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Arjun Erigaisi lost to Magnus Carlsen in the tiebreaks. (PHOTO: Peter Doggers/TePe Sigeman)

Arjun Erigaisi loses TePe Sigeman title to Magnus Carlsen in sudden-death tie-break

May 08, 2026 10:33 am

Magnus Carlsen won TePe Sigeman chess tournament after defeating India's Arjun Erigaisi in the sudden-death tie-break.

Arjun Erigaisi beat Jorden van Foreest. (PHOTO: Peter Doggers/ TePe Sigeman chess)

Arjun Erigaisi moves to joint lead of TePe Sigeman after defeating Jorden van Foreest

May 06, 2026 6:49 pm

Arjun caught up with the overnight leader and the youngest player in the lineup, Yaagiz Kaan Erdogmus, with both sitting on 3.5 points each with two rounds to go.

File image of Arjun Erigaisi taking on Magnus Carlsen. (Express photo by Partha Paul)

'A horror nightmare': How Arjun Erigaisi’s 'pawn war' crushed Magnus Carlsen in a wild Freestyle World Championship upset

February 14, 2026 8:13 am

“This is a position that you don’t even want to get in your nightmares,” chess legend Judit Polgar said on the official broadcast on YouTube as Arjun’s advantage over Carlsen started becoming significant.

Magnus Carlsen and Arjun Erigaisi will be among the top contenders at the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

Magnus Carlsen at a World Championship: Everything you need to know about first official Freestyle Chess World Championship

February 13, 2026 12:13 am

2022 World Fischer Random Champion, Hikaru Nakamura, was invited to compete, but he declined his invitation. But Arjun Erigaisi, Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Vincent Keymer, Javokhir Sindarov, Hans Niemann and Nodirbek Abdusattorov will compete for the title

Magnus Carlsen and Arjun Erigaisi in action. (FIDE/Lennart Ootes)

Can Arjun Erigaisi beat Magnus Carlsen to become Freestyle World Champion?

February 12, 2026 10:12 pm

After missing the Candidates, Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi gets a shot at a world title in Germany this weekend

Indian Chess Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, D. Gukesh and R. Praggnanandhaa. (PHOTO: FIDE/FILE)

India’s top players are playing too much chess and missing out on originality

February 02, 2026 11:17 pm

The recent results of D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi have left a lot to desired; they seem exhausted and must take out time to rest

Indian Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, R. Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram and D. Gukesh in action during Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee. (PHOTO: Lennart Ootes)

Tata Steel Masters: Only 6 wins in 52 games and 69 ratings points lost, how Wijk aan Zee offered a reality check for Indian chess

February 02, 2026 10:35 am

Over the course of three weeks in cold Wijk aan Zee, Arjun Erigiaisi lost 30 points, Praggnanandhaa dropped 17 while Aravindh left 16 points lesser than he had before event started. Gukesh, in contrast, lost just six rating points and had the most wins among Indians.