Divya Deshmukh breaks into World #15, Four Indians in Top 15 among Women for the first time ever
Arjun Erigaisi maintained his World no.4 position in FIDE Rating list September 2024. R Praggnanandhaa returned to 2750. Currently, there are four Indians in top 12, five in top 24, six in top 33, seven in top 41 and eleven in top 96. Among the Women, for the first time, there are four Indians in top 15. IM Divya Deshmukh moved up to World no.15 among women after her fine performance at 30th Abu Dhabi Masters 2024. The 45th Chess Olympiad being just ten days away, expect a lot of rating and ranking shakeup in October 2024 FIDE Rating list. Let us know your predictions. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Arjun Erigaisi stays World #4
The top Indian gainer in September FIDE Rating list is - IM Divya Deshmukh improved her rank from World no.18 to 15 among Women. R Praggnanandhaa also returned to 2750 by gaining 0.8 Elo rating point at Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2024.
Women: Four Indians in Top 15, Divya Deshmukh World no.15
For the first time in Indian chess history, four Indian women are in top 15. IM Divya Deshmukh gained 10.8 Elo rating points at 30th Abu Dhabi Masters 2024. She is now World no.15 among Women. Currently, there are ten Indians among the top 100 women.
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India was no.2 in July FIDE Rating list in terms of average rating of top ten players, 13 Elo rating points behind the USA.
