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July 22, 2026 10:35 AM

Chennai Grand Masters 2026: Pranesh stuns Gukesh, Nihal Sarin upsets Arjun Erigaisi in Round 6

Indian Grandmaster M. Pranesh handed world champion D. Gukesh his second successive defeat, while Nihal Sarin upset Arjun Erigaisi in the sixth round of the Chennai Grand Masters on Tuesday, leaving France’s Alireza Firouzja alone at the top of the standings. Firouzja drew with Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov to move to four points, after Erigaisi’s loss dropped the Indian into a tie for second place with Abdusattorov on 3.5 points with one round remaining. Pranesh capitalised on a se...

May 4, 2026 5:30 PM

Chess-Eigaisi storms back into Top-10, beats Grandelius at TePe Sigeman

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi stormed back into the world’s top 10 after a crucial third-round victory over Sweden’s Nils Grandelius at the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026, boosting his standing in the global rankings. The win, Arjun’s first of the tournament, lifted him alongside Magnus Carlsen, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Yagiz Erdogmus and Andy Woodward, with all five players tied on two points after three rounds. Coming into the event after a dip in form at the Masters ear...

December 31, 2025 10:23 AM

PM Modi congratulates Arjun Erigaisi on bronze medal at FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Indian chess grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi for winning the bronze medal at the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship held in Doha, hailing his achievement as another proud moment for India in the global chess arena. Erigaisi’s podium finish in the Blitz Championship comes shortly after his bronze medal win at the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship, underlining his consistent performance at the highest level of international chess. In a post...

December 29, 2025 4:44 PM

PM Modi congratulates Arjun Erigaisi, Koneru Humpy on winning bronze at 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and Koneru Humpy on winning bronze medals at the 2025 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship held in Doha. Arjun Erigaisi produced a historic performance in the open section, scoring 9.5 points to clinch his maiden bronze medal - just one point behind world champion Magnus Carlsen. With this achievement, Arjun became only the second Indian male player, after five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, to finish...

November 13, 2025 9:45 AM

FIDE World Cup 2025: Arjun, Praggnanandhaa, Harikrishna head to tiebreaks after draws in fourth round

Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and Pentala Harikrishna advanced to tiebreaks in the fourth round of the FIDE World Cup 2025 after drawing their second classical games on Wednesday. Erigaisi, playing white, agreed to a draw after 36 moves against Hungarian veteran Peter Leko. Praggnanandhaa split the point with Daniil Dubov of FIDE in 30 moves, while Harikrishna held Nils Grandelius of Sweden in 38 moves despite facing a difficult position. With both classical gam...

November 12, 2025 10:19 AM

FIDE World Cup 2025: Praggnanandhaa survives scare; Arjun, Karthik, Harikrishna held in first game of Round 4

Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, Karthik Venkataraman, and P. Harikrishna split points with the black pieces, while R. Praggnanandhaa survived a scare with white against GM Daniil Dubov in the first game of Round 4 of the FIDE World Cup 2025 in Panaji, Goa, on Tuesday. Second seed Arjun Erigaisi, playing black, earned a quick 20-move draw against experienced Hungarian GM Peter Leko, while Harikrishna held Swedish GM Nils Grandelius in 32 moves and Karthik drew with Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem in 36...