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Arjun Erigaisi during an Express Adda earleir this twelvemonth astatine Chennai. (Express photo)
Arjun Erigaisi made past precocious connected Thursday by breaking into the elusive 2800 standing nine successful the unrecorded ratings astatine the European Chess Club Cup.
In history, lone 16 players successful the satellite person touched Mount 2800 successful the unrecorded ratings, which are updated successful existent time. Besides Arjun Erigaisi, determination are presently 3 players who person a unrecorded standing implicit 2800: Magnus Carlsen (2831.0), Fabiano Caruana (2805.2) and Hikaru Nakamura (2802.0).
Arjun Erigaisi, playing for his club, defeated Dmitry Andreikin (2729) with the achromatic pieces successful the 5th circular of the European Chess Club Cup, wherever plentifulness of Indians are successful action.
Arjun Erigaisi is present lone the 2nd Indian chess subordinate to interruption the hallowed 2800 standing people aft five-time satellite champion Viswanathan Anand.
In the coming days, satellite title contender Gukesh could besides interruption into the 2800 club.
Gukesh is presently connected 2785.8 but helium had travel wrong six points earlier this month, achieving his highest standing of 2794.
Arjun Erigaisi was unbeaten astatine the Chess Olympiad successful Budapest past month, wherever helium won the idiosyncratic golden medal portion playing connected the 3rd committee for India with 9 wins and 2 draws.
He was, successful fact, the lone subordinate for the golden medal-winning Indian squad to play successful each clash successful the 11-round Olympiad.
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