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	{{~~short~~ description\|Indian chess grandmaster (born 2003)}}		{{Short description\|Indian chess grandmaster (born 2003)}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=~~August 2019~~}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=September 2023}}
	{{Infobox chess ~~player~~		{{Eastern name order\|Erigaisi Arjun}}
	\|~~name~~ = Arjun Erigaisi		{{Infobox chess biography
	\|country = India		\| image = Arjun Erigaisi in 2023.jpg
	\|birth_date = {{~~Birth-~~date and age\|~~3 September~~ 2003}}		\| caption = Erigaisi at [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023]]
	\|peakrating = ~~2559~~ (~~September 2020~~)		\| country = India<!-- DO NOT ADD FLAG -->
	\|FideID = 35009192		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|2003\|09\|03\|df=y}}
			\| birth_place = [[Warangal]], Telangana, India
			\| title = [[Grandmaster (chess)\|Grandmaster]] (2018)
			\| peakrating = 2728 (October 2022)
			\| peakranking = No. 21 (October 2022)
			\| FideID = 35009192
	}}		}}
	'''Arjun Erigaisi''' (born 3 September 2003)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=35009192\|title=Erigaisi Arjun ~~chess games and profile -~~ Chess-DB.com\|~~website~~=chess-db.com\|~~accessdate~~=~~20 October 2018~~}}</ref> is an Indian [[Grandmaster (chess)\|chess grandmaster]]. He earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, 13 days making him the 32nd youngest person ever to achieve the title of grandmaster. He is the ~~fifth grand master from Telugu states and~~ 54th from India.		'''Arjun Erigaisi''' (<!-- NO INDIC SCRIPT PER BP:INDICSCRIPT -->born 3 September 2003)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=35009192 \|title=Erigaisi Arjun \|website=Chess-DB.com \|access-date=20 October 2018 \|archive-date=6 August 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806102636/http://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=35009192 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an Indian [[Grandmaster (chess)\|chess grandmaster]]. A [[chess prodigy]], he earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, 13 days, making him the 32nd youngest person ever to achieve the title of grandmaster. He is the 54th grandmaster from India. He won the 2022 Indian National Championship.

	==~~Chess career~~==		== Early life and background ==
	~~Arjun is from~~ [[~~Telangana~~]]~~, India~~.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://telanganatoday.com/arjun-erigaisis-fast-track-gm-title\|title=Arjun Erigaisi's fast-track to GM title\|website=telanganatoday.com\|~~accessdate~~=20 October 2018}}</ref> He is ~~the first grandmaster from [[Hanumakonda, Warangal]], in [[Telangana]] state. He became~~ a ~~grandmaster in August 2018. He was also the winner of~~ a ~~silver medal in 2015 Asian Youth Championship in Korea~~.<ref>{{~~cite~~ news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Hanamkonda-boy-set-to-create-ripples-in-chess-world/article14546841.ece\|~~title=Hanamkonda boy set to create ripples in chess world\|first=V. V.\|last=Subrahmanyam\|newspaper=The Hindu\|~~date=~~2 August 2016~~\|~~accessdate~~=~~20 October 2018\|via=www.thehindu.com~~}}</ref>		He was born in [[Warangal]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://telanganatoday.com/arjun-erigaisis-fast-track-gm-title \|title=Arjun Erigaisi's fast-track to GM title \|website=telanganatoday.com \|access-date=20 October 2018 \|archive-date=21 October 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021111411/https://telanganatoday.com/arjun-erigaisis-fast-track-gm-title \|url-status=dead}}</ref> His father is a neurosurgeon and his mother is a housewife.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|date=2016-08-01 \|title=Hanamkonda boy set to create ripples in chess world \|language=en-IN \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Hanamkonda-boy-set-to-create-ripples-in-chess-world/article14546841.ece \|access-date=2023-05-18 \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He studied chess at the BS Chess academy in [[Hyderabad]].<ref name=":0" />

	==References==		==Career==

			=== 2015–2018 ===
			In 2015, Arjun won a silver medal in the 2015 Asian Youth Championship in Korea.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Subrahmanyam\|first=V. V.\|date=2 August 2016\|title=Hanamkonda boy set to create ripples in chess world\|newspaper=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Hanamkonda-boy-set-to-create-ripples-in-chess-world/article14546841.ece\|url-status=live\|access-date=20 October 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625203325/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Hanamkonda-boy-set-to-create-ripples-in-chess-world/article14546841.ece\|archive-date=25 June 2021\|quote=Erigaisi Arjun, a Class VIII student, qualifies for World Youth Chess championship, and the Asian championship\|via=thehindu.com}}</ref>
			In 2018, he became the first grandmaster from [[Telangana]] state.

			=== 2021 ===
			2021 was a strong year for Arjun Erigaisi, as he became the first Indian to qualify to the [[Champions Chess Tour 2021#Goldmoney Asian Rapid\|Goldmoney Asian Rapid]] of the [[Champions Chess Tour 2021]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Goldmoney Asian Rapid Chess: Arjun makes history, first Indian in quarterfinals\|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/goldmoney-asian-rapid-chess-arjun-erigaisi-in-quarterfinals-d-gukesh-vidit-gujrathi/article35026471.ece\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711102755/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/goldmoney-asian-rapid-chess-arjun-erigaisi-in-quarterfinals-d-gukesh-vidit-gujrathi/article35026471.ece\|archive-date=11 July 2021\|access-date=27 October 2021\|quote=Arjun Erigaisi, the lowest-rated player who now plays league topper Levon Aronian, came up with a display on the final day of the preliminaries}}</ref> ahead of [[Alireza Firouzja]], [[Daniil Dubov]], [[Peter Svidler]] and [[Vidit Gujrathi]], only losing to [[Levon Aronian]] in tie breaks in a hard-fought match.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Rao\|first1=Rakesh\|date=30 June 2021\|title=Arjun falls to Aronian in tiebreaker\|newspaper=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/arjun-falls-to-aronian-in-tiebreaker/article35065939.ece\|url-status=live\|access-date=27 October 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711195628/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/arjun-falls-to-aronian-in-tiebreaker/article35065939.ece\|archive-date=11 July 2021\|quote=Arjun Erigiasi’s gallant show against Levon Aronian ended in the blitz tiebreaker}}</ref>

			In October 2021, Arjun placed 2nd at the Junior U21 Round Table Open Chess Championship (Classical) held in Bulgaria. He scored 7/9, along with [[Alexey Sarana]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Junior U21 Round Table Open Chess Championship\|url=https://chess-results.com/tnr571844.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30\|access-date=2021-11-20\|website=chess-results.com}}</ref>

			In November 2021, Arjun placed 3rd/82 in the Lindores Abbey Blitz Tournament at Riga ahead of players such as [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]], Levon Aronian, [[David Navara]], Daniil Dubov, Peter Svidler and many others.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Doggers (PeterDoggers)\|first=Peter\|title=Kirill Shevchenko Surprise Winner at Lindores Abbey Blitz\|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/kirill-shevchenko-wins-lindores-abbey-blitz\|access-date=2021-11-19\|website=Chess.com\|language=en-US}}</ref> Later that month, Arjun won the Rapid section of the [[Tata Steel India Chess Tournament]] (Rapid and Blitz). He scored 6.5/9, ahead of Vidit Gujrathi, Levon Aronian, [[Sam Shankland]] and [[Lê Quang Liêm]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA RAPID 2021\|url=https://chess-results.com/tnr591702.aspx?lan=1\|access-date=2021-11-19\|website=chess-results.com}}</ref> He clinched the win by holding Levon Aronian to a draw in a losing position.<ref>{{Citation\|title=Arjun Erigaisi on winning the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and training with Kasimdzhanov\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYDY8Caikbc\|language=en\|access-date=2021-11-20}}</ref> He was able to play in the Blitz section of the tournament due to a last minute withdrawal by [[Adhiban Baskaran]]; he scored 11/18 along with Levon Aronian and placed 2nd after losing to Levon Aronian where Arjun had winning position in 2 [[Armageddon chess\|Armageddon tiebreak]] matches.

			=== 2022 ===
			In January 2022, Arjun won [[Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022\|Tata Steel Chess 2022]] Challengers,<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/tata-steel-chess-2022-indian-gm-arjun-erigaisi-wins-challengers-event-with-a-round-to-spare-10332951.html \|title=Tata Steel Chess 2022: Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi wins Challengers event with a round to spare \|website=www.firstpost.com \|date= 30 January 2022\|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> qualifying him to play in the masters section in the next Tata Steel Chess tournament. His final score was 10.5/13 and his TPR in the tournament was 2800+ which propelled his FIDE Rating to 2659.5 thereby breaking into the top 100 in Classical format.

			In March 2022, he was crowned the Indian National Champion by winning the 58th MPL National Championship of India 2022 with a score of 8.5/11. Furthermore, in March Arjun won the 19th [[Delhi]] Open- edging out [[Gukesh D]] and Harsha Bharathakoti on tie-break after all scored 8.5/10.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Week in Chess 1430 \|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1430.html#13 \|access-date=2022-04-14 \|website=theweekinchess.com}}</ref>

			In April 2022, he participated in the first leg of MPL Indian Chess Tour organised by Chess24 and clinched the victory with a round to spare with a score of 30/45 (+8 =6 -1).{{cn\|date=May 2022}}

			In August 2022, Arjun won the 28th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival with 7.5/9 and a performance rating of 2893. <ref>{{cite web \|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 28th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival - Masters \|url=https://chess-results.com/tnr644717.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30 \|website=chess-results.com \|access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref>

			In December 2022, Arjun won Tata Steel Chess India 2022 Blitz with 12.5/18, which was his third victory in Tata Steel events to date. <ref>{{cite web \|title=Arjun Erigaisi wins Tata Steel Chess India 2022 Blitz with a round to spare, now World no.10 TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA, RAPID & BLITZ, 2022 \|url=https://tatasteelchess.in/arjun-erigaisi-wins-tata-steel-chess-india-2022-blitz-round-spare-now-world-no10 \|website=tatasteelchess.in \|access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref>

			==References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

			==External links==
			* {{FIDE\|name=Erigaisi Arjun}}
			* {{Chess.com player\|arjun-erigaisi\|Arjun Erigaisi\|member=GHANDEEVAM2003}}
			* {{Twitter\|ArjunErigaisi\|Arjun Erigaisi}}
			* [https://lichess.org/@/Inventing_Invention Arjun Erigaisi] player profile at [[Lichess]]

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{{short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox chess player
|name = Arjun Erigaisi
|country = India
|birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|3 September 2003}}
|peakrating = 2559 (September 2020)
|FideID = 35009192
}}
'''Arjun Erigaisi''' (born 3 September 2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=35009192|title=Erigaisi Arjun chess games and profile - Chess-DB.com|website=chess-db.com|accessdate=20 October 2018}}</ref> is an Indian [[Grandmaster (chess)|chess grandmaster]]. He earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, 13 days making him the 32nd youngest person ever to achieve the title of grandmaster. He is the fifth grand master from Telugu states and 54th from India.

==Chess career==
Arjun is from [[Telangana]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/arjun-erigaisis-fast-track-gm-title|title=Arjun Erigaisi's fast-track to GM title|website=telanganatoday.com|accessdate=20 October 2018}}</ref> He is the first grandmaster from [[Hanumakonda, Warangal]], in [[Telangana]] state. He became a grandmaster in August 2018. He was also the winner of a silver medal in 2015 Asian Youth Championship in Korea.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Hanamkonda-boy-set-to-create-ripples-in-chess-world/article14546841.ece|title=Hanamkonda boy set to create ripples in chess world|first=V. V.|last=Subrahmanyam|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 August 2016|accessdate=20 October 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==References==
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