Arjun Erigaisi turns into second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to surpass 2800 Elo score in classical chess

Arjun Erigaisi on Sunday grew to become the
second Indian Grandmaster to surpass the 2800-Elo score mark and the sixteenth participant general to take action in classical chess. The legendary Viswanathan Anand is the one different Indian to have surpassed the 2800 Elo score barrier. “Arjun Erigaisi entered the 2800+ score membership, turning into the sixteenth participant in historical past to attain this feat,” the FIDE stated on their official “X” account.

Erigaisi, ranked fourth on the planet, presently holds an Elo score of 2801. Erigaisi had set the benchmark of 2800 Elo factors through the 2024 European Chess Membership Cup in October, when he defeated Dmitry Andreikin of Russia within the fifth spherical.

The December #FIDERating lists are out!

The world’s prime 10 chess rankings remained largely unchanged this previous month.

🇮🇳 Arjun Erigaisi entered the 2800+ score membership, turning into the sixteenth participant in historical past to attain this feat.
Amongst ladies, 🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi gained 10 factors, whereas… pic.twitter.com/4Tk0hpHvEv

— Worldwide Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) December 1, 2024

Arjun has been in spectacular type not too long ago. The 21-year-old received each the person in addition to staff gold medals on the Chess Olympiad in Hungary. He then secured second place within the TePe Sigeman Chess Event in Sweden, and end joint-fifth in Sharjah Masters Open match in Sharjah.

D Gukesh, who’s presently taking up Ding Liren within the
World Chess Championship match in Singapore, is in fifth place with an Elo score of 2783.

High 10 FIDE score checklist as of 1 December, 2024 (Participant identify, nation, Elo score)

2. Magnus Carlsen (NOR, 2831)

3. Fabiano Caruano (USA, 2805)

4. Hikaru Nakamura (USA, 2802)

5. Arjun Erigaisi (IND, 2801)

6. D Gukesh (IND, 2783)

7. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB, 2777)

8. Alireza Firouzja (FRA, 2763)

9. Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS, 2755)

10. Wei Yi (CHN, 2753)

11. Viswanathan Anand (IND, 2750)