On Chess: Game's hierarchy keeps shifting

On Chess: Game's hierarchy keeps shifting: "Perhaps more than at any other time in its long history, chess reflects diversity in the ages and nationalities of its top players. The World Chess Federation ratings document how the role of Russian grandmasters continues to diminish. Only two - Vladimir Kramnik and Alexander Grischuk - are listed among the top 15 players. Sergey Karjakin, although a Russian resident, is a recent transplant from Ukraine. The limited Russian presence is a far cry from the past. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Norwegian chess phenom Magnus Carlsen has dropped to the second spot, replaced by the official world chess champion, Viswanathan Anand of India. American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has continued ..."