December FIDE Ratings: Firouzja No. 2, Aronian U.S., Nakamura Off

The December FIDE rating list officially confirms the meteoric rise of GM Alireza Firouzja, who is the new world number-two player, 52 points behind GM Magnus Carlsen. GM Levon Aronian now represents the U.S. while GM Hikaru Nakamura was removed from the list due to inactivity. In times of pandemic

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