Praggnanandhaa remains the lone Indian in World Top 10

R Pragggnanandhaa moved to World no.7 after his Bronze medal winning performance on Board no.1 at 46th FIDE Olympiad 2026.

World Champion returns in Top 30, 14 in Top 100

R Praggnanandhaa moved up by one place to World no.7, after his great performance at 46th FIDE Olympiad 2026 where he scored an unbeaten 6.5/10. He gained 2.2 Elo rating points.

Arjun Erigaisi moved out of top ten for the first time since May 2026. His underperformance at the Olympiad cost him a few Elo rating points and dropped three places to World no.12.

Vishy Anand stays World no.14 since July 2026.

The reigning World Champion D Gukesh‘s Silver medal winning performance at the Olympiad earned him seven Elo rating points. He is back in top 30, climbed four places to move to World no.28.

Nihal Sarin and Vidit Gujrathi dropped five and three places to World no.30 and 36 respectively.

R Praggnanandhaa won Bronze on Board no.1 at 46th FIDE Olympiad 2026 and increased his Elo rating by 2.2 points | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza

The reigning World champion, D Gukesh gained 7.1 Elo rating points at 46th FIDE Olympiad and won an individual Silver on Board no.4 | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza

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

There are now 14 Indians in World Top 100 | Source: FIDE

Women: Eight Indians 2400+, Eleven in Top 100

There are now four Indians in top 25. They are – GM Humpy Koneru, World no.9, GM Divya Deshmukh, World no.12 and GM R Vaishali, World no.24 among women. Among them, Humpy gained 9.3 Elo rating points at 46th FIDE Olympiad Women 2026 to maintain her rank as World no.9. Divya lost 2.4 Elo rating points at the Olympiad, still she managed to climb one place to World no.12.

Harika did not play any Classical rated game last month. She moved up two places to World no.23.

Vaishali lost 17.1 Elo rating points. Her rank dropped by eight places to World no.24.

The reigning Asian Individual Women’s 2026 champion, IM Savitha Shri B made a stellar debut by clinching Gold on Board no.5 (Reserve). Thus she gained 22.5 Elo rating points and climbed 20 places to World no.40.

IM Vantika Agrawal won an individual Bronze on Board no.4. It allowed her add 7 Elo rating points. She climbed four places to World no.46.

The legend – GM Humpy Koneru won an individual Bronze on Board no.1 and increased her Elo rating by 9.3 points | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza

The reigning Asian Individual Women’s 2026 champion, made a Golden debut at 46th FIDE Olympiad Women as she clinched individual Gold on Board no.5 (Reserve) | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza

IM Vantika Agrawal won Bronze on Board no.4 and added 7 Elo rating points | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza

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 currently at no.2, 19 average Elo rating points behind USA. The gap got decreased by 1, from 20 to 19. India is also at no.2 in the Women section, 57 average Elo rating points behind China. The gap got increased by 4. In the Mixed category, India is still no.2, 9 average Elo rating points behind China. The gap was increased by 3.

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

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

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