Yeah, it's officially confirmed that he crossed 2800 in the live rating list with a victory in the ECCC against GM Victor Mikhalevski yesterday.
no he hasn't crossed it he is 2799
But the events page shows a 3.5 rating gain from 2797.
Never mind he does it 2 days later 🥳
Congrats Arjun!
https://www.firstpost.com/sports/arjun-erigaisi-crosses-2800-rating-points-in-chess-second-indian-after-viswanathan-anand-13828867.html
wow that's big, only 15 players on Earth had this achievement
now 16 (edited)
Yeah, it's officially confirmed that he crossed 2800 in the live rating list with a victory in the ECCC against GM Victor Mikhalevski yesterday.