D Gukesh strikes to career-best third spot on FIDE Scores for March; R Praggnanandhaa again in top-10

Reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju moved to a career-best third spot on the official FIDE Scores listing for March, surpassing Fabiano Caruana in addition to compatriot Arjun Erigaisi within the course of. Although he had a forgettable outing within the Freestyle Chess occasion in Weissenhaus, Germany just lately, Gukesh has been on a roll so far as the Classical format is worried.

Not solely did the 18-year-old Indian Grandmaster defeat Ding Liren in Singapore to
grow to be the youngest world champion in chess historical past in December, he had additionally completed runner-up on the prestigious Tata Metal Chess event in Netherlands for a second consecutive yr.

‘Pragg’ again in top-10 after successful Tata Metal Chess heroics

In the meantime, R Praggnanandhaa is again within the top-10 for the primary time since July final yr, at the moment occupying the eight spot forward of Alireza Firouzja and Ian Nepomniachtchi – ranked ninth and tenth respectively.
‘Pragg’ had defeated Gukesh within the tie-breaks to be topped Tata Metal Chess champion final month, turning into solely the second Indian to win the occasion after Viswanathan Anand.

The March #FIDERating lists are out!

Highlights 👇
🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen continues his reign on the prime.
🇮🇳 World Champion Gukesh D gained 10 factors, climbing to world #3 for the primary time.
🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R gained 17 factors returning to the highest 10.
🇨🇳 Hou Yifan continues her… pic.twitter.com/cTDzlk7sAT

— Worldwide Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) March 1, 2025

Erigaisi, although, has managed to remain among the many prime 5 regardless of a below-par efficiency at Tata Metal Chess, ending tenth out of 14 rivals within the Masters part.

5-time world champion Magnus Carlsen, who has been at loggerheads with FIDE in latest months, has been main their rankings listing constantly since 2011 and stays prime of the standings with a score of 2833.

American GM Hikaru Nakamura occupies the second spot and is the one participant aside from Carlsen to have a score in extra of 2800 (2802).

Caruana, who had just lately completed runner-up on the Freestyle Chess Weissenhaus occasion, dropped to the fourth spot from second.

The Italian-born American GM was solely barely higher than Erigaisi at Tata Metal Chess, ending ninth with a rating of 6 and struggling three defeats alongside the best way, together with towards Praggnanandhaa.