Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Eljanov has made steady progress up the FIDE world rankings , and on the September 2010 FIDE Elo rating list , Eljanov had a rating of 2761 , making him number 1 in Ukraine and number 6 in the world .
Simplified: On the September 2010 FIDE rating list , Eljanov had a rating of 2761 , making him number 1 in Ukraine and number 6 in the world .