The October FIDE rating list has been published with Magnus Carlsen as number one again. However, the World Champion 1st place seems in danger. After total domination for the past year, now Magnus loses yet another 7 points to go down to 2863, while Fabiano Caruana makes a lion jump of 43 ELO points to take the second place with 2844 ELO.
Now all eyes will be locked on the Baku FIDE Grand Prix where Caruana is top seed and the FIDE World Chess Championship 2014, two events that can prove decisive for the first position of the rating list at the end of 2014.
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Veselin Topalov has made a reentry at the 2800 club. After a successful month of October, Topalov gains 16 points to have 2800 on the list. Grischuk also gets close to the mark with 2979, while Aronian drops 11 points to 2793. The challenger to the 2014 World Championship Vishy Anand is sixth with 2785.
| Rank | Name | Title | Country | Rating | Games | B-Year |
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2863 | 10 | 1990 |
| 2 | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2844 | 16 | 1992 |
| 3 | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2800 | 16 | 1975 |
| 4 | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2797 | 6 | 1983 |
| 5 | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2793 | 10 | 1982 |
| 6 | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2785 | 0 | 1969 |
| 7 | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2768 | 14 | 1994 |
| 8 | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2767 | 5 | 1990 |
| 9 | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2764 | 15 | 1987 |
| 10 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2764 | 11 | 1985 |
| 11 | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2760 | 0 | 1975 |
| 12 | Adams, Michael | g | ENG | 2758 | 5 | 1971 |
| 13 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2757 | 15 | 1990 |
| 14 | So, Wesley | g | PHI | 2755 | 0 | 1993 |
| 15 | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | g | CUB | 2751 | 6 | 1983 |
| 16 | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2748 | 0 | 1968 |
| 17 | Jakovenko, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2747 | 0 | 1983 |
| 18 | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | g | POL | 2742 | 6 | 1987 |
| 19 | Vitiugov, Nikita | g | RUS | 2738 | 6 | 1987 |
| 20 | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2732 | 6 | 1976 |
| 21 | Leko, Peter | g | HUN | 2731 | 6 | 1979 |
| 22 | Ding, Liren | g | CHN | 2730 | 14 | 1992 |
| 23 | Harikrishna, P. | g | IND | 2727 | 24 | 1986 |
| 24 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2726 | 7 | 1969 |
| 25 | Radjabov, Teimour | g | AZE | 2726 | 6 | 1987 |
| 26 | Morozevich, Alexander | g | RUS | 2724 | 6 | 1977 |
| 27 | Andreikin, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2722 | 0 | 1990 |
| 28 | Rapport, Richard | g | HUN | 2720 | 11 | 1996 |
| 29 | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2719 | 13 | 1983 |
| 30 | Eljanov, Pavel | g | UKR | 2719 | 8 | 1983 |
| 31 | Navara, David | g | CZE | 2718 | 10 | 1985 |
| 32 | Jobava, Baadur | g | GEO | 2717 | 9 | 1983 |
| 33 | Ponomariov, Ruslan | g | UKR | 2717 | 0 | 1983 |
| 34 | Vallejo Pons, Francisco | g | ESP | 2716 | 9 | 1982 |
| 35 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2714 | 6 | 1990 |
| 36 | Fressinet, Laurent | g | FRA | 2713 | 13 | 1981 |
| 37 | Wang, Yue | g | CHN | 2711 | 4 | 1987 |
| 38 | Li, Chao b | g | CHN | 2711 | 0 | 1989 |
| 39 | Kryvoruchko, Yuriy | g | UKR | 2710 | 16 | 1986 |
| 40 | Wang, Hao | g | CHN | 2710 | 15 | 1989 |
| 41 | Naiditsch, Arkadij | g | GER | 2710 | 14 | 1985 |
| 42 | Bu, Xiangzhi | g | CHN | 2710 | 4 | 1985 |
| 43 | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | g | UZB | 2706 | 0 | 1979 |
| 44 | Le, Quang Liem | g | VIE | 2706 | 0 | 1991 |
| 45 | Tomashevsky, Evgeny | g | RUS | 2701 | 0 | 1987 |
| 46 | Malakhov, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2699 | 8 | 1980 |
| 47 | Moiseenko, Alexander | g | UKR | 2698 | 0 | 1980 |
| 48 | Rublevsky, Sergei | g | RUS | 2698 | 0 | 1974 |
| 49 | Yu, Yangyi | g | CHN | 2697 | 4 | 1994 |
| 50 | Almasi, Zoltan | g | HUN | 2695 | 7 | 1976 |
| 51 | Matlakov, Maxim | g | RUS | 2692 | 6 | 1991 |
| 52 | Shirov, Alexei | g | LAT | 2691 | 6 | 1972 |
| 53 | Sargissian, Gabriel | g | ARM | 2690 | 7 | 1983 |
| 54 | Lysyj, Igor | g | RUS | 2686 | 6 | 1987 |
| 55 | Alekseev, Evgeny | g | RUS | 2682 | 11 | 1985 |
| 56 | Sasikiran, Krishnan | g | IND | 2682 | 6 | 1981 |
| 57 | Motylev, Alexander | g | RUS | 2682 | 4 | 1979 |
| 58 | Zhigalko, Sergei | g | BLR | 2681 | 19 | 1989 |
| 59 | Cheparinov, Ivan | g | BUL | 2681 | 11 | 1986 |
| 60 | Khismatullin, Denis | g | RUS | 2681 | 0 | 1984 |
| 61 | Korobov, Anton | g | UKR | 2679 | 4 | 1985 |
| 62 | Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | g | CUB | 2679 | 0 | 1982 |
| 63 | Rodshtein, Maxim | g | ISR | 2678 | 14 | 1989 |
| 64 | Melkumyan, Hrant | g | ARM | 2678 | 0 | 1989 |
| 65 | Riazantsev, Alexander | g | RUS | 2678 | 0 | 1985 |
| 66 | Saric, Ivan | g | CRO | 2678 | 0 | 1990 |
| 67 | Kamsky, Gata | g | USA | 2677 | 7 | 1974 |
| 68 | Ni, Hua | g | CHN | 2677 | 4 | 1983 |
| 69 | Polgar, Judit | g | HUN | 2675 | 0 | 1976 |
| 70 | Granda Zuniga, Julio E | g | PER | 2674 | 15 | 1967 |
| 71 | Grachev, Boris | g | RUS | 2673 | 18 | 1986 |
| 72 | Hou, Yifan | g | CHN | 2673 | 17 | 1994 |
| 73 | Fedorchuk, Sergey A. | g | UKR | 2673 | 11 | 1981 |
| 74 | Kuzubov, Yuriy | g | UKR | 2672 | 17 | 1990 |
| 75 | Inarkiev, Ernesto | g | RUS | 2672 | 11 | 1985 |
| 76 | McShane, Luke J | g | ENG | 2670 | 0 | 1984 |
| 77 | Negi, Parimarjan | g | IND | 2669 | 0 | 1993 |
| 78 | Berkes, Ferenc | g | HUN | 2668 | 7 | 1985 |
| 79 | Tiviakov, Sergei | g | NED | 2668 | 0 | 1973 |
| 80 | Mamedov, Rauf | g | AZE | 2667 | 17 | 1988 |
| 81 | Artemiev, Vladislav | g | RUS | 2666 | 10 | 1998 |
| 82 | Laznicka, Viktor | g | CZE | 2666 | 5 | 1988 |
| 83 | Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | g | GER | 2665 | 7 | 1976 |
| 84 | Onischuk, Alexander | g | USA | 2665 | 0 | 1975 |
| 85 | Van Wely, Loek | g | NED | 2664 | 15 | 1972 |
| 86 | Jones, Gawain C B | g | ENG | 2664 | 7 | 1987 |
| 87 | Sjugirov, Sanan | g | RUS | 2664 | 0 | 1993 |
| 88 | Fedoseev, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2661 | 11 | 1995 |
| 89 | Balogh, Csaba | g | HUN | 2660 | 0 | 1987 |
| 90 | Edouard, Romain | g | FRA | 2659 | 14 | 1990 |
| 91 | Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son | g | VIE | 2659 | 0 | 1990 |
| 92 | Ragger, Markus | g | AUT | 2658 | 9 | 1988 |
| 93 | Movsesian, Sergei | g | ARM | 2657 | 6 | 1978 |
| 94 | Akopian, Vladimir | g | ARM | 2657 | 0 | 1971 |
| 95 | Gharamian, Tigran | g | FRA | 2657 | 0 | 1984 |
| 96 | Howell, David W L | g | ENG | 2657 | 0 | 1990 |
| 97 | Baklan, Vladimir | g | UKR | 2656 | 13 | 1978 |
| 98 | Zvjaginsev, Vadim | g | RUS | 2655 | 4 | 1976 |
| 99 | Smirin, Ilia | g | ISR | 2655 | 0 | 1968 |
| 100 | Areshchenko, Alexander | g | UKR | 2654 | 9 | 1986 |
| 101 | Dreev, Aleksey | g | RUS | 2654 | 4 | 1969 |
| 102 | Nielsen, Peter Heine | g | DEN | 2654 | 0 | 1973 |
In the women rating list Yifan Hou is closing on the first position. As Judit Polgar has announced her retirement, it is very possible to see a new number one soon, something that has not happened for the past 81 lists.
Ju Wenjun continues her climb and is now ahead of Humpy Koneru at third position.
| Rank | Name | Title | Country | Rating | Games | B-Year |
| 1 | Polgar, Judit | g | HUN | 2675 | 0 | 1976 |
| 2 | Hou, Yifan | g | CHN | 2673 | 17 | 1994 |
| 3 | Ju, Wenjun | wg | CHN | 2582 | 15 | 1991 |
| 4 | Koneru, Humpy | g | IND | 2581 | 11 | 1987 |
| 5 | Dzagnidze, Nana | g | GEO | 2570 | 13 | 1987 |
| 6 | Muzychuk, Anna | g | UKR | 2548 | 6 | 1990 |
| 7 | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | g | RUS | 2542 | 6 | 1984 |
| 8 | Gunina, Valentina | g | RUS | 2530 | 6 | 1989 |
| 9 | Lagno, Kateryna | g | RUS | 2530 | 5 | 1989 |
| 10 | Harika, Dronavalli | g | IND | 2528 | 11 | 1991 |
| 11 | Muzychuk, Mariya | m | UKR | 2526 | 9 | 1992 |
| 12 | Cmilyte, Viktorija | g | LTU | 2525 | 0 | 1983 |
| 13 | Khotenashvili, Bela | g | GEO | 2523 | 18 | 1988 |
| 14 | Kosintseva, Nadezhda | g | RUS | 2517 | 7 | 1985 |
| 15 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | g | BUL | 2517 | 0 | 1979 |
| 16 | Cramling, Pia | g | SWE | 2512 | 6 | 1963 |
| 17 | Zhao, Xue | g | CHN | 2510 | 15 | 1985 |
| 18 | Ushenina, Anna | g | UKR | 2494 | 17 | 1985 |
| 19 | Ruan, Lufei | wg | CHN | 2491 | 0 | 1987 |
| 20 | Danielian, Elina | g | ARM | 2487 | 11 | 1978 |
| 21 | Kosintseva, Tatiana | g | RUS | 2483 | 11 | 1986 |
| 22 | Sebag, Marie | g | FRA | 2482 | 0 | 1986 |
| 23 | Javakhishvili, Lela | m | GEO | 2481 | 9 | 1984 |
| 24 | Pogonina, Natalija | wg | RUS | 2480 | 6 | 1985 |
| 25 | Hoang, Thanh Trang | g | HUN | 2478 | 0 | 1980 |
| 26 | Paehtz, Elisabeth | m | GER | 2477 | 16 | 1985 |
| 27 | Zatonskih, Anna | m | USA | 2477 | 6 | 1978 |
| 28 | Shen, Yang | m | CHN | 2475 | 13 | 1989 |
| 29 | Melia, Salome | m | GEO | 2472 | 13 | 1987 |
| 30 | Galliamova, Alisa | m | RUS | 2471 | 17 | 1972 |
| 31 | Zhukova, Natalia | g | UKR | 2470 | 9 | 1979 |
| 32 | Girya, Olga | wg | RUS | 2469 | 6 | 1991 |
| 33 | Huang, Qian | wg | CHN | 2465 | 4 | 1986 |
| 34 | Tan, Zhongyi | wg | CHN | 2465 | 4 | 1991 |
| 35 | Khurtsidze, Nino | m | GEO | 2460 | 14 | 1975 |
| 36 | Socko, Monika | g | POL | 2460 | 12 | 1978 |
| 37 | Guo, Qi | wg | CHN | 2458 | 4 | 1995 |
| 38 | Krush, Irina | g | USA | 2457 | 0 | 1983 |
| 39 | Zhu, Chen | g | QAT | 2447 | 13 | 1976 |
| 40 | Mkrtchian, Lilit | m | ARM | 2444 | 15 | 1982 |
| 41 | Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina | m | RUS | 2442 | 4 | 1974 |
| 42 | Bodnaruk, Anastasia | m | RUS | 2440 | 9 | 1992 |
| 43 | Ding, Yixin | wg | CHN | 2440 | 4 | 1991 |
| 44 | Moser, Eva | m | AUT | 2440 | 0 | 1982 |
| 45 | Kashlinskaya, Alina | m | RUS | 2439 | 14 | 1993 |
| 46 | Hunt, Harriet V | m | ENG | 2438 | 0 | 1978 |
| 47 | Batsiashvili, Nino | m | GEO | 2434 | 18 | 1987 |
| 48 | Munguntuul, Batkhuyag | m | MGL | 2433 | 0 | 1987 |
| 49 | Alexandrova, Olga | m | ESP | 2432 | 9 | 1978 |
| 50 | Goryachkina, Aleksandra | wg | RUS | 2430 | 0 | 1998 |
| 51 | Skripchenko, Almira | m | FRA | 2429 | 4 | 1976 |
| 52 | Ziaziulkina, Nastassia | m | BLR | 2429 | 0 | 1995 |
| 53 | Lei, Tingjie | wg | CHN | 2421 | 4 | 1997 |
| 54 | Turova, Irina | m | RUS | 2421 | 0 | 1979 |
| 55 | Peptan, Corina-Isabela | m | ROU | 2418 | 0 | 1978 |
| 56 | Zawadzka, Jolanta | wg | POL | 2414 | 3 | 1987 |
| 57 | Cori T., Deysi | wg | PER | 2411 | 10 | 1993 |
| 58 | Arabidze, Meri | m | GEO | 2409 | 9 | 1994 |
| 59 | Matnadze, Ana | m | ESP | 2409 | 9 | 1983 |
| 60 | Atalik, Ekaterina | m | TUR | 2409 | 7 | 1982 |
| 61 | Saduakassova, Dinara | wg | KAZ | 2409 | 0 | 1996 |
| 62 | Rajlich, Iweta | m | POL | 2407 | 0 | 1981 |
| 63 | Sukandar, Irine Kharisma | m | INA | 2407 | 0 | 1992 |
| 64 | Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina | m | ESP | 2405 | 9 | 1987 |
| 65 | Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna | wg | POL | 2405 | 0 | 1988 |
| 66 | Bojkovic, Natasa | m | SRB | 2404 | 8 | 1971 |
| 67 | Tania, Sachdev | m | IND | 2404 | 0 | 1986 |
| 68 | Kovanova, Baira | wg | RUS | 2399 | 5 | 1987 |
| 69 | Foisor, Cristina-Adela | m | ROU | 2398 | 0 | 1967 |
| 70 | Zaiatz, Elena | m | RUS | 2396 | 7 | 1969 |
| 71 | Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs | wg | MGL | 2395 | 11 | 1986 |
| 72 | Savina, Anastasia | m | RUS | 2395 | 7 | 1992 |
| 73 | Li, Ruofan | m | SIN | 2394 | 0 | 1978 |
| 74 | Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina | wg | POL | 2393 | 5 | 1987 |
| 75 | Karavade, Eesha | m | IND | 2392 | 9 | 1987 |
| 76 | Peng, Zhaoqin | g | NED | 2392 | 8 | 1968 |
| 77 | Aulia, Medina Warda | wg | INA | 2391 | 9 | 1997 |
| 78 | Houska, Jovanka | m | ENG | 2389 | 0 | 1980 |
| 79 | Videnova, Iva | wg | BUL | 2388 | 16 | 1987 |
| 80 | L’Ami, Alina | m | ROU | 2386 | 11 | 1985 |
| 81 | Guramishvili, Sopiko | m | GEO | 2381 | 7 | 1991 |
| 82 | Milliet, Sophie | m | FRA | 2379 | 0 | 1983 |
| 83 | Kulon, Klaudia | wm | POL | 2378 | 3 | 1992 |
| 84 | Stockova, Zuzana | m | SVK | 2378 | 0 | 1977 |
| 85 | Bulmaga, Irina | m | ROU | 2377 | 14 | 1993 |
| 86 | Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan | g | SCO | 2377 | 9 | 1968 |
| 87 | Gaponenko, Inna | m | UKR | 2374 | 0 | 1976 |
| 88 | Guichard, Pauline | wg | FRA | 2372 | 0 | 1988 |
| 89 | Charochkina, Daria | wg | RUS | 2369 | 0 | 1990 |
| 90 | Bartel, Marta | wg | POL | 2366 | 9 | 1988 |
| 91 | Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat | wg | IRI | 2366 | 0 | 1997 |
| 92 | Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan | wg | KAZ | 2365 | 9 | 1991 |
| 93 | Lomineishvili, Maia | m | GEO | 2364 | 9 | 1977 |
| 94 | Guseva, Marina | m | RUS | 2364 | 6 | 1986 |
| 95 | Gritsayeva, Oksana | wf | UKR | 2364 | 0 | 1980 |
| 96 | Theissl Pokorna, Regina | wg | SVK | 2362 | 0 | 1982 |
| 97 | Zozulia, Anna | m | BEL | 2358 | 0 | 1980 |
| 98 | Haast, Anne | wm | NED | 2357 | 1 | 1993 |
| 99 | Daulyte, Deimante | m | LTU | 2356 | 7 | 1989 |
| 100 | Kononenko, Tatiana | m | UKR | 2356 | 0 | 1978 |
| 101 | Madl, Ildiko | m | HUN | 2356 | 0 | 1969 |
