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Arjun Erigaisi’s Climb Continues Now World’s Second Best in Chess Ratings

Arjun Erigaisi made a significant leap in the chess world by securing the world No. 2 spot in live ratings on 7th November. His victory over Alexey Sarana in Round 3 of the Chennai Grand Masters tournament boosted his live rating to 2805.8, propelling him past both USA’s Fabiano Caruana, who stands at 2805.0, and American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura at 2802.0.

Achieving World No. 2 Spot in Live Ratings

  • Arjun Erigaisi reached the world No. 2 position in live chess ratings.
  • He achieved this by defeating Alexey Sarana in Round 3 at the Chennai Grand Masters tournament in Tamil Nadu.

Erigaisi’s live rating now stands at 2805.8, surpassing,

  • USA’s Fabiano Caruana (2805.0)
  • American Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura (2802.0)

Ranking Among Global Leaders

  • Currently, only Magnus Carlsen is ahead of Arjun, with a rating of 2831.0 points.
  • India’s Gukesh is fifth in the live rankings with 2783.0 points and is set to challenge Ding Liren in the upcoming World Chess Championship.

Arjun’s Recent Rating Milestone

  • Arjun recently became the 16th player in history to reach 2800 rating points.
  • However, he missed an official entry to the “2800 club” (14 members) as his rating had dropped below 2800 when FIDE’s monthly list was published.

Past Milestones

  • Previously, Arjun also achieved the world No. 3 position.
Summary/Static Details
Why in the news? Arjun Erigaisi made a significant leap in the chess world by securing the world No. 2 spot in live ratings
World Ranking Achieved world No. 2 in live ratings on Thursday after defeating Alexey Sarana in Round 3 of Chennai Grand Masters.
Live Rating Points 2805.8, ahead of Fabiano Caruana (2805.0) and Hikaru Nakamura (2802.0); only behind Magnus Carlsen (2831.0).
India’s Top Players Arjun leads Indian players in live ratings; Gukesh follows, ranked 5th with 2783.0 points.
Recent Milestone Arjun recently became the 16th player to reach 2800+ rating points but missed official “2800 club” status due to subsequent drop.

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