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Erigaisi Arjun

Arjun Erigaisi

GM🇮🇳

FIDEFIDE 35009192· Male· India· Born in 2003

Arjun Erigaisi, a 23-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2746 and ranked 2nd among Indian players, and 12th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2745 and 2801 over the past 2 years. 78 rated games in the past year (≈107/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include the Chess Olympiad (open), the Chennai Grand Masters, and the UzChess Cup Masters. Also played 9 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 8 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 - Finals) recently. His peak of 2801 was reached at age 21 (Dec 2024); he also reached World #3 in Oct 2024 and spent 21 months in the world top 5.

Awarded GM in 2018 (age 15), IM in 2018 (age 15), FM in 2017 (age 14), and CM in 2016 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #2 in U20, World #4 in U18, World #5 in U16, World #7 in U14, World #16 in U12, World #43 in U10 and World #30 in U8.

Current rating

2746

Standard

Rpd2740·Blz2766

All-time high

2801

−55 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 21

Activity

92

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · Indian players · of 20,270
21 months in World top 5 (2024–2026)

Profile · last 5 years

  1. Similar results in every format: 67% in classical (331 / 492), 60% in rapid (163.5 / 271), 64% in blitz (225.5 / 353).
  2. Against higher-rated players (+50): 43.5 / 90. Against lower-rated (−50): 501.5 / 697.
  3. In form: +32 in rapid rating and 48.5 / 75 in rated rapid games over the last 12 months.

From 1,116 games in FIDE-rated events since Oct 2021 (492 classical, 271 rapid, 353 blitz). Fixed rules: every figure comes from these results.

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Career timeline

29 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2750
at age 23
Apr 2026
21 months in world top 5
first Jun 2024
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 2800
at age 21
Dec 2024
All-time peak 2801
at age 21 · −55 from today
Dec 2024
Peak World rank: #3
at age 21 · rated 2797
Oct 2024
Peak Indian rank: #1
at age 21 · rated 2756
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Rating history: OlimpBase (opens in a new tab) until 2000, FIDE since 2001

His openings · over the board

What Arjun Erigaisi plays, by color

1,695 games with moves in our base · over the board · last in Oct 2026

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As White

592 games400.5 of 592

292 more games in other lines

As Black

574 games344 of 574

376 more games in other lines

Over-the-board games from our public base only.Find his online games ›

Activity & highlights

Best result
TePe Sigeman 2026
perf 2860 (+99) · 5/7 · #1
Evolution
-23
2769 → 2746
Tournaments
9
67 games
Score
39/ 6758.2%
20W38D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsR PraggnanandhaaGM2,758·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters·R1·+5.2
2.[W]vsVincent KeymerGM2,755·40th European Club Cup (open)·R5·+4.8
3.[W]vsJorden van ForeestGM2,735·TePe Sigeman 2026·R5·+4.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPrin LaohawirapapIM2,363·46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open·R1·-9.0
2.[L]vsYagiz Kaan ErdogmusGM2,658·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters·R7·-6.2
3.[L]vsNihal SarinGM2,717·Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026·R6·-5.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open
Team
Sep 20265.5/10#2642653-12.5
Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026
Round-Robin
Jul 20264/7#32772+1.5
The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup MASTERS
Round-Robin
Jun 20265/9#42730-3.5
TePe Sigeman 2026
Round-Robin
May 20265/7#12860+10.4
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20261/1#853361+2.6
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026
Team
Feb 20262.5/3#42888+3.5
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/13#122609-29.9
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters (-29.9 Elo, finished #12).

Games 1,690 · 2012–2026

Time control
  • WvsPeter LekoGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R11.174 · 2026-09-27
    Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation · 64 moves · 2759
  • DvsAbdimalik AbdisalimovGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R10.174 · 2026-09-26
    French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense · 34 moves · 2759
  • DvsMatthias BluebaumGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R9.174 · 2026-09-25
    Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Exchange Variation · 70 moves · 2759
  • DvsAydin SuleymanliGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R8.174 · 2026-09-24
    Horwitz Defense · 37 moves · 2759
  • DvsMichael AdamsGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R7.178 · 2026-09-23
    Indian Defense: Accelerated London System · 40 moves · 2759
  • DvsJavokhir SindarovGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R6.170 · 2026-09-21
    English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined · 34 moves · 2759
  • DvsJorden van ForeestGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R5.178 · 2026-09-20
    Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld · 40 moves · 2759
  • WvsMaksim ChigaevGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R4.178 · 2026-09-19
    Queen's Indian Defense: Opocensky Variation · 36 moves · 2759
  • DvsLuca MoroniGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R3.178 · 2026-09-18
    Pirc Defense · 64 moves · 2759
  • LvsPrin LaohawirapapIM
    46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 | Open | Matches 1-12 · R1.177 · 2026-09-16
    Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System · 54 moves · 2759

Over-the-board games only, matched to this player through official FIDE pairings and tournament records. Opponents marked “?” could not be identified with certainty. Source: Lichess broadcasts (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab).

Most-Played Opponents

vsR PraggnanandhaaGM
🇮🇳IND·2763
+11 −19 =9
39 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsVincent KeymerGM
🇩🇪GER·2761
+10 −10 =17
37 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNodirbek AbdusattorovGM
🇺🇿UZB·2780
+11 −11 =14
36 games·last met Jul 2026
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vsNihal SarinGM
🇮🇳IND·2709
+8 −7 =16
31 games·last met Sep 2026
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vsVidit GujrathiGM
🇮🇳IND·2693
+8 −4 =18
30 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings

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India
#2
out of 19,882 players
Asia-Pacific
#5
out of 53,983 players
World
#12
out of 221,391 players

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
2
🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun
2,746
3
🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan
2,739
4
🇮🇳Gukesh D
2,710
5
🇮🇳Nihal Sarin
2,709
6
🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2,693
7
🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.
2,677
7
🇮🇳Pranav, V
2,677
9
🇮🇳Pranesh M
2,674
10
🇮🇳Harikrishna, Pentala
2,648
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
2
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
3
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
4
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
5
🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun
2,746
6
🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan
2,739
7
🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem
2,732
8
🇮🇷Tabatabaei, M. Amin
2,728
9
🇨🇳Ding, Liren
2,723
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian
2,719
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
5
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
6
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
8
🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
2,761
9
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
10
🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
2,757
...
12
🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun
2,746
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