Chess Olympiad: Gukesh rises to World No 5 in live ratings, 3 Indians in top 10 in live rankings

India defeated Serbia 3.5-0.5 connected Saturday with Gukesh (vs GM Alexandr Predke), Arjun Erigaisi (vs GM Aleksandar Indjic) and Vidit Gujrathi (vs GM Velimir Ivic) each winning their matches portion Praggnanandhaa had accepted a gully connected committee 2 against GM Alexey Sarana.

Gukesh crushed retired a objective triumph aft astir six hours of chess. His triumph saw him vault into the 5th spot successful the FIDE unrecorded ratings (which are updated successful real-time arsenic compared to FIDE’s published ratings which are updated astatine the extremity of each month).

Interactive: How Gukesh defeated Serbian GM Alexandr Predke

In the unrecorded ratings, Gukesh is present rated astatine 2772.7, which puts him 1 spot down compatriot Arjun Erigaisi, who holds connected to 4th spot.

India’s Gukesh successful enactment successful Round 4 of the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024 against Serbian GM Alexandr Predke. (PHOTO: FIDE/Anna Shtourman)

Arjun Erigaisi is rated 2785.0 in the unrecorded ratings. Thanks to his performances astatine the Olympiad, Praggnanandhaa present has a unrecorded standing of 2753.4, which puts him successful the 10th spot successful the unrecorded rankings.

Interactive: How Arjun Erigaisi defeated Serbian GM Aleksandar Indjic

This means determination are present 3 Indian chess players successful the apical 10 of the unrecorded ratings. Chess fable Viswanathan Anand, who is India’s archetypal ever grandmaster, holds the 11th spot successful the FIDE unrecorded ratings.

USA, Uzbekistan upset astatine FIDE Olympiad

The unfastened conception of the FIDE Olympiad connected Satruday saw monolithic upsets arsenic the apical seeded American squad was handed decision by the Ukrainians successful the 4th circular portion Uzbekistan, the defending champions astatine the Olympiad, besides mislaid to Vietnam.

In USA’s case, they are missing the services of their apical ranked subordinate Hikaru Nakamura, who excused himself saying determination was nary inducement for him to play astatine the squad lawsuit since determination are nary points connected connection for the Candidates cycle.

Team USA decided to remainder the seasoned subordinate Levon Aronian successful the 4th round.

While Fabiano Caruana claimed an casual triumph connected the apical committee for USA by defeating Andrei Volokitin, Leinier Dominguez and Ruslan Ponomariov drew connected committee three. But Wesley So was handed a crushing decision by the seasoned Vasyl Ivanchuk, a subordinate who is from Viswanathan Anand’s era.

Wesley So was handed a crushing decision by the Ukraine seasoned Vasyl Ivanchuk. (PHOTO: FIDE/Michal Walusza)

Ukraine’s Anton Korobov past took down Ray Robson, who was slotted successful in the lack of Aronian by USA.

When Korbov was asked aboriginal astir Ukraine’s chances successful the tourney helium joked: “There are 7 rounds to go; it’s going to beryllium a disaster! The mean property of our squad is similar 100 years old.”

Uzbekistan besides suffered catastrophe successful circular 4. They were handed decision by the Vietnamese team. The Uzbek squad had not mislaid a azygous lucifer successful the 2022 Olympiad, saw Le Tuan Minh (2564) decision Javokhir Sindarov (2677), and past Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2633) prevail implicit Nodirbek Yakubboev (2666).