g BIH19602626262626312646265726652674266928
5247 Almasi, Zoltan g HUN19762664266926752682269126672674266826
5341 Harikrishna, P. g IND19862674267326502664266826642679266815
54 --Naiditsch, Arkadij gGER 19852676266326542644263926382623266542
5560 Jobava, Baadur g GEO1983265026502658264426442643265826659
5670 Areshchenko, Alexander g UKR19862640264426472645263826452650266440
5773 Ivanisevic, Ivan g SRB19772579260226142595260726492649266431
5864 Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA19732645264926522655266126572657266418
5948 Zvjaginsev, Vadim g RUS19762674265826592658267426772674266310
6071 Postny, Evgeny g ISR19812609261626222598259926272649266135
6177 Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM19832667265826512667267326762643266033
6297 Tregubov, Pavel V. g RUS19712596261326152599260926362629265836
6329 Sokolov, Ivan g NED19682670265226552666267326862690265827
6462 Dreev, Alexey g RUS19692655265826332606260726332657265717
6563 Lautier, Joel g FRA1973266726562661265426572657265726570
6690 Avrukh, Boris g ISR19782644264426442645264126282632265635
67 -- Khenkin, Igor g GER19682620261126292602260026022609265545
6858 Short, Nigel D g ENG19652677269126912683264926452660265525
6944 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS1966268326432643265326532677267726557
7093 Sutovsky, Emil g ISR19772607262926372656265526422630265428
7198 Nielsen, Peter Heine gDEN 19732640264026512649263826262629265242
7266 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS1951266826682668266826702655265526513
7355 Timofeev, Artyom g RUS19852662266326582650263726642664265040
74 --Amonatov, Farrukh gTJK 1978256725592574259826372649????265028
7538 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP19822674267926762666266026752684265027
7650 Navara, David g CZE19852725271927202656265626802672264643
7761 Tomashevsky, Evgeny g RUS19872595262426412654264626462658264621
7875 Afromeev, Vladimir f RUS1954263526282628264226462646264626460
7985 Tiviakov, Sergei g NED19732680266726632648264326492634264542
80 -- Berkes, Ferenc g HUN19852589259126002597260626182618264531
8145 Van Wely, Loek g NED19722676268326742679267926812676264431
82 -- Guseinov, Gadir g AZE19862585258525862612261426172625264336
8381 Zhang, Pengxiang g CHN19802636264326572649264426402640264324
84 -- Kazhgaleyev, Murtas g KAZ19732609257926032599258825942617264119
85 -- Grachev, Boris g RUS19862583256325782601260226012610264022
86 -- Nyback, Tomi g FIN19852575260425852567256525792587263934
87 -- Lastin, Alexander g RUS19762599258325902583259726042622263929
88 --Krasenkow, Michal gPOL 19632647265126612660266826362624263926
8980 Fridman, Daniel g GER19762604262626352628262126272640263749
9094 Smirin, Ilia g ISR19682659265426502649263926162630263722
91101 Istratescu, Andrei g ROU19752616261926252629263126172628263632
9289 Volkov, Sergey g RUS19742628263626402659264826232633263619
9368 Predojevic, Borki g BIH19872590258726092628264526412651263441
94100 Khalifman, Alexander g RUS19662622261926242632264326382628263427
9572 Sakaev, Konstantin g RUS19742641264126332634263426462649263422
9696 Seirawan, Yasser g USA1960263826382642263426342628263026342
9769 Moiseenko, Alexander g UKR19802632262726302641264626432650263227
98 -- Zhang, Zhong g SIN19782609261826212634263426172613263223
9999 Sadvakasov, Darmen gKAZ 1979261325962615261826352619262926329
10067 Korneev, Oleg g RUS19692657260625652565258726452651263147
10174 Baklan, Vladimir g UKR19782622261826182648263926472647263143
102 -- Gurevich, Mikhail g TUR19592648263526392633262726072611263131
103 -- Vescovi, Giovanni g BRA19782592260426092609261726172617263124
104 -- Ganguly, Surya Shekhar g IND19832573257125782586258525792614263117
Dropping out of the top 100 in July 2008
NoJu08NameTiNATYroBoc06ja07ap07ju07oc07ja08ap08ju08Gms
--51 Fedorchuk, Sergey A. g UKR19812599260126032618264526522671 262449
--76 Socko, Bartosz g POL19782630262926412660264626352644 262737
--78 Miroshnichenko, Evgenij g UKR19782626263226462671265126472642 259335
--79 Beliavsky, Alexander G g SLO19532639263926482653264626382641 260641
--82 Delchev, Aleksander g BUL19712628259826002591261326302639 261830
--83 Riazantsev, Alexander g RUS19852632262926212615262326282638 261727
--84 Mchedlishvili, Mikheil g GEO19792583258326092624263126352635 260445
--86 Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS19902545258726022613261126002634 260218
--87 Shabalov, Alexander g USA19672575260226062637262626222633 261124
--88 Landa, Konstantin g RUS19722570259626082669267826412633 261527
--95 Solak, Dragan g SRB19802567256425752566256826262630 259624