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Hou Yifan is No.2
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The Chinese women were in great form in 2011, and now have three women in the World's top seven. Hou Yifan is up to second place, with Ju Wenjun sixth and Zhao Xue seventh.
Anna Muzychuk had an incredible tournament in Porto Carras and is now fourth, hot on the heels of Humpy Koneru.
On the January list World Champion Hou Yifan is now World No.2, overtaking Humpy Koneru who has been out of form in recent months. Anna Muzychuk is at her highest ever level, will she be the next 2600+ female player?
| Rank | Name | Title | Country | Rating |
| 1 | Polgar, Judit | g | HUN | 2710 |
| 2 | Hou, Yifan | g | CHN | 2605 |
| 3 | Koneru, Humpy | g | IND | 2589 |
| 4 | Muzychuk, Anna | m | SLO | 2580 |
| 5 | Lahno, Kateryna | g | UKR | 2557 |
| 6 | Ju, Wenjun | wg | CHN | 2552 |
| 7 | Zhao, Xue | g | CHN | 2551 |
| 8 | Kosintseva, Nadezhda | g | RUS | 2537 |
| 9 | Dzagnidze, Nana | g | GEO | 2535 |
| 10 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | g | BUL | 2523 |
| 11 | Harika, Dronavalli | g | IND | 2516 |
| 12 | Kosintseva, Tatiana | g | RUS | 2513 |
| 13 | Sebag, Marie | g | FRA | 2512 |
| 14 | Gunina, Valentina | m | RUS | 2510 |
| 15 | Zatonskih, Anna | m | USA | 2506 |
| 16 | Cmilyte, Viktorija | g | LTU | 2503 |
| 17 | Chiburdanidze, Maia | g | GEO | 2500 |
| 18 | Socko, Monika | g | POL | 2499 |
| 19 | Cramling, Pia | g | SWE | 2491 |
| 20 | Danielian, Elina | g | ARM | 2490 |
| 21 | Khotenashvili, Bela | m | GEO | 2490 |
| 22 | Galliamova, Alisa | m | RUS | 2490 |
| 23 | Muzychuk, Mariya | m | UKR | 2483 |
| 24 | Ruan, Lufei | wg | CHN | 2483 |
| 25 | Atalik, Ekaterina | m | TUR | 2481 |
Monika Socko looks set to become the next member of the 2500 club, of which there are 17 members at the moment.
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13/01/2012 10:15
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