Three Armenian grandmasters among top 100 in of updated FIDE rating

ArmInfo.Three grandmasters from Armenia entered the top 100 of the updated rating of the  International Chess Federation (FIDE).

According to the rating, the best result was recorded by Hayk  Martirosyan, who took 51st place with 2676 points. Shant Sargsyan was  in 70th place with 2655 points, and Gabriel Sargsyan was in 93rd  place with 2640 points.

The former leader of Armenian chess Levon Aronian, who currently  plays for the USA, was in 16th place in the rating, with 2738 points.  Another Armenian, Samuil Sevian, representing the USA, took 41st  place with 2689 points. The list is headed by Norwegian grandmaster  Magnus Carlsen, with 2831 points, followed by American Hikaru  Nakamura (2802 points), and Indian Arjun Erigaishi (2797 points).