Archive · 20 Jul 2026

Arjun Erigaisi Shares Lead After Beating Gukesh

Arjun Erigaisi Shares Lead After Beating Gukesh

Arjun Erigaisi, a chess player from India, is now tied for first place in a big chess tournament called the Chennai Grand Masters.

He beat the world champion, D Gukesh, by taking advantage of some mistakes Gukesh made.

Now, Erigaisi is tied with another player, Alireza Firouzja, who is from France.

Both have 3.5 points.

Another player, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, is close behind with 3 points.

The tournament has eight grandmasters playing against each other in a round-robin format, which means everyone plays everyone else.

There are only two rounds left, so it's going to be very exciting to see who wins!

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