Nihal Sarin breaks into Top 20

Nihal Sarin broke into Top 20 after his stellar performance at 41st European Club Cup 2026.

13 Indians in Top 100

R Praggnanandhaa stayed at World no.7, as he did not play any Classical rated game in October.

Arjun Erigaisi maintained his rating at 41st European Club Cup 2026. His rank World no.12 also remained unchanged.

Vishy Anand stays World no.14 since July 2026.

Nihal Sarin gained 11 Elo rating points at 41st European Club Cup 2026 where he debuted for Novy Bor Chess Club. He jumped eleven places from World no.30 to 19. This is his highest rank ever. His rating is now 2720.

World Champion, D Gukesh, moved up by two places to World no.26, although he did not play any rated game in October as he is getting ready for his World title defense this month.

Reigning World Junior champion, Pranav Venkatesh added 2.1 Elo rating points. He gained 2.8 points from three games at Bundesliga earlier last month. Pranav’s rating is now 2679 which is his highest so far.

Pranesh M dropped only 0.6 Elo rating points which is negligible. He still maintains his place at World no.44.

The ultimate team player, Pentala Harikrishna gained 11.2 Elo rating points at 41st European Club Cup 2026. He climbed twelve places to World no.57.

Karthikeyan Murali increased his Elo rating by 11.4 points from two events – Serbian Super League and 41st European Club Cup, moved up by 13 places to World no.58.

Nihal Sarin increased his Elo rating by 11.1 points at 41st Europan Chess Club Cup 2026 | Photo: ECU / Dr. Mark Livshitz

GM Pranav Venkatesh added 2.1 Elo rating points in October to move to 2679 | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza

GM Pranesh M is still World no.44 | Photo: ECU / Mark Livshitz

Pentala Harikrishna delivered another fantastic performance for Novy Bor Chess Club | Photo: ECU / Dr. Mark Livshitz

Karthikeyan Murali added 11.4 Elo rating points, moved up by 13 places to World no.58 | Photo: ECU / Dr. Mark Livshitz

R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Vishy Anand, Nihal Sarin and D Gukesh are still in Top 30 | Source: FIDE

There are now 13 Indians in World Top 100 | Source: FIDE

Women: Eleven in Top 100

There are now four Indians in top 30. They are – GM Humpy Koneru, World no.9, GM Divya Deshmukh, World no.12, GM R Vaishali, World no.24 and GM Harika Dronavalli, World no.26 among women. Among them, Humpy gained 2.2 Elo rating points at 30 European Club Cup Women 2026 to maintain her place as World no.9.

Divya Deshmukh and R Vaishali maintained their place at World no.12 and 24 respctively.

WGM Rakshitta Ravi gained 4.6 Elo rating points from two events.

The legend – GM Humpy Koneru won double Gold at 30th European Club Cup Women 2026 | Photo: ECU / Dr. Mark Livshitz

WGM Rakshitta Ravi gained 4.6 Elo rating points

Five Indians are in World Top 30 among Women | Source: FIDE

There are still eleven Indians in Top 100 Women | Source: FIDE

Countries

India is still at no.2, 13 average Elo rating points behind USA. The gap got decreased by 6, from 19 to 13. India is also at no.2 in the Women section, 68 average Elo rating points behind China. The gap got increased by 11, from 57 to 68. In the Mixed category, India is still no.2, 13 average Elo rating points behind China. The gap was increased by 4, from 9 to 13.

India is still no.2 in the Open category | Source: FIDE

India is also no.2 in the Women category | Source: FIDE

India is remains no.2 in the Mixed category | Source: FIDE