The Arjun Erigaisi Livestream!
Arjun Erigaisi is an absolute phenomenon. At the age of 19 years, the youngster has reached India no.3 and world no.19 with a rating of 2731. Recently he performed admirably finishing 2nd at the Generation Cup 2022 and beating opponents like Aronian, Le Quang Liem, Adhiban, Navara, Niemann, Ivanchuk and many more. In this livestream on ChessBase India, IM Sagar Shah and GM Arjun Erigaisi discussed the critical moments of these games. They also talked about Arjun's rise to the top, and Arjun answered questions from the ChessBase India community. Thumbnail: Abhyudaya Ram.
The Warangal Wunderkind Arjun Erigaisi comes live on ChessBase India!
These are the timestamps for the stream:
0:00 - 1:38: Welcome everyone!
1:39 - 5:00: Arjun Erigaisi enters, talks about his feelings before and after the generations Cup
5:01 - 14:38: David Navara vs Arjun Erigaisi (Arjun's favorite game)
14:39 - 17:01: Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
17:02 - 22:13: Adhiban Baskaran vs Arjun Erigaisi
22:14 - 28:19: Arjun Erigaisi vs Le Quang Liem
28:20 - 31:15: Arjun Erigaisi vs Hans Niemann
31:16 - 35:54: Levon Aronian vs Arjun Erigaisi
35:55 - 39:45: Arjun Erigaisi vs Praggnanandhaa R.
39:46 - 42:12: Ivan Saric vs Arjun Erigaisi
42:13 - 44:35: Arjun Erigaisi vs Vasyl Ivanchuk
44:36 - 53:25: Quarterfinals - Arjun Erigaisi vs Christopher Woojin Yoo
53:26 - 1:01:54: Semifinals - Arjun Erigaisi vs Le Quang Liem
1:01:55 - 1:04:00: What does Arjun do in between games?
1:04:01 - 1:14:55: Finals - Arjun Erigaisi vs Magnus Carlsen
1:14:56 - 1:15:37: Thumbnail OP!
1:15:38 - 1:19:41: Arjun's experience in the Aeroflot open GM section
1:19:42 - 1:21:15: Arjun on his round of 32 match against Radjabov
1:21:22 - 1:22:48: Viewer Q1 - How did Arjun train to reach this level?
1:22:49 - 1:23:29: Viewer Q2 - How does Arjun keep a straight face?
1:23:30 - 1:24:46: Viewer Q3 - How to balance chess and studies?
1:24:47 - 1:26:26: Viewer Q4 - What did Arjun learn from his past 2 tournaments?
1:26:27 - 1:28:06: Viewer Q5 - Does Arjun have non-chess playing friends? What are his hobbies?
1:28:07 - 1:30:03: Viewer Q6 - How does Arjun understand when he has improved his chess - is there an eureka moment?
1:30:04 - 1:31:55: Viewer Q7 - What are Arjun's weaknesses, and how does he calm himself during games?
1:31:56 - 1:33:20: Viewer Q8 - Team Nepomniachtchi or Team Ding?
1:33:21 - 1:33:53: Viewer Q9 - What will it cost Arjun to become as strong as Magnus?
1:33:54 - 1:35:19: Viewer Q10 - What did Arjun work on during the lockdown, and how did it help him?
1:35:20 - 1:35:58: Viewer Q11 - How does Arjun keep himself motivated? Doesn't he get exhausted?
1:35:59 - 1:37:16: Viewer Q12 - How do you prepare for opponents between the 2550-2600 rating range? How does your preparation differ in Round Robin, Open and Knockout events?
1:37:17 - 1:38:44: Viewer Q13 - What are some of the books which helped Arjun become a stronger player?
1:38:45 - 1:40:11: Viewer Q14 - Arjun's favorite TV Show and music
1:40:12 - 1:41:20: Arjun speaks Telugu on stream!
1:41:21 - 1:42:20: What tournaments are next for Arjun?
Important Links
The complete Arjun Erigaisi playlist
All Games of Arjun from the Julius Baer Generations Cup:
