Mumbai, December 24: Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi breathed a sigh of relief after receiving his US visa to compete in the upcoming World Rapid and Blitz Championships in New York, beginning December 26. The world No 4 Indian had appealed to the US Embassy on Friday to expedite the process of granting him the necessary visa to participate in the tournament, which will feature top players such as Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Boris Gelfand. Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi Requests USA Embassy To Grant Him Visa for FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2024.

Arjun Erigaisi Gets USA Visa

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On Friday, Erigaisi had reached out to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and the All India Chess Federation (AICF) via social media, requesting their assistance in securing the visa. Erigaisi, who recently became the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to achieve the gold-standard ELO rating of 2800, has been in sensational form this year. Indian Chess Player Tania Sachdev Lashes Out at Delhi Government for Lack of Recognition.

He claimed an individual gold as well as a team title in India's historic performance in Chess Olympiad. Among the leading players competing in the championship are Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Jeffrey Xiong, Leinier Dominguez Perez, Hans Niemann and Sam Shankland.

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