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Arjun Erigaisi becomes first Indian chess player to qualify for upcoming Esports World Cup
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Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi, who had joined leading Esports organisation Gen.G in February, secured his qualification for the second edition of the Esports World Cup by qualifying for the playoffs of the Chess.com Classic, the second event of the Champions Chess Tour.
Arjun Erigaisi became the first Indian chess player to qualify for the Esports World Cup that will be taking place in Saudi Arabia later this year. The 21-year-old Grandmaster confirmed his participation in the upcoming event by finishing among the top 12 players in the Champions Chess Tour.
Arjun confirmed his ticket to the Saudi capital, which will be hosting the second edition of the Esports World Cup from 8 July to 24 August this year, by advancing to the playoffs of the Chess.com Classic – the second event of the Champions Chess Tour that got underway on Sunday and will conclude on Saturday.
Arjun had already collected 40 CCT points with a semi-final finish in the Chessable Masters event that took place in February, where he lost to eventual champion Magnus Carlsen. And by advancing to the playoffs of the Chess.com Classic, Arjun ensured that he finishes among the top 12 in the CCT leaderboard.
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