D. Gukesh Achieves Career-Pleasing No. 3 Fide Rating; Praggnanandhaa Rejoins Pinnacle 10!
The ultra-modern chess rating issued via FIDE on saturday has D. Gukesh, winner of the arena champion name, reaching a brand new career first-class of 0.33 region globally, and R. Praggnanandhaa, another indian champion, has re-entered the top extraordinary-elite rating for top 10 athletes.
The 18-12-months antique was in peak shape considering that he beat China's Ding Liren inside the global championship occasion in singapore in december 2022 and claimed the arena championship trophy. He took 10 factors to go to the 2787 mark. Gukesh took 2nd place in the area within the Tata Masters in Wijk aan Zee after Praggnanandhaa, on tiebreaker, and is now tied for third behind the US score grasp, Hikaru Nakamura (2802), and Norway's No. 1 rated Magnus Carlsen (2833, score as the best player in the world). On this climb, Gukesh nearly eclipsed fellow indian Arjun Erigaisi and American Fabiano Caruana.
After keeping the pinnacle spot for a long period, Erigaisi, India's pinnacle-ranked player for a while, fell to fifth place with a score of 2777. Praggnanandhaa is back in the top 10 for the first time since July 2024 after his wins in Wijk aan Zee at the Tata Steel Masters and inside the Prague Masters. His score is rising by 17 points (2758) and is presently ranked 8th in the vicinity average.
With regards to women, Koneru Humpy is the most effective indian, having the sixth rank in the score list of 2528. R Vaishali is in 14th place with a score of 2484, even as harika Dronavalli is ranked sixteenth with a score of 2483. Those are FIDE ratings; legit FIDE ratings are extraordinary from live Elo ratings that are converted after every recreation.
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