Carlsen is the highest rated player ever

Carlsen, once Kasparov's student, passes him as the highest rated player of all time

In Round 6 of the London Chess Classic, there were 3 decisive results.  The current draw rate is only 33% (8/24). Magnus Carlsen, who defeated Judit Polgar in Round 6, has a current live rating of 2863.6.  With this Round 6 victory, he is guaranteed an official post-tournament rating over 2851, even if he loses Round 7 and 9 (Carlsen has a bye in Round 8).  This rating will eclipse Garry Kasparov's all-time rating record from July 1999-January 2000.  Carlsen becomes the highest rated player in history.  By drawing against Aronian, Kramnik passes Aronian on the live ratings to become World #2.

Vishy Anand lost to Michael Adams when he blundered horribly in a drawn position.  Luke McShane defeated Gawain Jones, and Aronian and Kramnik drew.  Hikaru Nakamura had a bye.

Round 6 Results:
Carlsen - Polgar 1-0
Anand - Adams 0-1 (GOTD)
McShane - Jones 1-0
Aronian - Kramnik 1/2
Bye - Nakamura

Standings after Round 6 of 9:
3-1-0 Scoring:
1. Carlsen 16.0/6
2. Kramnik 12.0/6
3. Adams 10.0/5
4. Nakamura 8.0/5
5. Anand 6.0/5
6. Aronian 5.0/5
7. McShane 4.0/5
8. Jones 2.0/6
9. Polgar 1.0/6

Traditional Scoring:
1. Carlsen 5.5/6 (+5)
2. Kramnik 4.5/6 (+3)
3. Adams 3.5/5 (+2)
4. Nakamura 3.0/5 (+1)
5. Anand 2.5/5 (=)
6. Aronian 2.0/5 (-1)
7. McShane 1.5/5 (-2)
8. Jones 1.0/6 (-4)
9. Polgar 0.5/5 (-4)

Performance Ratings:
1. Carlsen 3146
2. Kramnik 2960
3. Adams 2893
4. Nakamura 2804
5. Anand 2736
6. Aronian 2708
7. McShane 2629
8. Jones 2473
9. Polgar 2370

Live FIDE Ratings:
World #1 Magnus Carlsen 2863.6
World #2 Vladimir Kramnik 2807.9
World #3 Levon Aronian 2807.4
World #7 Vishy Anand 2772.3
World #12 Hikaru Nakamura 2763.2
World #27 Mickey Adams 2720.1
World #39 Luke McShane 2706.3
Judit Polgar ~ 2688
Gawain Jones ~2633

Round 7 Pairings:
Jones - Aronian
Adams - McShane
Polgar - Anand
Nakamura - Carlsen
Bye - Kramnik