Arjun Erigaisi
Arjun Erigaisi | |
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Erigaisi in 2025 | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 3 September 2003 Warangal, Telangana, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
| FIDE rating | 2782 (June 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2801 (December 2024) |
| Ranking | No. 3 (June 2025) |
| Peak ranking | No. 3 (October 2024) |
Arjun Kumar Erigaisi (born 3 September 2003) is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, 13 days. In September 2024 he became India's top rated player, and in December 2024 he achieved his peak rating of 2801 which makes him the fifteenth-highest rated player in history and second Indian ever to cross the 2800 threshold after Viswanathan Anand. He has sometimes been described as a 'madman' over the board for his bold and unpredictable style.