Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi won the Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2024 chess tournament in Armenia with one round to spare.

The victory marks his second title of the year and boosts his live rating to No. 4. Arjun's performance has been stellar throughout the year with multiple tournament successes.

Arjun's stellar performance propelled him to a career-high live rating of No. 4 in the chess world, trailing only Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Fabiano Caruana.