State of Decline For Topalov?

[kingliveson]

Live ratings - updated December 22, 2010
Rank	Name 		Rating	Change	Games
01 	Carlsen 	2813,6 	+11,6 	17
02 	Anand 		2809,9 	+5,9 	17
03 	Aronian 	2805,1 	+4,1 	9
04 	Kramnik 	2784,1 	-6,9 	16
05 	Karjakin 	2775,5 	+15,5 	20
06 	Topalov 	2774,8 	-11,2 	10
07 	Grischuk 	2773,4 	+2,4 	20
08 	Mamedyarov 	2772,2 	+9,2 	9
09 	Ivanchuk 	2764,0 	0 	0
10 	Nakamura 	2751,4 	+10,4 	166

[Swaminathan]

Live ratings - updated December 22, 2010
Rank	Name 		Rating	Change	Games
01 	Carlsen 	2813,6 	+11,6 	17
02 	Anand 		2809,9 	+5,9 	17
03 	Aronian 	2805,1 	+4,1 	9
04 	Kramnik 	2784,1 	-6,9 	16
05 	Karjakin 	2775,5 	+15,5 	20
06 	Topalov 	2774,8 	-11,2 	10
07 	Grischuk 	2773,4 	+2,4 	20
08 	Mamedyarov 	2772,2 	+9,2 	9
09 	Ivanchuk 	2764,0 	0 	0
10 	Nakamura 	2751,4 	+10,4 	166

I haven't seen any good performance from Topalov recently, he had lost a lot of points in International team event while playing for Bulgaria.His weird reasons for declining any invitation to top tournaments ain't looking too good. Tough year for him.

In the next list, probably Ivanchuk will get one of the top few ranks.

[Robert Houdart]

I'm impressed with Nakamura's progress, he seems to be on his way to 2800.

[Swaminathan]

I'm impressed with Nakamura's progress, he seems to be on his way to 2800.

yeah he's played a lot of games, 166?! that's too much for top Grandmaster. It's understandable though that he hadn't had an opportunity to play in Europe because he wasn't invited to top tournaments until later. Playing as many games as possible is the right move for him since he's strong enough and will have more opportunities in future.

[Taner Altinsoy]

I'm impressed with Nakamura's progress, he seems to be on his way to 2800.

yeah he's played a lot of games, 166?! that's too much for top Grandmaster. It's understandable though that he hadn't had an opportunity to play in Europe because he wasn't invited to top tournaments until later. Playing as many games as possible is the right move for him since he's strong enough and will have more opportunities in future.

It is 16 certainly not 166.

[Swaminathan]

I'm impressed with Nakamura's progress, he seems to be on his way to 2800.

yeah he's played a lot of games, 166?! that's too much for top Grandmaster. It's understandable though that he hadn't had an opportunity to play in Europe because he wasn't invited to top tournaments until later. Playing as many games as possible is the right move for him since he's strong enough and will have more opportunities in future.

It is 16 certainly not 166.

yeah I had fact checked using google. Original post had 166 - typo.

[kingliveson]

I'm impressed with Nakamura's progress, he seems to be on his way to 2800.

yeah he's played a lot of games, 166?! that's too much for top Grandmaster. It's understandable though that he hadn't had an opportunity to play in Europe because he wasn't invited to top tournaments until later. Playing as many games as possible is the right move for him since he's strong enough and will have more opportunities in future.

It is 16 certainly not 166.

yeah I had fact checked using google. Original post had 166 - typo.

Sources tell me he hasnt slept in months playing those 166 games.

I think Anand probably did damage to Topalov's confidence after the defeat he gave him at home even with his 10,000 core CPUs used for preparation -- "the cost would give one a heart attack if revealed."

[Hood]

Topalov has got married so he is using his time