A fantastic month for the Indians, Divya Deshmukh crosses 2500, now India #2 among Women

September 2024 has been a fantastic month for the Indians. D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, Pentala Harikrishna, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal and Tania Sachdev are the rating gainers. The highest gainer is Gukesh. Arjun Erigaisi climbed to World no.3. Two Indians in World Top five for the first time ever. Divya claiming the India no.2 spot among Women. Gukesh, Arjun, Divya and Vantika also won a double Gold at the 45th Chess Olympiad 2024.

Arjun Erigaisi is now World no.3 after his fantastic double Gold performance at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary | Photo: Maria Emelianova/chess.com

The World Championship Challenger won another individual Gold on Board no.1 in his second consecutive Olympiad appearance | Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza

45th Olympiad Gold medalist - GM Vidit Gujrathi gained 6 Elo rating points | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

GM Pentala Harikrishna increased his Elo rating by 2.1 points en route his Gold for India at the 45th Chess Olympiad 2024 | Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza

Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, Vishy Anand and R Praggnanandhaa stay in World top 12 | Source: FIDE

There are still eleven Indians in World Top 100 | Source: FIDE

Women: Four Indians stay in Top 15, Divya Deshmukh World no.11 and India no.2

Four Indian women maintain their place in top 15. IM Divya Deshmukh gained 17.5 Elo rating points at 45th Chess Olympiad 2024. Her stellar performance earned her an individual Gold on Board no.3. She also crossed 2500 and now has a rating of 2501. Her rank is now World no.11 and India no.2 among Women. IM Vantika Agrawal also won a double Gold at the 45th Olympiad. Her fantastic performance earned her an individual Gold on Board no.4 and she increased her Elo rating 22.1 points. Currently, there are nine Indians among the top 100 women.

IM Divya Deshmukh gained 17.5 Elo rating points, won double Gold at 45th Chess Olympiad 2024 to move to World no.11 among Women | Photo: Maria Emelianova/chess.com

IM Vantika Agrawal increased her Elo rating by 22.1 points, clinched double Gold at 45th Olympiad and moved up to India no.6 among Women | Photo: Maria Emelianova/chess.com

IM Tania Sachdev gained 10.2 Elo rating points en route her Gold for India at 45th Chess Olympiad to take her rating to 2396 | Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza

Four Indians in World Top 15 among Women | Source: FIDE

Nine Indians are among World Top 100 Women | Source: FIDE

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India is still no.2 in October FIDE Rating list in terms of average rating of top ten players, 13 Elo rating points behind the USA. The gap between USA and India got reduced from 19 to 11 from September to October.

India is only 13 average Elo rating points behind USA | Source: FIDE