In the latestFIDE rankingsreleased by theworld governing body of chess, India has anew number 1chess player –Arjun Erigaisi. With astandard rating of 2756, Erigaisi isranked ninth in the world. This is hisdebut in the top 10of the Open standard list.
Anand Follows as Second-Ranked Indian
Following Erigaisi is thefive-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, who is thesecond-ranked Indianon the FIDE list. The21-year-old Erigaisicollectedeight pointsin the5th Shengzhen Chess Masters and Bundesliga, which propelled him to theninth positionon the list.
Anand’s Ranking and Rating
Anand is on the11th spotin the ratings with arating of 2751. Anand is followed by theCandidates troikaof18-year-old Praggnanandhaa R,17-year-old Gukesh D, andVidit Santosh Gujrathi(29 years old), who will all be in action at the prestigiousCandidates tournamentlater this week.
Pragg, Gukesh, and Vidit’s Rankings
Pragg is14thin the FIDE charts with arating of 2747. Gukesh is16thwith arating of 2743. Vidit is25thwith arating of 2727 points.
World No. 1: Magnus Carlsen
The former world championMagnus Carlsenstilltops the chartswith arating of 2830.
Candidates Tournament Favorites
Following Carlsen are two Americans:Fabiano Caruana(rating of 2803) andHikaru Nakamura(rating of 2789). Both Caruana and Nakamura are the favorites to win theCandidates tournament, which will earn them the right to take on theworld champion Ding Liren.
