Arjun Erigaisi Becomes Youngest Indian to Cross 2800 ELO Rating After Win Over Dmitry AndreikinĀ at European Chess Club Cup 2024, Viswanathan Anand Congratulates Youngster
Arjun Erigaisi Dmitry Andreikin in the fifth round of the European Chess Club Cup 2024 and crossed the 2800 ELO Rating mark. At 21, the star became the youngest and only the second Indian to achieve this feat.
It was expected from the chess master of India as Arjun Erigaisi needed less than a point to cross the 2800 ELO rating barrier. Representing team Alkaloid, Arjun faced Russia's Dmitry Andreikin in the fifth round of the European Chess Club Cup 2024, and with a massive win the star created history. Arjun Erigaisi now has a 2802.1 rating and has moved up to the World No. 3 in the live rating list. Arjun became the only second Indian to achieve this feat, while the first one to do so was Viswanathan Anand, who later congratulated the youngster on social media.Ā Garry Kasparov Lauds Team India on Historic Double Gold Medals at Chess Olympiad 2024, Says āVishyās Children Are All Grown Upā.
Arjun Erigaisi Becomes Youngest Indian to Cross 2800 ELO Rating
A historic moment in Indian Chess. Arjun Erigaisi is the 2nd player in India and the 16th player in the World to cross 2800 in live ratings! Arjun has a live rating of 2802.1 now.
Arjun defeated Dmitry Andreikin (2729) with the White pieces in the 5th round of the European Chessā¦ pic.twitter.com/hz2wURGT7e
ā ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) October 24, 2024
Viswanathan Anand CongratulatesĀ Arjun Erigaisi
Congratulations to @ArjunErigaisi on crossing 2800. Like a bullet gaining 60 points this year!@FIDE_chess pic.twitter.com/JYSEAXANOG
ā Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) October 25, 2024
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