Erigaisi continued his fine run in global chess, securing the bronze medal in the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Blitz Championships in Doha on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian chess grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi for securing the bronze medal in the International Chess Federation (FIDE) World Blitz Championships in Doha.
After stunning performances in the league stage, Erigaisi could not managed to replicate the same in the semifinal against Nodirbek Abdusattorov, losing the match. But nonetheless, a bronze medal for India was sealed, as per ESPN.
The 2025 FIDE World Rapid Championship, held in Doha, saw a 13-round Swiss system with a 15-minute plus 10-second increment time control. India's Arjun clinched his maiden bronze medal at the event, with a score of 9.5.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Indian Grandmasters Koneru Humpy and Arjun Erigaisi on clinching the bronze medals at the 2025 FIDE Rapid Chess Championship in Doha.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday congratulated India's chess stars Arjun Erigaisi and Koneru Humpy on winning bronze medals at the FIDE World Rapid Championship.
Adding to the evening's highlights was the official unveiling of the GCL Season 3 Trophy, the grand prize for which the world's best will battle over the next ten action-packed days. The ceremony was graced by Anand Mahindra, Chairperson of the Mahindra Group, whose presence underlined the l
As the league prepares to take over the Royal Opera House from December 13 to 24, a fleet of purple-and-white GCL cabs has begun rolling through the city in an eye-catching prelude to the world's premier team chess event. In line with the rollout, GCL has partnered with District as its offic
Arjun was the only Indian left in the fray at the quarterfinal stage, and after drawing both the classical games, the tiebreak was always going to be a tricky contest.
Having played a quick draw with black on Monday, Arjun expectedly looked for a win with white, and it looked like the highest-ranked player left in the competition had gained an upper hand in the middle game.
Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi (2773) kept India's flag flying high as he held Chinese Grandmaster Wei Yi (2754) to a solid draw in 31 moves in the first classical quarter-final game of the $2 million FIDE World Cup at Hotel Resort Rio, Goa, on Monday.
India's hopes in the FIDE World Cup 2025 will depend solely on second seed GM Arjun Erigaisi after GM P Harikrishna went down in the fifth round tiebreak against GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara here on Sunday