8 months ago
Arjun Erigaisi Reflects on Missed Candidates Opportunity
Arjun Erigaisi is a young chess player who recently lost a big match in the FIDE World Cup.
This loss means he won't be able to play in an important tournament called the Candidates.
Even though he's disappointed, he's staying positive and working hard.
He took a short break to spend time with his family and is now playing in another chess league.
He believes in focusing on playing well rather than just winning.
His former coach mentioned he used to be too aggressive, but he's worked on that.
Arjun is determined to do better in his next matches.
Arjun Erigaisi missed the Candidates tournament after losing to Wei Yi in the FIDE World Cup quarter-finals.
This is his sixth close miss over two World Championship cycles.
He took a 10-day break to stay positive and is now playing in the Global Chess League.
Erigaisi focuses on playing good chess rather than just the results.
His former trainer noted he was too aggressive, but he has worked on controlling that.
- Who
- Arjun Erigaisi, a 22-year-old chess player
- What
- Missed out on the Candidates tournament after a loss in the FIDE World Cup
- Where
- Mumbai’s Royal Opera House for the Global Chess League
- When
- A month ago, with a recent match in the Global Chess League
- Why
- To reflect on his recent loss and future goals in chess
Key facts
- Age
- 22
- Recent Loss
- FIDE World Cup quarter-finals to Wei Yi
- Current Team
- PBG Alaskan Knights in Global Chess League
- Break Duration
- 10 days
- Philosophy
- Focus on process over results
- Former Trainer
- Srinath Narayanan
- Previous Candidates Misses
- Six over two World Championship cycles
Quotes
Arjun Erigaisi
22-year-old chess prodigy and FIDE World Cup quarter-finalist
“(Pushing for a win aggressively) was something I had at the start of the year. But I fixed that quite well, I think. And especially in the World Cup, throughout the event, I was playing very controlled chess. I think my quality in Goa was quite high. I just had one bad afternoon, and it didn’t have much to do with me overplaying or something like that.”
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“In the 10 days that I had at home, I was trying to stay in a very positive mood, like in whichever tournament that I’m playing, because like when you’re positive, you tend to play better. Especially after how the FIDE World Cup ended, I was very motivated to do well in my next tournament, and yeah, I made full use of the break.”
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