New career-high world ranking Bruzón in
- Submitted by: Luis Manuel Mazorra
- Sports
- 03 / 02 / 2012
![](https://www.cubaheadlines.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/node_300x300/sports/lazaro_bruzon.jpg)
The Cuban Grand Master Lazaro Bruzon reached 2649 Elo world ranking of World Chess Federation thus achieving a new personal best.
In January, the five-time national champion had two thousand 691 units, but added three in the Tata Steel Dutch tournament and also won two seats on the classification of 55 to 53.
The previous height of Bruzón got it in May 2011, with two thousand 693, when he came quite close to two thousand seven hundred, a figure that now exceed 46 players in the world.
However, Cuba's highest Elo continues in power Leinier Dominguez, who appears in 20th place, with two thousand 730, first in Latin America and third best in the continent.
Dominguez, who was not reported items in this period, escort in Latin Americans Hikaru Nakamura (two thousand 771) and Gata Kamsky (two thousand 741), sixth and 16 of the ladder, in that order.
The first position is held by the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen (two thousand 835), its coefficient unchanged compared to January, and followed by the Armenian Levon Aronian (two thousand 820), who added 15 points.
The Russian Vladimir Kramnik (two thousand 801) also did not change his rating and remained in position three, ahead of the Indian Viswanathan Anand (two thousand 799), current world champion and still below the two thousand 800.
The ratio of the top 10 is completed by the Azeri Teimour Radjabov, fifth, with two thousand 784 stripes, Italian Fabiano Caruana (seventh / two thousand 767), Sergey Karjakin Russians (eighth / two thousand 766) and Alexander Morozevich (ninth / two thousand 765) and Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk (tenth / two thousand 764).
By country, taking as reference the average of its top 10 players, Cuba has not changed its position 17, with two thousand 595 units in a relationship that command Russia (two thousand 744), Ukraine (two thousand 697) and China (two thousand 661).
Comments