World Blitz Men: Arjun Erigaisi rose up to fourth position after 18 rounds

Arjun Erigaisi with 2.5/3 point in last three matches and has total of 12.5 points. Hence, rose up to fourth position and just 0.5 point behind the third place with final three rounds to go.

He will play Alexey Sarana of Serbia in the next round, which is now a must-win encounter as chasing pack is not much behind.

Nihal Sarin and Chithambaram Vr. Aravind are the next two Indian players with 11.5 points.