Arjun Erigaisi has officially surpassed the 2800-Elo mark in classical chess ratings, as announced by the FIDE Rating on Sunday. At 21, he is the 16th player ever to reach this milestone and the second Indian after the five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand.

Arjun Erigaisi has officially crossed the 2800-Elo barrier in classical chess rating, according to the FIDE Rating released on Sunday.

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.

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi on Sunday (December 1, 2024) became the second Indian after legendary Viswanathan Anand and 16th worldwide to reach the gold-standard ELO rating of 2800, while also occupying the fourth spot in the latest rankings.

Arjun Erigaisi has become only the second Indian Grandmaster, after Viswanathan Anand, to surpass the Elo Rating of 2800. Arjun currently has an Elo rating of 2801 and is ranked fourth in the world.

Arjun Erigaisi has become the second Indian, after Viswanathan Anand, and the 16th worldwide to reach the prestigious ELO rating of 2800. The 21-year-

Erigaisi now has 2801 rating points for the fourth sport, just below Hikaru Nakamura (2802) of USA, Fabiano Caruana (2805) of the USA, and Norwegian Magnus Carlsen (2831)