The Top 10 rating list for March 2011 has been released by the World Chess Federation and there are some surprises. Current World Champion Vishy Anand has returned to the top of the list, dethroning Norwegian wunderkind Magnus Carlsen by gaining 7 rating points to Carlsen's 1 since the last list. Rounding out the "super-duper grandmaster" level of 2800 is Levin Aronian of Armenia. Also, American Hikaru Nakamura vaults into the Top 10 for the first time, increasing a remarkable 23 points, with his recent excellent tournament results.
Here's the list:
| Rank | Name | Title | Country | Rating | Games | B-Year |
| 1 | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2817 | 13 | 1969 |
| 2 | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2815 | 13 | 1990 |
| 3 | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2808 | 13 | 1982 |
| 4 | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2785 | 13 | 1975 |
| 5 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2779 | 19 | 1969 |
| 6 | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2776 | 0 | 1990 |
| 7 | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2775 | 0 | 1975 |
| 8 | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2774 | 13 | 1987 |
| 9 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2772 | 0 | 1985 |
| 10 | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2747 | 13 | 1983 |
