Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigiasi and World Champions D. Gukesh retained their fourth and fifth spot respectively in the chess rankings released on Wednesday.

Arjun Erigaisi maintained his rating of 2801 and retained the fourth spot while newly-crowned World Classical World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju occupied the fifth position in the classical Open section.

India in chess as D Gukesh reigned supreme to clinch the World Chess Championship in Singapore. It was followed by Koneru Humpy winning the World Rapid Championship in New York. In the latest FIDE rankings,

While Gukesh, 18, who defeated Ding Liren of China to win the World Championships title last month, is at fifth with 2783 points

The latest FIDE rankings for 2025 see Arjun Erigaisi hold the fourth spot, with D Gukesh securing fifth as the new Classical World Champion. Viswanath

Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi stands as one of four co-leaders with seven points in the World Rapid and Blitz Championship, followed by a dress code disqualification and fine ($200) of defending champion Magnus Carlsen.