🇮🇳 Arjun Erigaisi is now a 2800-rated player! He defeated Andreikin in Round 5 of the European Club Cup, raising his live rating to 2802.1 and reclaiming the World #3 spot. His current score in the tournament is 4.5/5 with a TPR of 2915 https://t.co/XaQ86QwoAp
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Speaking to Chess.com, Arjun said: “It feels good because I won the game against a strong opponent and 2800 is just an added bonus.”
It feels good because I won the game against a strong opponent and 2800 is just an added bonus.
The 21-year-old follows in the footsteps of five-time World Champion GM Viswanathan Anand as only the second Indian to break 2800.
“I am just not thinking about all that now, my current focus is only on the remaining games here,” Arjun said.
Arjun has had an extraordinary past 12 months that has seen him climb 84 points from 2713 and ranked 30th in November 2023 to 2797 and 3rd on the October list. If he maintains a rating of 2800 by the end of the European Club Cup, he will be the third youngest player to reach the milestone, behind GMs Alireza Firouzja and Magnus Carlsen.
While his meteoric rise has seen him break into the top-five, he told Chess.com after winning a strong event in June that he doesn’t pay much attention to these things.
“To be honest, I stopped caring about the ratings and rankings. I don’t really care that much about being in the top-five either.”
Chess.com will publish a full recap of the European Chess Club Cup this weekend.
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