Arjun Erigaisi Explained

Country:India
Birth Date:3 September 2003
Birth Place:Warangal, Telangana, India
Grandmaster (2018)
Peakrating:2801 (December 2024)
Peakranking:No. 3 (October 2024)
Fideid:35009192

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. In September 2024 he became India's top rated player, and in December 2024 he achieved his peak rating of 2801 which makes him the fifteenth-highest rated player in history and second Indian ever to cross 2800 threshold after Viswanathan Anand.[2]

Early life and background

He was born into a Telugu family in Warangal, Telangana.[3] His father is a neurosurgeon and his mother is a housewife.[4] He studied chess at the BS Chess Academy in Hanamkonda.

Career

2015–2018

In 2015, Arjun won a silver medal in the 2015 Asian Youth Championship in Korea.[5]

2021

2021 was a strong year for Arjun Erigaisi, as he became the first Indian to qualify to the Goldmoney Asian Rapid of the Champions Chess Tour 2021[6] ahead of Alireza Firouzja, Daniil Dubov, Peter Svidler and Vidit Gujrathi, only losing to Levon Aronian in tie breaks in a hard-fought match.[7]

In October 2021, Arjun placed 2nd at the Junior U21 Round Table Open Chess Championship (Classical) held in Bulgaria. He scored 7/9, along with Alexey Sarana.[8]

In November 2021, Arjun placed 3rd/82 in the Lindores Abbey Blitz Tournament at Riga ahead of players such as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian, David Navara, Daniil Dubov, Peter Svidler and many others.[9] Later that month, Arjun won the Rapid section of the Tata Steel India Chess Tournament (Rapid and Blitz). He scored 6.5/9, ahead of Vidit Gujrathi, Levon Aronian, Sam Shankland and Lê Quang Liêm.[10] He clinched the win by holding Levon Aronian to a draw in a losing position.

2022

In January 2022, Arjun won Tata Steel Chess 2022 Challengers,[11] qualifying him to play in the masters section in the next Tata Steel Chess tournament. His final score was 10.5/13 and his TPR in the tournament was 2800+ which propelled his FIDE Rating to 2659.5 thereby breaking into the top 100 in Classical format.

In March 2022, he was crowned the Indian National Champion by winning the 58th MPL National Championship of India 2022 with a score of 8.5/11. Furthermore, in March Arjun won the 19th Delhi Open- edging out Gukesh D and Harsha Bharathakoti on tie-break after all scored 8.5/10.[12]

In August 2022, Arjun won the 28th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival with 7.5/9 and a performance rating of 2893.[13]

In December 2022, Arjun won Tata Steel Chess India 2022 Blitz with 12.5/18, which was his third victory in Tata Steel events to date.[14]

2024

In April 2024, Arjun won Menorca Open A on superior tie-break score after he tied with 2 others with a score of 7.5/9.[15]

In June 2024, Arjun won the Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024 with a round to spare.[16]

In September 2024, Arjun took part in the Chess Olympiad in Budapest as part of the Indian team. He was the only player in the Open section to score six straight wins in the first six rounds.[17] He finished the event with 10 points in 11 rounds. His performance rating of 2968 earned him an individual gold medal on board three, and helped India to win their first ever team gold medal at the olympiad.[18]

In October 2024, Arjun won the 2024 WR Chess Masters Cup in London by defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in an armageddon tiebreak in the final.[19]

Awards and recognition

Others

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Erigaisi Arjun . Chess-DB.com . 20 October 2018 . 6 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806102636/http://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=35009192 . dead.
  2. Web site: Arjun Erigaisi Officially Joins Carlsen, Caruana, Nakamura In 2800 Club . Chess.com . 3 December 2024.
  3. Web site: Arjun Erigaisi's fast-track to GM title . telanganatoday.com . 20 October 2018 . 21 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181021111411/https://telanganatoday.com/arjun-erigaisis-fast-track-gm-title . dead.
  4. News: 2016-08-01 . Hanamkonda boy set to create ripples in chess world . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-05-18 . 0971-751X.
  5. News: Subrahmanyam. V. V.. 2 August 2016. Hanamkonda boy set to create ripples in chess world. The Hindu. live. 20 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625203325/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Hanamkonda-boy-set-to-create-ripples-in-chess-world/article14546841.ece. 25 June 2021. Erigaisi Arjun, a Class VIII student, qualifies for World Youth Chess championship, and the Asian championship. thehindu.com.
  6. Web site: Goldmoney Asian Rapid Chess: Arjun makes history, first Indian in quarterfinals. 28 June 2021 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711102755/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/goldmoney-asian-rapid-chess-arjun-erigaisi-in-quarterfinals-d-gukesh-vidit-gujrathi/article35026471.ece. 11 July 2021. 27 October 2021. Arjun Erigaisi, the lowest-rated player who now plays league topper Levon Aronian, came up with a display on the final day of the preliminaries.
  7. News: Rao. Rakesh. 30 June 2021. Arjun falls to Aronian in tiebreaker. The Hindu. live. 27 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711195628/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/arjun-falls-to-aronian-in-tiebreaker/article35065939.ece. 11 July 2021. Arjun Erigiasi’s gallant show against Levon Aronian ended in the blitz tiebreaker.
  8. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Junior U21 Round Table Open Chess Championship. 2021-11-20. chess-results.com.
  9. Web site: Doggers (PeterDoggers). Peter. Kirill Shevchenko Surprise Winner at Lindores Abbey Blitz. 2021-11-19. Chess.com. 8 November 2021 . en-US.
  10. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA RAPID 2021. 2021-11-19. chess-results.com.
  11. Web site: Tata Steel Chess 2022: Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi wins Challengers event with a round to spare . www.firstpost.com . 30 January 2022. 31 January 2022.
  12. Web site: The Week in Chess 1430 . 2022-04-14 . theweekinchess.com.
  13. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 28th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival - Masters . chess-results.com . 25 August 2022.
  14. Web site: Arjun Erigaisi wins Tata Steel Chess India 2022 Blitz with a round to spare, now World no.10 TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA, RAPID & BLITZ, 2022 . tatasteelchess.in . 10 December 2022.
  15. Web site: Arjun Erigaisi Briefly World #5 As Menorca Open Winner . www.chess.com . 8 April 2024. 29 April 2024.
  16. Web site: Arjun Erigaisi wins Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024 with a round to spare; Achieves 2779.9 live rating . sportstar.thehindu.com . 17 June 2024 . 17 June 2024.
  17. Web site: Chess Olympiad Arjun Erigaisi scores his sixth straight win Indian women beat Armenia . . 17 September 2024.
  18. Web site: 2024-09-22 . Chess Olympiad 2024 Round 11 Live Updates: Arjun and Gukesh win as India clinch historic Open GOLD; Divya gives India crucial lead against AZE . 2024-09-22.
  19. Web site: 2024-09-22 . Arjun crushes Maxime to win WR Chess Masters . 2024-10-19.
  20. News: Arjun Erigaisi wins Sportstar Emerging Hero award at Focus Telangana. Sportstar. 31 August 2023.
  21. News: TOISA 2021: Arjun Erigaisi wins Chess Player of the Year Award. The Times of India. 14 October 2022.

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