NEW DELHI: The 21-year-old Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi has achieved a exceptional feat, changing into the second Indian in historical past to succeed in the celebrated 2800 Elo score in classical chess. He joins the legendary Viswanathan Anand on this unique membership. Erigaisi additionally at the moment holds the world quantity 4 rating.
Erigaisi has had an distinctive yr, highlighted by his excellent efficiency on the Chess Olympiad. He secured each particular person and crew gold medals, contributing considerably to India’s historic win.
“Arjun Erigaisi has turn into the 16th participant in historical past to interrupt the 2800 Elo barrier in classical chess rankings!” The Worldwide Chess Federation (FIDE) celebrated Erigaisi’s achievement on ‘X’.
“ArjunErigaisi joins five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand because the second Indian to realize this milestone. Within the December 2024 #FIDERating listing, his score stands at 2801, and he’s at the moment ranked #four on the earth!”
FIDE additionally highlighted Erigaisi’s spectacular efficiency on the 45th Chess Olympiad, the place he performed a key function in India’s success.
“Earlier this yr, this 21-year-old additionally delivered a stellar efficiency on the 45th #ChessOlympiad, profitable each crew gold and particular person gold!”
Hailing from Warangal, Telangana, Erigaisi achieved the Grandmaster title on the remarkably younger age of 14 years, 11 months, and 13 days. In September 2024, he additional solidified his place by changing into India’s top-rated participant.
Erigaisi’s present Elo score is 2801, inserting him just under Hikaru Nakamura of the USA, who holds a score of 2802. Magnus Carlsen of Norway maintains his place on the high of the rankings with a score of 2831, adopted by Fabiano Caruana of the USA with 2805.
One other rising star on the earth of chess is 18-year-old Indian prodigy D Gukesh. He’s at the moment engaged in a battle for the World Championship title in opposition to Ding Liren of China in Singapore. Gukesh holds the fifth place on the earth rankings with a score of 2783, only one spot beneath Erigaisi. Liren at the moment occupies the 22nd place with a score of 2728.
