Anand loses India No. 1 ranking in nearly 30 yrs
For the first time in close to three decades, Viswanathan Anand has lost his India number one ranking. With a current Elo rating of 2763, Anand is narrowly behind Pentala Harikrishna’s 2763.3, after suffering a fourth round loss at the 2016 Candidates Championship in Moscow. Notably, Anand has lost eight of his previous 26 matches.