Arjun Erigaisi is World no.3 again in June 2025 FIDE Rating List

by Shahid Ahmed - 09/06/2025

Arjun Erigaisi has returned to World no.3 in FIDE Rating List June 2025. Although, his games from Norway Chess did not get counted as they concluded in June, still other players movements helped him to regain his no.3 place first time in a published FIDE Rating list since October 2024. R Praggnanandhaa gained 8.6 Elo rating points by winning Superbet Chess Classic 2025. He maintained his World no.7 rank. Seven Indians are still in top 30. GM Nihal Sarin gained 3.4 Elo rating points by winning Silver at Asian Individual Men 2025. GM R Vaishali increased her rating by 6 points to move to World no.14 among Women. IM Vantika Agrawal added 10.9 Elo rating points combining at Asian Individual Women 2025. Four Indian Women are still among Top 20. Photo: Norway Chess/Michal Walusza

Praggnanandhaa retains World no.7

Currently, there are three Indians in World top 10, same as the last three months. The gap of average rating between the top two federations - USA and India got reduced to only one rating point now in the Open section. There is a good chance India will have four players in Top ten in July 2025 FIDE Rating list.

Arjun Erigaisi returns to World no.3 for the first time in a published FIDE rating list since October 2024 | Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza

GM R Praggnanandhaa's Superbet Chess Classic 2025 triumph earned him 8.6 Elo rating points and World no.7 rank for the third consecutive month | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

GM Nihal Sarin won Silver at Asian Individual 2025 where he gained 3.4 Elo rating points to move to World no.33 | Photo: Asian Chess Federation

Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Aravindh Chithambaram, Vishy Anand, Vidit Gujrathi and Pentala Harikrishna stay in World top 30 | Source: FIDE

There are still ten Indians in World Top 100 | Source: FIDE

Women: Vaishali and Vantika gains Elo rating points

Four Indian women are in top 20. They are - GM Koneru Humpy, World no.6, GM Harika Dronavalli, World no.13, GM R Vaishali, World no.14 and IM Divya Deshmukh, World no.18 among women. Vaishali gained 6 Elo rating points at FIDE Grosslobming GP in Austria. IM Vantika Agrawal added 10.9 Elo rating points due to her strong performance at Asian Individual Women 2025. There are still nine Indians among the top 100 women.

GM R Vaishali added 6 Elo rating points at FIDE Grosslobming GP | Photo: FIDE/Przemysław Nikiel

IM Vantika Agrawal increased her Elo rating by 10.9 points thanks to her great performance at Asian Individual Women 2025 | Photo: Himank Ghosh

Four Indians are still in World Top 20 among Women | Source: FIDE

Nine Indians retain their place among World Top 100 Women | Source: FIDE

Countries

India retains the no.2 position in June 2025 FIDE Rating list in terms of average rating of top ten players in the Open, only 1 Elo rating point behind the USA. The gap got reduced to 1 in June 2025 FIDE Rating list.

India is now only 1 average Elo rating point behind the USA among Top Federations Open | Source: FIDE

India is at no.2 among Top federations Women, 76 average Elo rating points behind China | Source: FIDE

India is at second place in Top federations Mixed list, 12 average Elo rating points behind China | Source: FIDE

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