Arjun Erigaisi has achieved remarkable success at the French Top 16 Club Championship 2024, propelling him to the World no. 4 spot in live chess ratings. Erigaisi, originally from Warangal, secured his position by winning four consecutive matches. He defeated Harikrishna with the Black pieces in Round 1, Vitaly Kunin with the White pieces in Round 2, and IM Loic Travadon in just 14 moves in his latest match. His live rating now stands at 2771.2. Earlier in the tournament, he moved up to World no. 5 with a rating of 2767.5 after his second win, which included a notable move, 28. Qg7!
Arjun Erigaisi scores his 4th win in a row at the French Top 16 Club Championship 2024! He took down IM Loic Travadon with the White pieces in just 14 moves. With this win, Arjun becomes the World no.4. He has a live rating of 2771.2 right now! #chess #arjunerigaisi #warangal https://t.co/31XBhR1Kyq
With this 14 move win, @ArjunErigaisi storms to no:4 in live ratings. Arjun would love to play more top tournaments if he gets invited of course. But in the absence of as many invitations, he has always let his performances speak. I remember back in 2021, he was one of the… https://t.co/vM4fuGgJ2s
It needed just 14 moves for @ArjunErigaisi to snatch the World no. 4 spot today with a 4th consecutive win in the French Team Championship! https://t.co/qWdDSVDFnw https://t.co/nUFQOcyNIu
Arjun Erigaisi is now the World no.5! The wonderboy from Warangal has made a blazing start in the French Top 16 Club Championship 2024. He defeated Harikrishna with the Black pieces in Round one, and took down Vitaly Kunin with the White pieces in Round 2! Arjun has a live… https://t.co/gbKaKX2qHy
Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi (2767.5) becomes World #5 after his second win in a row (28. Qg7!) at the French Top 16 Club Championship https://t.co/BdBCeAKAlt 📸 @ffechecs @ArjunErigaisi https://t.co/zCuvoiGDIi
Arjun Erigaisi is again the Indian no. 1, and the World no. 6, after beating Harikrishna today in the French Team Championship! https://t.co/rANiQVh8Rd https://t.co/yBArsvRbUB