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.

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.

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.

Arjun confirmed his status as a rising superstar at the Chennai Olympiad, where he won gold on board three (8.5/11) playing for India-1, later triumphed at the Abu Dhabi Open (7.5/9 with a performance rating of 2893) and Tata Steel India (12.5/18).

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Jan 25, 2025 · Erigaisi played 12… e6?! when the engine showed that 12…Qd7 was the best move. Then on move 13, Arjun Erigaisi made another ill-advised pawn push, this time on the b file: he played 13… b5?! when the engine said that 13…Nd7 was the best option.. From the 25th move onwards, Arjun started to trail in terms of material, first falling one pawn down, then having two pawns less on the board ...

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....

Oct 17, 2024 · GM Arjun Erigaisi defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in armageddon to win the 2024 WR Chess Masters Cup, picking up the €20,000 top prize and 27.84 FIDE Circuit points.

Jan 16, 2025 · Arjun Erigaisi, now ranked world No.4, showed why as he continued to fly the flag for Indian chess high in the New Year when he won the high profile online Titled Tuesday weekly blitz competition. His wins along the way were against world No.1 Magnus Carlsen with black pieces in Round 10, world No.2 Fabiano Caruana in the final round while the ...

Although the selection of three Indian players in this year’s FIDE Candidates Tournament was a significant event in itself, there was a certain sadness in everyone's hearts as Arjun Erigaisi, despite coming close to qualifying multiple times, could not secure a spot.