D Gukesh slips to World No. 11 in FIDE rankings; Arjun Erigaisi becomes India No. 1 with career-best World No. 4
India’s chess landscape witnessed a dramatic shift in the October 2025 FIDE classical rankings as reigning World Champion D Gukesh dropped out of the global top ten, while Arjun Erigaisi surged to World No. 4, becoming the highest-ranked Indian player. The reshuffle follows the conclusion of the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament in Samarkand, where Gukesh…