Chess
Arjun Erigaisi becomes 2nd Indian after Anand to attain 2800 ELO ratings
By attaining 2801 ratings, Arjun became only the 16th player globally to achieve the feat.
Arjun Erigaisi (FILE PHOTO: FIDE)
Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi attained a new feat on Sunday as he became only the second Indian chess player after legendary Viswanathan Anand to reach ELO ratings of 2800, a feat only 15 chess players worldwide could achieve before c
The 21-year-old Indian player is currently ranked fourth with 2801 rating points in the global chess rankings.
Arjun has been in phenomenal form this year. He clinched an individual gold as he played a pivotal role in India's historic Chess Olympiad winning performance in Budapest, Hungary.
"Arjun Erigaisi has become the 16th player in history to break the 2800 Elo barrier in classical chess ratings!" FIDE wrote on X.
"Arjun Erigaisi joins five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand as the second Indian to achieve this milestone. In the December 2024 FIDE Rating list, his rating stands at 2801, and he is currently ranked 4 in the world! Earlier this year, this 21-year-old also delivered a stellar performance at the 45th #ChessOlympiad, winning both team gold and individual gold," FIDE wrote further in its X post.
Arjun is now trailing Hikaru Nakamura (2802) of USA. Magnus Carlsen of Norway continues to hold the top spot with 2831 ratings, followed by Fabiano Caruana (2805) of the USA.
D Gukesh, currently playing in the World Chess Championship against Ding Liren in Singapore, is now ranked a place below Arjun with 2783 ratings.
Anand, with 2750 ratings, is the third Indian player in the top 10.
