D Gukesh achieves career-high rating, Praggnanandhaa returns to high 10 in newest FIDE rankings | Chess Information
NEW DELHI: The most recent FIDE rankings for March 2025 have introduced important shifts within the chess world, with GM Gukesh Dommaraju reaching a career-high world number-three rating.
His outstanding efficiency on the Tata Metal Chess Masters 2025 — a runner-up medal — noticed him surpass underperforming GMs Fabiano Caruana and Arjun Erigaisi, solidifying his place as one of many high gamers globally.
In the meantime, GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu made a surprising return to the top-10 after clinching the Tata Metal Masters title following a tie-break towards Gukesh.
GM Magnus Carlsen continues to dominate as world number-one, whereas GM Hikaru Nakamura has climbed to second place, capitalising on Caruana’s struggles at Tata Metal.
The match proved difficult for Caruana and Arjun, each of whom suffered ranking losses.
Gukesh’s first main occasion since turning into World Champion was almost excellent, with solely a final-round loss stopping him from lifting the Tata Metal trophy.
Nonetheless, his stellar play nonetheless pushed him up the rankings, and he stays centered on his aim of turning into world number-one.
Praggnanandhaa, however, had the most effective match final result, gaining 17 ranking factors and leaping to world number-eight. His victory at Tata Metal made him the primary Indian to win the occasion since GM Viswanathan Anand in 2006.
He additional strengthened his place by securing one other win on the Prague Worldwide Chess Competition, pushing him to world number-seven in dwell rankings.
The Monaco FIDE Girls’s Grand Prix additionally impacted the rankings.
GM Tan Zhongyi, initially tied with Girls’s World Champion GM Ju Wenjun, had a combined efficiency, dropping six factors.
IM Bibisara Assaubayeva and IM Divya Deshmukh additionally confronted powerful tournaments, resulting in important ranking losses. GM Koneru Humpy, holding the sixth spot, stays the only Indian participant within the ladies’s high 10. R Vaishali and Harika Dronavalli are 14th and sixteenth, respectively.
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