Arjun Erigaisi

The native form of this personal name is Erigaisi Arjun. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Arjun Erigaisi
Erigaisi in 2023
CountryIndia
Born (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 21)
Warangal, Telangana, India
TitleGrandmaster (2018)
FIDE rating2797 (October 2024)
Peak rating2797 (October 2024)
RankingNo. 3 (October 2024)
Peak rankingNo. 3 (October 2024)
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's chess
Olympiad
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest Open team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest Open individual board 3
Silver medal – second place 2022 Chennai Open individual board 3
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team

Arjun Erigaisi (born 3 September 2003)[1] is an Indian chess grandmaster and India's highest ranked player as of September 2024, overtaking former world champion Viswanathan Anand. A chess prodigy, he earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, 13 days, making him the 32nd youngest person ever to achieve the title of grandmaster. He is the 54th grandmaster from India. He won the 2022 Indian National Championship.[2]

  1. ^ "Erigaisi Arjun". Chess-DB.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Arjun Erigaisi wins Indian National Championship". www.en.chessbase.com. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024.