Gukesh returns to World no.6, Arjun stays World no.4
Shahid Ahmed·1 min read
Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh maintained their place in World top ten in FIDE Rating list August 2024. After months of non-stop action, Arjun finally took some rest. Thus, his rating remained unchanged. D Gukesh gained a valuable 3.2 Elo rating points at Superbet Chess Classic Romania to move to World no.6. Praggnanandhaa's tough run at 57th Biel Chess Festival GMT dropped him to no.12. Currently, there are four Indians in top 12, five in top 22, six in top 31, seven in top 39 and eleven in top 83. Among the Women, there are three Indians in top 12 and four in top 18. GM R Vaishali moved up to World no.11 and India no.2 among women after her fantastic performance at Biel Festival GMT. GM Harika Dronavalli returned to 2500+ club. IM Divya Deshmukh moved to World no.18 among Women. Both Harika and Divya gained their rating at IsBankasi Turkiye Super League. Photo: Grand Chess Tour/Lennart Ootes
Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh in World Top 10; Vaishali World no.11 among Women
The top Indian gainers in August FIDE Rating list are - D Gukesh improved his rank from World no.7 to 6; among Women - GM R Vaishali from World no.14 to 11 and IM Divya Deshmukh moved up from World no. 20 to 18.
Arjun Erigaisi is still World no.4
D Gukesh gained 3 Elo rating points at Superbet Chess Classic to return to World no.6 | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour
Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh and Vishy Anand are now in World top 11 | Source: FIDE
There are eleven Indians in World Top 100 | Source: FIDE
Women: Vaishali is now World no.11, Divya Deshmukh World no.18
Three Indian women are in top 12 and four in top 18. GM Harika Dronavalli gained 11.2 Elo rating points at Isbankasi Turkiye Super League to return to the 2500+ club. GM R Vaishali's fantastic performance at 57th Biel Chess Festival moved her to India no.2 and World no.11 among Women. IM Divya Deshmukh gained 8.2 Elo rating points at the Turkiye Chess League. She is now World no.18 among Women. Currently, there are ten Indians among the top 100 women.
GM R Vaishali played fantastic at 57th Biel Chess Festival to move to India no.2 and World no.11 among Women | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
GM Harika Dronavalli gained 11.2 Elo rating points to get back to 2500+ | Photo: Turkiye Super League 2024
IM Divya Deshmukh gained 8.2 Elo rating points to move to World no.18 among Women | Photo: Turkiye Super League 2024
Four Indian women are still among top 20 | Source: FIDE
Ten Indian are among World Top 100 Women | Source: FIDE
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India maintains its no.2 rank since April FIDE Rating list in terms of average rating of top ten players, 13 Elo rating points behind the USA.
