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Erigaisi Arjun

Erigaisi Arjun

GM🇮🇳

FIDEFIDE 35009192· Male· India· Born in 2003

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Erigaisi Arjun, a 23-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2761 and ranked 1st among Indian players, and 8th worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈105/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 8 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 8 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 - Finals) recently. His peak of 2801 was reached at age 21 (Dec 2024); he also reached World #3 in Oct 2024 and spent 21 months in the world top 5.

Awarded GM in 2018 (age 15), IM in 2018 (age 15), FM in 2017 (age 14), and CM in 2016 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #2 in U20, World #4 in U18, World #5 in U16, World #7 in U14, World #16 in U12, World #43 in U10 and World #30 in U8.

Current rating

2761

Standard

Rpd2741·Blz2776

All-time high

2801

−40 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 21

Activity

94

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · Indian players · of 19,243
21 months in World top 5 (2024–2026)

Career timeline

28 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2750
at age 23
Apr 2026
21 months in world top 5
longest streak 21 months · since Jun 2024
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 2800
at age 21
Dec 2024
All-time peak 2801
at age 21 · −50 from today
Dec 2024
Peak World rank: #3
at age 21 · rated 2797
Oct 2024
Peak Indian rank: #1
at age 21 · rated 2756
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
TePe Sigeman 2026
perf 2860 (+99) · 5/7 · #1
Evolution
-15
2776 → 2761
Tournaments
9
70 games
Score
41.5/ 7059.3%
22W39D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPraggnanandhaa RGM2,758·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters·R1·+5.2
2.[W]vsVincent KeymerGM2,755·40th European Club Cup (open)·R5·+4.8
3.[W]vsJorden Van ForeestGM2,735·TePe Sigeman 2026·R5·+4.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMatthias BluebaumGM2,671·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R7·-6.4
2.[L]vsYagiz Kaan ErdogmusGM2,658·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters·R7·-6.2
3.[L]vsNihal SarinGM2,692·Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025·R4·-6.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
TePe Sigeman 2026
Round-Robin
May 20265/7#12860+10.4
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20261/1#853361+2.6
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20262.5/3#42888+3.5
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/13#122609-29.9
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20257/10QF2813+6.4
40th European Club Cup (open)
Team
Oct 20254.5/7#1442710-4.1
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20257/11#192778+1.5
Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025
Round-Robin
Aug 20255/9#22731-5.3
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters (-29.9 Elo, finished #12).

Most-Played Opponents

vsVincent KeymerGM
🇩🇪GER·2767
+10 −10 =17
37 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPraggnanandhaa RGM
🇮🇳IND·2735
+10 −17 =9
36 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNodirbek AbdusattorovGM
🇺🇿UZB·2777
+11 −10 =12
33 games·last met May 2026
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vsSantosh Gujrathi ViditGM
🇮🇳IND·2708
+8 −4 =17
29 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNihal SarinGM
🇮🇳IND·2723
+8 −5 =15
28 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings

/
India
#1
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#3
in continent
World
#8
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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India
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