Arjun Erigaisi becomes World No. 4 in live FIDE rating list, achieves career-high 2771.0 rating
India’s Arjun Erigaisi continued to ascend in the world live rating as he now went above Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi to become the new World No. 4 after beating France’s Loic Travadon in the French Team Chess Championship 2024 on Sunday.
With a career-high rating of 2771.2, the Warangal wunderkind is just behind Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, USA’s Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana in the live rating list.
ALSO READ | Arjun Erigaisi becomes World No. 5 in live FIDE rankings
Playing for the Metz Fischer chess club in the French Team Chess Championship, Arjun grabbed his fourth successive win in as many rounds.
Earlier, Arjun grabbed wins against compatriot Harikrishna Pentala, Germany’s Vitaly Kunin and Alvar Alonso Rosell of Spain, accounting for a total of 9.8 Elo ratings from the tournament in France.
More to follow