Arjun Erigaisi at the Global Chess League

FIDE title

Grandmaster

Federation

India

2026 team

PBG Alaskan Knights

2026 board

Superstar, men's boards

Seasons

2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

FIDE id

35009192

Erigaisi has played every league season: for the SG Alpine Warriors in 2023, the Ganges Grandmasters in 2024 and the PBG Alaskan Knights in 2025. The Knights kept him for 2026, where he plays alongside Anand for the first time.

In the 2026 season Erigaisi plays for the PBG Alaskan Knights on one of the two Superstar men's boards. The season runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India.

Global Chess League record

In 2023 the SG Alpine Warriors of Magnus Carlsen finished fourth in Dubai. In 2024 the Ganges Grandmasters finished last in London.

In 2025 Erigaisi was the most valuable player of the PBG Alaskan Knights, who finished third in Mumbai. The third-place match against the Ganges Grandmasters went to blitz tiebreaks after a 1-1 split, and Erigaisi won his first three games against Vincent Keymer.

1. 1.2023: SG Alpine Warriors, Superstar (men's boards). Team result: fourth.
2. 2.2024: Ganges Grandmasters, Superstar (men's boards). Team result: sixth.
3. 3.2025: PBG Alaskan Knights, Superstar (men's boards). Team result: third. The Knights' most valuable player of the season; won his first three games against Vincent Keymer in the third-place match.

Career highlights

1. 1.Passed 2800 in classical rating in December 2024, the second Indian to do so after Viswanathan Anand.
2. 2.Team gold and individual gold on board three at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest.
3. 3.Most valuable player of the PBG Alaskan Knights in the 2025 Global Chess League.
4. 4.Has played every Global Chess League season since 2023.
5. 5.His blitz and rapid ratings on the September 2026 list are both close to his classical rating.
6. 6.On the September 2026 FIDE rating list, Erigaisi is rated 2759 in classical chess, 2745 in rapid and 2766 in blitz.

2026 season

Arjun Erigaisi plays the 2026 season with the PBG Alaskan Knights, which runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. Erigaisi's squad mates are Viswanathan Anand, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, Kateryna Lagno, Nino Batsiashvili and Abhimanyu Mishra.

Each Global Chess League match is played on six boards of rapid chess, one board per squad member, and a win with Black earns the team more game points than a win with White. The format and scoring page explains the points. Matches are streamed free; the how-to-watch page lists the streams and the IST start times.

• —Matches played: 4
• —Match points: 6
• —Game points: 30
• —Position: 4 of 6

1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 15:30 IST: FYERS American Gambits 10–4 PBG Alaskan Knights
2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 17:00 IST: PBG Alaskan Knights 11–6 CheQ Mumba Masters
3. 3.Monday 7 September, 15:30 IST: PBG Alaskan Knights 9–7 Alpine APL Pipers
4. 4.Monday 7 September, 20:00 IST: Triveni Continental Kings 11–6 PBG Alaskan Knights

Results were last checked on 7 September 2026 at 8:44 PM IST.

The 2026 final is scheduled for Sunday 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. The champion appears here after the final.

2026 games

Erigaisi has 4 finished games in the 2026 season: 1 win, 2 draws, 1 loss, 5 team points earned.

1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 15:30 IST: board 2, Black against Nihal Sarin (FYERS American Gambits), draw.
2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 17:00 IST: board 2, White against Pranesh M (CheQ Mumba Masters), win.
3. 3.Monday 7 September, 15:30 IST: board 2, White against Giri, Anish (Alpine APL Pipers), draw.
4. 4.Monday 7 September, 20:00 IST: board 2, Black against Wei, Yi (Triveni Continental Kings), loss.

Daily reports mentioning Erigaisi

1. 1.Day 2: Grandmasters stop Gambits as three teams tie

Frequently asked questions

More on the league: the Global Chess League 2026 hub, the schedule, the points table and the league overview with every season since 2023.