TWO AMERICANS IN WORLD TOP 4 CHESS GRANDMASTER 2800 ELO RATED CLUB … St.Louis, Mo. Official confirmation of daily world chess “live” elo rating here shows there are two American grandmasters in the four player only ”2800 elo club” as of today: 1. Carlsen (Norway) world champion and highest elo rated player of all time elo 2,876; 2. CARUANA (United States) elo 2,804; 3. Anand (India) elo 2,804; 4. NAKAMURA (United States) elo 2,802 … both American chess grandmasters today world title qualified at the Kanty Mansysk “Grand Prix” final tourney — YES … they are in! MARCH 9-28, 2016 world chess “candidates” final tourney qualifier for the one million dollar plus 2016 world championship match with Mr. Carlsen.

— Jude Acers