Arjun Erigaisi

Arjun Erigaisi, Gukesh in top 5 rankings after historic Chess Olympiad; Ding Liren out of top 20

TodayIndiaTimes2 months ago04 mins

India has two representatives in the top 5 rankings in FIDE’s latest published rankings after a historic Chess Olympiad where both the Indian teams won gold medals while there were four individual golds as well for the country’s chess players. In the chess rankings which are published every month, Arjun Erigaisi is ranked No 3…

Chess Olympiad: Two years after Chennai heartbreak, Gukesh on another winning spree

TodayIndiaTimes2 months ago06 mins

Eyebrows shot up, heads were cocked and frowns made appearances as some of the world’s top players, including former and current world champions like Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik and Ding Liren caught a glimpse of Gukesh’s battle against Azerbaijan’s Aydin Suleymanli, which the teenager from India Ended up winning in 38 moves. There’s something about…