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Chess Olympiad: All eyes will be on Arjun, Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Nihal & Raunak as India’s next-gen faces first big test

CHENNAI: If one glances through the latest FIDE top-10 junior rankings, three from India feature in them. Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi is in No. 2 spot behind Alireza Firouzja, while D Gukesh and Nihal Sarin are in the 6th and 10th spot respectively.

The Times of India

Super GM at a sweet 16

Gukesh has been on a winning spree, capturing four tournament titles this year and reaching No 32 in the world chess rankings based on live ELO ratings.

The Hindu

Hyderabad lad Rahul Srivathsav is India's 74th GM

HYDERABAD: Nineteen-year-old Peddi Rahul Srivathsav's dream came true on Friday, when he crossed the ELO mark of 2500 to clinch the Grand Master title.

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Arjun Erigaisi upbeat about India's chances in Chess Olympiad

CHENNAI: Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi, who has seen his stock rise in the past few months, is upbeat about India's chances in the upcoming chess Olympiad.

The Times of India

Gukesh, seven other Indians among the leaders

D. Gukesh and seven other Indians made a winning start to their campaigns in the $60,000 Sharjah Mas

The Hindu

Arjun leads strong Indian presence

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Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi finishes second in Tepe Sigeman chess tourney

MALMO (Sweden): Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi secured four points from seven rounds to finish second in the Tepe Sigeman round-robin chess tournament on Monday.

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Gukesh wins his third straight title

The triumph helps teenager to vault to 64th in live World rankings

The Hindu

Viswanathan Anand, Israel’s Boris Gelfand to train Indian Chess Olympiad team

The two legends will work in tandem at the first coaching camp in Chennai from May 7 to 17

The Hindu

20-member Indian team for Chess Olympiad

Anand steps aside to let youngsters have a chance

The Hindu

Chess Olympiad: Viswanathan Anand to mentor squad as India name two teams in open and women's section

CHENNAI: Two teams each will represent India in the Open and women's section at the 44th Chess Olympiad with five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand being named as the hosts' mentor for the prestigious tournament scheduled to be played from July 28 to August 10.

The Times of India

Gukesh, Aryan among leaders

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The Hindu

Gukesh eyes title; Sasikiran triumphs

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The Hindu

Arjun Erigaisi wins Delhi International Chess title

NEW DELHI: Grandmaster and national champion Arjun Erigaisi came up with yet another inspired effort and crashed through the defences of Karthik Venkataraman to win the 19th Delhi International open chess tournament on Tuesday.

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Data | Young and Restless: More Indian GMs among juniors

Six of the top 20 junior chess players in the world belong to India

The Times of India

Arjun, Harsha and Gukesh emerge joint leaders at Delhi International Open Chess

NEW DELHI: Top seed Arjun Erigaisi, Harsha Bharathakoti and D Gukesh on Sunday emerged as joint leaders at the 19th edition of Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess tournament.

The Times of India

Arjun Erigaisi back in joint lead at Delhi International Open Chess

NEW DELHI: National champion Arjun Erigaisi returned to the joint lead by defeating International Master Shyam Nikhil in the seventh round of the 19th Delhi International open chess tournament on Saturday.

The Times of India

Arjun Erigaisi clinches maiden senior National crown

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi is in the form of his life. Weeks after starting 2022 by winning the Tata Steel Challengers in Wijk Aan Zee, the 18-year-old from Warangal notched up his maiden senior National chess crown in Kanpur on Thursday. Arjun who scored 8.5 points from 11 rounds in the…

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Erigaisi is new national chess champion; Gukesh, Iniyan lose out in tie-break

KANPUR: Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi of Telangana won the 58th edition of Senior National Chess Championship here on Thursday, edging out fellow GMs of Tamil Nadu D Gukesh and P Iniyan in a tie-breaker after the trio finished on 8.5 points each.

The Hindu

Chess | Gukesh rejoins Arjun Erigaisi in lead

Thrilling finale on cards as seven players chase two leaders

The Hindu

Arjun Erigaisi, Gukesh retain lead

10 players half-a-point behind the leading duo

The Times of India

Arjun scales a new high, moves 49 places up to be India no. 4

NAGPUR: Three months after he checked in as the world's youngest blitz master in the elite 2700 Elo club, Arjun Erigaisi scaled a new high in the classical format of chess by becoming country's best junior master and India No 4 in the Open category on Wednesday.

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Arjun definitely one of our biggest hopes: Anand

CHENNAI: Arjun Erigaisi didn't put a foot wrong during his triumphant run at the Tata Steel Chess Challengers which concluded at the Wijk Aan Zee on Sunday. The 18-year-old from Warangal made everyone take notice when he bagged the Tata Steel Rapid in Kolkata in November last year. With a…

The Times of India

Arjun Erigaisi wins Tata Steel Challengers with a round to spare

CHENNAI: Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi became the fourth Indian player after P Harikrishna, B Adhiban and Vidit Gujrathi to win the Tata Steel Challengers event at Wijk Aan Zee in The Netherlands on Saturday evening.

The Hindu

Tata Steel chess | Vidit Gujrathi holds Magnus Carlsen

In the Challengers section, Arjun Erigaisi (9) moved within a draw of winning the title

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