Arjun Erigaisi (born 3 September 2003) [1] is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, 13 days.

3 hours ago · DOB: 3 September 2003Place of Brith: Warangal, TelanganaSport: ChessMajor Achievements in 2024:Peak FIDE Rating: 2801 (December 2024)Winner of Menorca.

4 hours ago · The team later said: “”Welcome Arjun Erigaisi to Gen.G! Arjun will compete in the Champions Chess Tour to qualify for Esports World Cup!” Watch Arjun Erigaisi’s announcement video. Life's too short to make bad moves… so we made a great one ♟️. Ranked #4 in the World, he's the most interesting Chess player alive.

3 days ago · Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi finally ended his winless run after he defeated Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov in round 12 of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands on Saturday. Erigaisi, playing with white pieces against Nodirbek, clinched he victory in 46 moves and that took his points tally in the Tata Steel Chess tournament to 4.5.

Arjun Erigaisi is an Indian grandmaster, one of a quartet of star Indian players born between 2003 and 2006—the others being GMs Gukesh D, Praggnanandhaa R, and Nihal Sarin —who all made major leaps into the world elite in the 2022-23 time period.

3 days ago · READ MORE: After ‘most stressful day’, Praggnanandhaa jokes he’ll buy Arjun Erigaisi something after winning Tata Steel chess title ahead of Gukesh On a dramatic day in Wijk aan Zee, just when the reigning world champion resigned against Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa, playing with black pieces, found himself under massive pressure in …

Dec 2, 2024 · GM Arjun Erigaisi became the 15th player in history to break the 2800 Elo barrier in standard chess ratings and only the second Indian player to do so after GM Viswanathan Anand. With 2801, Arjun is the world number-four on the December 2024 FIDE rating list behind GMs Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, and Hikaru Nakamura.

Hailing from India, Arjun Erigaisi has rapidly ascended the chess hierarchy, winning the Challengers in 2022 and breaking into the 2800 club in December 2024 with a rating of 2801, ranking fourth worldwide.

Jun 10, 2024 · "We don't need no... invitation," to loosely borrow the lyrics from Pink Floyd, could be the hook to GM Arjun Erigaisi's theme song in the year 2024. Despite playing in almost no closed super-tournaments, which are invitation-only, …

Dec 29, 2024 · Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi’s Candidates 2026 qualification hopes ended after Russia’s 18-year-old sensation Volodar Murzin won the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2024 in New York on Sunday....