Gukesh has dethroned Arjun Erigaisi after the latter had a mighty slump with a series of poor performances in the Tata Steel Masters.

D Gukesh, the 18 year old chess player has become India’s No. 1 chess player and replaced compatriot Arjun Erigaisi, after claiming the fourth spot in the latest FIDE rankings released on Thursday.

World No. 3 Hikaru Nakamura has urged the world's top chess players, such as D Gukesh, to boycott FIDE, which could put his ...

Magnus Carlsen criticised FIDE after co-founding Freestyle Chess Players Club with Jan Henric Beuttner, which led to a ...

Gukesh, who received praise from current and former chess players, received negative responses from certain quarters. World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen and former world champion Vladimir Kramnik labelled ...

The day saw several players settling for draws, including Arjun Erigaisi and defending champion ... "Wimbledon of Chess". Overall, it was a day of draws, with India’s No. 1, Arjun Erigaisi ...

As of today, she remains India’s No.1 in women’s chess and a respected figure worldwide. Her achievements include winning the World Rapid Championship title twice—in 2019 and 2024.

Dommaraju Gukesh earned his second win of the 2025 Tata Steel Chess Masters in Round 5, closing the gap on joint leaders R ...

Gukesh is now the world no 3 in ... Arjun Erigaisi as World No 4 with a rating of 2801. At the Tata Steel chess event, Erigaisi has lost 33 points. Over the course of the past 11 games in the Tata ...

D Gukesh continued his rapid rise as the 18-year-old became the new India's no.1 chess ... the world title in Singapore in December last year. He became the youngest to become a world champion ...

The WTA Rankings have been updated after the 2025 Australian Open with Madison Keys as champion standing out as a riser as Aryna Sabalenka remains World No.1. Sabalenka nearly lost the World No.1 ...

Indian grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa achieved a remarkable comeback to defeat world champion D Gukesh 2-1 in the tiebreaker at Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025, claiming his maiden title.