Live
- Heavy snow forecast in Japan through Tuesday
- Legendary film-maker Shyam Benegal is no more
- Hackers steal over $12.7 billion in over 1,000 crypto heists to date
- BGT: 'Rohit is short of confidence with self-doubts', opines Manjrekar
- Gold gains 30 pc in 2024, silver 35 pc up on COMEX this year: MOFSL
- Delhi HC dismisses anticipatory bail plea of ex-IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar
- Untouched Goa Beaches You Must Visit in January
- Muzigal launches its State-of-the-art Music Academy in Nallagandla, Hyderabad
- Thoughtful Christmas Gifts for Every Loved One
- South Korea: Finance minister silent on martial law probe amid speculation on acting president's role
Arjun scales new heights in chess
GM Arjun Erigaisi receiving the 5th Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024 title from the organisers in Jermuk, Armenia, on Monday
India’s top-rated chess player Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi continued his excellent form by winning the 5th Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024 in Jermuk, Armenia, on Monday.
Warangal: India’s top-rated chess player Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi continued his excellent form by winning the 5th Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024 in Jermuk, Armenia, on Monday. With this, the 20-year-old who hails from Warangal jumped to a career-high live rating of No. 4. He added 9 points from the eight rounds to reach a total of 2779.9 ELO points. In fact, Arjun won the title with one round to spare.
Arjun is behind Norway’s Magnus Carlsen (2831.8), Hikaru Nakamura (2801.6) and Fabiano Caruana (2795.6) of USA in FIDE live ratings. The other two Indian players in the top 10 are GM D Gukesh (2763) and GM Ramesh Praggnanandhaa (2757.4).
Speaking to The Hans India, Arjun said, “I am happy as I made most of my opportunities. The level of competition was very high. It was my second title of the year.” It may be noted here that Arjun won the Menorca Open crown in April and finished second in TePeSigeman Chess Tournament in May.
