Erigaisi Arjun Age 21

Source: Frans Peeters / Wijk aan Zee 2024

Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2798.9
Live Rank
#4
FIDE Rating
2801
World Rank
#4
India Rank
#1
FIDE Peak Rating
2801 - Dec 2024 (Age 21)
FIDE Peak Rank
#3 (2797) - Oct 2024 (Age 21)
Rapid
2694 World #23, Peak 2714 (May 2023)
Blitz
2749 World #12, Peak 2774 (Dec 2021)
Born
3 Sep 2003
Hanumakonda, Warangal, Telangana, India
FIDE ID 35009192
Wikipedia
Active Years:
2011 - 2024
Total Games:
1322
Wins:
607 (46%)
Losses:
228 (17%)
Draws:
487 (37%)
Total score:
65%
Performance :
Performance for the last active 12 months:
2765
White:
D02 London System (37 games)
D00 Amazon Attack (29 games)
D35 Queen's Gambit Declined (25 games)
Black:
C02 French Defense (22 games)
C11 French Defense (20 games)
B40 Sicilian Defense (19 games)

This is something unprecedented: a player who had virtually no invitations to top-tier tournaments managed to gain 66 rating points in just seven months, from November 2023 to July 2024, surpassing the global elite and rising from 30th to 4th place with a rating of 2778. This wasn't his first Elo surge. In 2021 he climbed 230 positions in three months – from 359th to 129th, and in 2022 he leaped from 134th to 21st in just half a year. His name is Arjun Erigaisi and he belongs to a new generation of incredible Indian chess stars.

Erigaisi was born in Warangal on September 3, 2003. He discovered chess only at the age of 8, started training regularly with a coach at 10, and by 13 he was already performing well at the World U14 Championship, finishing in 2nd place. Shortly after he achieved all three norms in just four months, becoming a grandmaster. His initial success in adult competitions came in blitz chess: in 2018 he finished 3rd in the Indian Blitz Championship and in 2019 5th in the Asian Blitz Championship.

Erigaisi's rapid ascent was interrupted by the COVID pandemic, which paused his tournament play for a year and a half. But once competitions resumed he began playing non-stop. In 2021 he shared first place at the Junior Round Table Tournament with Sarana (7/9), won the rapid section at Tata Steel India (6.5/9), scoring 11 out of 18 overall and only lost the title to Aronian in the tiebreak. In 2022, he dominated the Wijk aan Zee Challenger (10.5/13), then won the Indian Championship (8.5/11) and the Delhi Open (8.5/10), which featured the country's top young talents.

Arjun confirmed his status as a rising superstar at the Chennai Olympiad, where he won gold on board three (8.5/11) playing for India-1, later triumphed at the Abu Dhabi Open (7.5/9 with a performance rating of 2893) and Tata Steel India (12.5/18). Despite his consistent victories, Erigaisi found himself overshadowed by fellow countrymen Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa, which led to a slight decline in his form. Unlike them, he failed to qualify for the 2024 Candidates – being eliminated in the World Cup quarterfinals by Pragg, finishing 3rd-7th in the Grand Swiss and FIDE Circuit, where Gukesh outpaced him.

Starting in November 2023, the 20-year-old Indian player embarked on an unprecedented climb. Beginning with a rating of 2713, he gained +37–3=30 over nine individual and team events, elevating his rating to 2778 and securing 4th place in the world. His aggressive yet balanced and pragmatic playing style is recognized as one of the most effective in modern chess, promising a brilliant future for Erigaisi. What will be his next move?

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Games

#White PlayerRatingBlack PlayerRatingResultMovesSiteDate 
1Ganguly, Surya Shekhar2578Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar28010-137Doha7 Dec 2024
2Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2801Pranesh M25821/2-1/248Doha6 Dec 2024
3Saydaliev, Saidakbar2473Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar28010-136Doha5 Dec 2024
4Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2801Kazhgaleyev, Murtas24881/2-1/253Doha4 Dec 2024
5Abdurakhmonov, Mukhammadali2395Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar28010-142Doha3 Dec 2024
6Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu2707Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27381-065Kolkata17 Nov 2024
7Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu2737Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27991-094Kolkata17 Nov 2024
8Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Carlsen, Magnus28310-141Kolkata17 Nov 2024
9Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2739Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27991-041Kolkata17 Nov 2024
10Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2738Narayanan, Sunilduth Lyna26451-035Kolkata17 Nov 2024
11Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Dubov, Daniil26931-050Kolkata17 Nov 2024
12Nihal, Sarin2676Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27990-135Kolkata17 Nov 2024
13Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Keymer, Vincent27331/2-1/263Kolkata17 Nov 2024
14Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2715Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27380-166Kolkata17 Nov 2024
15Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2777Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27990-168Kolkata17 Nov 2024
16Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799So, Wesley27471/2-1/258Kolkata17 Nov 2024
17Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu27370-146Kolkata16 Nov 2024
18Carlsen, Magnus2831Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27990-120Kolkata16 Nov 2024
19Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2738Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi26501-052Kolkata16 Nov 2024
20Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi27391-050Kolkata16 Nov 2024
21Narayanan, Sunilduth Lyna2647Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27991/2-1/227Kolkata16 Nov 2024
22Dubov, Daniil2693Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27991/2-1/254Kolkata16 Nov 2024
23Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Nihal, Sarin26761-030Kolkata16 Nov 2024
24Keymer, Vincent2578Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27381/2-1/266Kolkata16 Nov 2024
25Keymer, Vincent2733Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27991/2-1/272Kolkata16 Nov 2024
26Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2738Abdusattorov, Nodirbek27151-065Kolkata16 Nov 2024
27Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Abdusattorov, Nodirbek27771-066Kolkata16 Nov 2024
28So, Wesley2747Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27991-023Kolkata16 Nov 2024
29Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu2737Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27991-051Kolkata15 Nov 2024
30Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Abdusattorov, Nodirbek27771-055Kolkata15 Nov 2024
31Dubov, Daniil2693Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27991/2-1/223Kolkata15 Nov 2024
32Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Carlsen, Magnus28310-140Kolkata14 Nov 2024
33Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Keymer, Vincent27331/2-1/266Kolkata14 Nov 2024
34So, Wesley2747Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27991-039Kolkata14 Nov 2024
35Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2706Narayanan, Sunilduth Lyna25791/2-1/265Kolkata13 Nov 2024
36Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Narayanan, Sunilduth Lyna26471/2-1/267Kolkata13 Nov 2024
37Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2739Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27991/2-1/235Kolkata13 Nov 2024
38Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Nihal, Sarin26761/2-1/244Kolkata13 Nov 2024
39Erigaisi Arjun2799Aronian, Levon27391/2-1/239Chennai11 Nov 2024
40Aronian, Levon2737Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27380-162Chennai11 Nov 2024
41Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2738Aronian, Levon27370-173Chennai11 Nov 2024
42Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Vachier Lagrave, Maxime27371/2-1/238Chennai11 Nov 2024
43Aravindh, Chithambaram VR2706Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27991-048Chennai10 Nov 2024
44Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Maghsoodloo, Parham27121/2-1/244Chennai9 Nov 2024
45Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin2686Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27990-152Chennai8 Nov 2024
46Sarana, Alexey2679Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27990-137Chennai7 Nov 2024
47Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Aronian, Levon27391/2-1/236Chennai6 Nov 2024
48Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2739Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27990-196Chennai5 Nov 2024
49Ivanchuk, Vassily2632Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27971/2-1/231Vrnjacka Banja26 Oct 2024
50Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2726Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27971/2-1/239Vrnjacka Banja25 Oct 2024
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