Arjun Erigaisi regains 4th spot in latest FIDE ratings; Aravindh Chithambaram attains career-best rank after Prague triumph

Arjun Erigaisi gained five rating points to regain the fourth spot while Aravindh Chithambaram gained 18 rating points to move to the 11th spot for the first time in his career. Reigning world champion D Gukesh, meanwhile, remains the highest-ranked Indian at third.

Arjun Erigaisi inched closer to compatriot D Gukesh in the latest FIDE ratings list on Tuesday while Aravindh Chithambaram attained his career-best after his triumph in the Prague Chess Masters. Indian Grandmasters Arjun and Aravindh were among the gainers latest FIDE ratings; while the former regained the fourth spot with five rating points, Aravindh made a major leap by collecting 18 points.

Five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen, meanwhile, continues to lead the list, having first moved to the top of the ratings in 2010 and remained the top-ranked player since 2011. The Norwegian chess icon’s rating currently stands at 2,837 after gaining four rating points. Hikaru Nakamura remains at the second spot with a rating of 2,804 after gaining a couple of points.

Gukesh remains the highest-ranked Indian at the third spot for now with a rating of 2,787, and is followed closely by Arjun at 2,782. American GM Fabiano Caruana (2,776), meanwhile, slipped to the fifth spot after losing seven rating points.

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