Indian chess sensation Arjun Erigaisi wins Titled Tuesday despite missing first round

Indian chess Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi pulled off a sensational feat on Tuesday as he won the latest Titled Tuesday online blitz by Chess.com despite missing the first round. After missing the first round at the online event, the 21-year-old chess player from Warangal clinched the next 10 games on a trot to take the first position.

He earned a prize money of US$ 1,000 for securing first rank.

Erigaisi beats Carlsen to win Titled Tuesday 

While every player took part in 11 rounds, Erigaisi was the only one to score 10 points. Polish International Master Kacper Drozdowski came second with 9.5 points and American Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky was third (9).

World No.1 Magnus Carlsen was placed eighth, registering a score of 8.5/11 after losing to Erigaisi in the final round. The Indian Grandmaster had also beaten Carlsen while winning the Titled Tuesday in January.

World No.2 Hikaru Nakamura came eighth. India’s Aravindh Chithambaram (9) and R Praggnanandhaa (8.5) ended fifth and seventh, respectively.

Titled Tuesday events are exclusive to titled players with verified Chess.com profiles. To ensure fair play, participants are required to be available for Zoom monitoring.

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Meanwhile, Erigaisi recently also became the f irst Indian chess player to qualify for the Esports World Cup. He sealed his place by finishing among the top 12 players in the Champions Chess Tour.

The Esports World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia from 8 July to 24 August this year.