Arjun Erigaisi returns to World #5, Three Indians still in Top 10

01/12/2025 –

Arjun Erigaisi has returned to World no.5 in the December 2025 FIDE Rating list. He gained 6.4 Elo rating points at FIDE World Cup 2025. R Praggnanandha maintained his place at World no.7, despite losing some rating. World Champion, D Gukesh dropped to World no.10 after his third round exit. There are now only five Indians in Top 30. Pentala Harikrishna gained 3 Elo rating points after his career best performance at a FIDE World Cup. Pranav Venkatesh maintained his rating after having a great World Cup. Among the Women, four are still in Top 20. GM Humpy Koneru moved up to World no.5, despite not playing a rated game in November. GM Divya Deshmukh dropped to World no.12. IM Padmini Rout and IM Savitha Shri B are the only two Indian women among top ten Indians to have gained Elo rating points. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Vignesh N R dominates 2nd Warrior Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open 2025

01/12/2025 –

GM Vignesh N R scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 2nd Warrior Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Half a dozen players – IM Hari Madhavan N B, IM Harsh Suresh, IM Srihari L, IM Ravi Teja S, IM Senthil Maran K and GM Laxman R R scored 8/9 each. They were placed second to seventh respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Warrior Chess Academy at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 22nd November 2025. This is Vignesh’s third overall, second individual rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

XTX London Chess Classic Open 2025 R5-6: Praggnanandhaa and Velimir Ivic emerge coleaders

01/12/2025 –

GM R Praggnanandhaa and GM Velimir Ivic (SRB) have emerged coleaders 5/6 at XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open 2025. Praggnanandhaa started the day with a 21-move draw against GM Tamas Fodos Jr. (HUN). Then he defeated IM Eytan Rozen (ISR) to get back in the lead. GM Pranav Anand won his fifth round game against GM Daniil Yuffa (ESP). Pranav showed his calculation skills better than his opponent. However, in Round 6, he misjudged an exchange sacrifice and lost to the new coleader, Ivic. Both Pranav and the reigning National double champion, GM Iniyan Pa are among the group of dozen players trailing the leaders by a half point at 4.5/6 each. Round 7 starts today at 4 p.m. local time, 9:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Yury Krylov / London Chess Classic

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