Arjun Erigaisi, who turned India’s no. 1 chess player early this week, attained the environment no. 5 in the FIDE Basic Ranking with 2762 Elo score points, generating a 4-location leap from his former world position of 9.
The 20-calendar year-previous Indian grandmaster defeated 14-calendar year-previous GM Aryan Chopra with the White items in the penultimate spherical of the Menorca Chess Open 2024.
This acquire propelled him to the earth no. 5 ranking, toppling the reigning earth winner Ding Liren, who will be challenged by the winner of the ongoing Candidates function afterwards this calendar year.
Liren also has a 2762 Elo rating but the Indian GM has a +6. edge about the Chinese star for profitable 17 video games additional than the former.
Arjun, who is not part of India’s five-member Candidates contingent, has the sole direct with 7/8 points going into the remaining spherical of Menorca.
Meanwhile, five-time entire world champion Viswanathan Anand, the 2nd-ranked Indian on the FIDE checklist, slipped to entire world no. 11 with a 2751 Elo ranking.
Arjun benefitted from potent finishes at the Grenke Open up, 5th Shengzhen Chess Masters and Bundesliga.
D Gukesh, who is now competing at the Candidates in Canada, is India’s third maximum-ranked participant with a 2748.1 Elo rating at earth no. 13, as R Praggnanandhaa is ranked 15th with a 2746.8 elo score.