This website uses cookie or similar technologies, to enhance your browsing experience and provide personalised recommendations. By continuing to use our website, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
IndiaPost LiveIndiaPost LiveIndiaPost Live
  • Home
  • India
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
IndiaPost LiveIndiaPost Live
Font ResizerAa
  • Home
  • India
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • India News
  • State
  • World
  • Entertainment
  • Business
  • Trending
  • Sports
  • Career
  • Lifestyle
  • Languages
Follow US
© 2024 NM Media. All Rights Reserved.

News » India News » ‘Like a bullet..’: Viswanathan Anand welcomes Arjun Erigaisi in 2800-Elo rating club

India News

‘Like a bullet..’: Viswanathan Anand welcomes Arjun Erigaisi in 2800-Elo rating club

NM Desk
Last updated: 25 October, 2024 10:42 AM
NM Desk
Share
After Viswanathan Anand, Arjun Erigaisi becomes 2nd Indian to reach 2800 Elo rating
‘Like a bullet..’: Viswanathan Anand welcomes Arjun Erigaisi in 2800-Elo rating club

New Delhi: Former Grandmaster and three-time world champion Vishwanathan Anand welcomed Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi to the elusive club of 2800 Elo rating a day after the young Chess superstar reached the much-yearned mark.

Contents
What is Elo rating?All-time Highest Elo Rating list

Indian Grandmaster Erigaisi became the second and youngest Indian to achieve the feat on Thursday after beating Russia’s Dmitry Andreikin in the European Chess Club Cup 2024.

Playing for team Alkaloid, Erigaisi edged past Andreikin in the fifth round with White pieces to become only the 16th player to reach the elusive mark.

Read More

7 Must-visit places in Vagamon for a perfect getaway
7 Must-visit places in Vagamon for a perfect getaway
‘I didn’t mean to insult..’: Bidhuri apologises for ‘cheek’ remark on Priyanka Gandhi
‘I didn’t mean to insult..’: Bidhuri apologises for ‘cheek’ remark on Priyanka Gandhi
Maha Kumbh 2025: Devotees take holy dip on Mauni Amavasya – See Pics
Maha Kumbh 2025: Devotees take holy dip on Mauni Amavasya – See Pics

Erigasi, who had 2798 points on the live rating chart before the fixture against Andreikin, joined Anand as the second Indian chess player with a 2800 rating.

It is another feather on Erigaisi’s cap after being a key player in India’s landmark gold medal finish at the Chess Olympiad.

Anand congratulated Erigaisi with a witty social media post on X (formerly Twitter).

Congratulations to @ArjunErigaisi on crossing 2800. Like a bullet gaining 60 points this year!@FIDE_chess pic.twitter.com/JYSEAXANOG

— Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) October 25, 2024

France’s Alireza Firouzja at 18 years and 5 months, is the youngest to reach the 2800 mark, ahead of Carlsen.

Erigaisi has enjoyed a prolific year, beating France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to win the 2024 WR Chess Masters Cup while his superb form in the French Team Chess Championship helped him reach the top five of the FIDE standings.

Erigiasiconti continued his red-hot run and claimed individual and team gold medals in the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest.

What is Elo rating?

A method for calculating the relative skill levels of chess players, the Elo rating system calculates the points based on the difference in quality between two players. It uses a point mechanism that favours lower-rated opponents. For instance, a player who is rated 100 points higher than their opponent is expected to win approximately five out of eight games.

All-time Highest Elo Rating list

1. Magnus Carlsen (NOR) – 2882
2. Garry Kasparov (RUS) – 2851
3. Fabiano Caruana (USA) – 2844
4. Levon Aronian (ARM) – 2830
5. Wesley So (USA) – 2822
6. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) – 2820
7. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) – 2819
8. Viswanathan Anand (IND) – 2817
9. Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) – 2817
10. Veselin Topalov (BUL) – 2816

Stats: The Hindu

You Might Also Like

110 VIP guests, gold attire: Ayodhya set for Ram Lalla’s Pran Pratishtha anniversary

CEO challenges job candidates with brain teaser; they have to solve in 3 seconds

Gaurav Gogoi visited Pakistan on ISI invitation, claims Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Woman ‘gangraped’ by 10 men at beach in Odisha’s Ganjam district

AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj lays at BJP MLA’s feet in request over bus marshals’ hiring | India News

TAGGED:Arjun ErigaisiElo ratingIndian chess grandmasterViswanathan Anand
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Whatsapp Telegram Copy Link

Latest News

indiapost live
They have history and history of overlooking that as well: Jaishankar on Pak-US ties
India News
Centre conspiring to stop free ration of 55 lakh Punjabis: CM Bhagwant Mann
Centre conspiring to stop free ration of 55 lakh Punjabis: CM Bhagwant Mann
India News
Education revolution in Punjab: Government schools soar with record results under AAP, says CM Mann
LPG tanker blast in Hoshiarpur kills 2, injures 21; Punjab CM announces aid
India News
Bengal: Teacher thrashed by group of youth for objecting to public drinking
Bengal: Teacher thrashed by group of youth for objecting to public drinking
India News

You also Like

Baba Ramdev shares simple diet to reduce obesity and belly fat
India News

Baba Ramdev shares simple diet to reduce obesity and belly fat

NM Desk NM Desk 2 Min Read
After Mussoorie, Nainital may also introduce tourist registration to curb overcrowding, congestion and infrastructure strain
India News

After Mussoorie, Nainital may also introduce tourist registration to curb overcrowding, congestion and infrastructure strain

NM Desk NM Desk 4 Min Read
Children’s Day 2024: Creative board decoration ideas for school
India News

Children’s Day 2024: Creative board decoration ideas for school

NM Desk NM Desk 7 Min Read
IndiaPost LiveIndiaPost Live
Follow US
© 2024 NM Media. All Rights Reserved.
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account