Indian chess prodigy Arjun Erigaisi has etched his name in history by becoming the youngest Indian and only the second from the country, after Viswanathan Anand, to achieve a coveted Elo rating of over 2800. This remarkable feat, achieved at the European Chess Club Cup 2024, catapults him into the elite ranks of the world’s best chess players.
Two-time former state chess champion Karun Duggal has served the All India Chess Federation (AICF) with a legal notice demanding Rs 1 crore in compensation for the removal of his Elo rating and a ban in 2010. Duggal claims the ban was due to his participation in a tournament organized by a rival federation, the Chess Association of India (CAI). He argues that the AICF’s actions were unjustified and cost him valuable playing time.
