Arjun Erigaisi on his inner journey to reach World no.4 and 2778 Elo

Arjun Erigaisi opens up in this interview on his inner process that has helped him achieve substantial success in recent times. He is now world no.4 and has an Elo of 2778. He managed to gain a lot of Elo at the French League and also win the Stepan Avagyan memorial 2024. In this interview we discuss the critical moments from few of his games and Arjun also takes the time to answer few of the questions from the ChessBase India community.
00:00 Podcast begins
01:15 Arjun is world no.4
01:42 2778 crazy number
02:28 how Arjun reached this rating
04:02 what exactly helped Arjun in detaching from results
06:38 Arjun's take on loses and not being careless
08:04 other than inner engineering what has helped
09:24 on winning many events and losing some winning games
10:08 if results are not motivator then what motivates you
11:56 Game 1 with Harikrishna
18:20 Game 2 with Vitaly
19:01 Game 3 with Alonso
23:18 Game 4 with Amin
26:11 Game 5 with Karthik
31:08 Game 6 with David
33:50 New tournament Game 1 with Hovhannisyan
38:52 Game 2 with Shant S
43:01 Game 3 with Matthias
45:49 Game 4 with Volodar
50:54 Question time
1:05:10 Questions time end
1:05:21 Thoughts on Pragg beating Magnus
1:06:48 on Gukesh and World Championship
1:08:03 Bye Bye
Video: ChessBase India
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[@72saurabhsen73]

00:00 podcast start 01:15 stepping to no.4 01:42 2778 crazy number 02:28 how Arjun reached this rating 04:02 what exactly helped Arjun in detaching from results 06:38 Arjun's take on loses and not being careless 08:04 other than inner engineering what has helped 09:24 on winning many events and loosing some winning games 10:08 if results are not motivator then what motivates you 11:56 Game 1 with Harikrishna 18:20 Game 2 with Vitaly 19:01 Game 3 with Alonso 23:18 Game 4 with Amin 26:11 Game 5 with Karthik 31:08 Game 6 with David 33:50 New tournament Game 1 with Robert H 38:52 Game 2 with Shant S 43:01 Game 3 with Matthias 45:49 Game 4 with Volodar 50:54 Question time 1:05:10 Questions time end 1:05:21 thoughts on Pragg beating Magnus 1:06:48 on Gukesh and World Champion 1:08:03 Bye Bye

[@Shagic]

Great job man thanks

[@colonelislive696]

The thumbnail is phenomenal and too perfect for Arjun😊

[@JaiSriRam801]

Huge Congratulations to Arjun Erigaisi💫Achieving World No. 4 position is an extraordinary accomplishment🧡 Bhagwan bless you more ॐ🥰

[@ramchandermamidala2698]

I am very proud of you అర్జున్ I am also from warangal.You achieved great heights.

[@Manish.Meena.M]

Every should do inner engineering It transform my life❤

[@srinivasvaranasi1311]

Kudos to Sagar and chessbase india for regular and informative shorts/videos.Ranging from covering tournaments to interviewing winners and candidates, the work and effort being put in is really commendable.Keep up the good work.

[@heidil3622]

He is completely right, you need to focus on the effort not the outcome. Focus on the process, learn from your errors…the good outcomes will come naturally with this approach.

[@HSA-]

Sagar bhai now you have no excuse remaining. After these sessions with new gen GMs, you are nothing but ready to get that final norm for GM yourself

[@rohansuvarna]

Totally ...have done Inner Engineering 9 years back and it has totally transformed life since then. Glad to see it being recognized at the highest levels of sport too. Everyone should make use it to "Upgrade their technology" as mentioned by Sadhguru

[@Covidbowie]

I was waiting for this interview! Big support from Italy, Arjun Is too strong

[@athorat9]

Highly recommend Inner Engineering to everyone I meet. Kriya Yoga taught at the end of the Inner Engineering is Legit awesome.

[@ravivaradhan4956]

Arjun seems to have learnt the lesson that Krishna taught him in the Gita: "Karmani eva adhikarah te, Ma phaleshu kadacana" ("Let your focus be fully on the action; never ever be concerned about the results and rewards"). Mahatma Gandhi was also a big proponent of this wisdom and he said that "Full effort is full victory." This is tremendous maturity for such a young person. It is something that even us older folks are trying to put into practice.

[@nipunjava5545]

Brilliant interview! I’m so impressed with how Arjun has discovered the value of yoga and inner engineering at such a young age in the heat of the battle. This imho is one of the biggest under tapped mental and spiritual game techniques. If you truly understand your inner self, and know how your mind reacts to a loss or win, and what peak performance and peak recovery looks like, you have discovered the key to success All the best wishes Arjun! Keep working on the inner game all your life

[@em4six348]

Arjun has a soft voice 😮😊

[@pesfreak7310]

I was shocked, I always associated a lower pitch with his face lol idk why.

[@gattukeerthana9173]

I wanted to extend my heartfelt congratulations on your achievements. Your mastery of the game and your strategic brilliance never cease to amaze me. Your dedication to chess and the countless hours you have spent honing your skills are truly inspiring. It's incredible to see how your hard work and passion have led to such remarkable success. Your achievements are truly remarkable and I look forward to seeing even more great things from you in the future.

[@Parasuraman-ey4wo]

A year or two back, Vishy Anand called called Arjun the most promising among the great new young Indian chess super talents. Now I can see that he understands so much about chess🤔😊

[@ptj1ptj172]

Well, he said the same on Pragg and Gukesh as well.

[@sumitsarkar4702]

Arjun the legend🫡🫡🫡 great motivation Bhai .

[@saturo_nipon]

He was truly hurt when he dindt make it to the Candidates. A lot of people ignored his play in 2023. So he came back with vengience. I am waiting to see Gukesh Vs Arjun world championship match in 2026

[@srikrishnarr6553]

So calm and composed Gentleman Arjun...Keep rocking Arjun..We love you

[@sreesub]

Nice my question on Arjun creating a team was picked up by Sagar. Thank you. I am very happy to note he is prepared for next level and we will be praying and cheering for Arjun.

[@sreesub]

Another point is I hope he works with his team to do great at World Rapids/Blitz. I feel is he is capable of winning that tournament. I am keeping fingers crossed he does that this year as great Olympiad and win at World Rapids should help him stay ahead of Nodirbek in the Fide Circuit as well.

[@ramchandermamidala2698]

Thank you Sagar and Arjun, given very very valuable information.

[@heidil3622]

Awesome and insightful interview

[@chessgold8768]

Great in everything..

[@pravintilekar4941]

I remember that rook blunder against Nodirbek that was heart breaking.

[@pjaditya1841]

0:09 Hi Sagar, what a sudden sappai 😂

[@aashishtiwari8730]

Legend Sagar Shah.... What a title ❤

[@kamkristej]

Been waiting for this forever! Let’s go!

[@BalkarSingh-sd1cf]

Best wishes for Arjun.

[@yashii7916]

much awaited interview !

[@arijitmondal8605]

The " Name " suits you buddy. Precision & Accuracy should be the traits of all Arjuns. All the very best on your next wars on boards.

[@sujaybabu6729]

Proud of you

[@dharmavarta]

He got huge talent and lisp. He is so polite.

[@sreesub]

I am happy to note he is focus on real success and not rating goal. Rating will automatically follow as long as he plays well. I want him to do well against top players.

[@pravintilekar4941]

I love Arjun smiling after that grueling chess season, lot of tournaments & fighting chess.

[@pavonekumar8454]

Thank you, ❤Sagar and Arjun...

[@azzaamekk5264]

Mad lad

[@vd.se.17]

Congratulations to Arjun. Excellent to hear from him.. One request to Sagarbhai ... Please add timeline to such videos (interview/ podcast) in sections. its great to move back and forth and to repeatedly visit.

[@icheckmateofficial]

Bholenath ki kripa 🙏

[@mannusanyaasi6438]

I think he should be sponsored to play Fabi, Hikaru or Wesley for at least 10 match marathon. It will help immensely in shaping up his 2800 prep and most importantly enabling him to read a champion level mindset.

[@shashwatjain-dv5vd]

Such a positive guy man👏

[@DeElSendero]

Another excellent interview Sagar, Arjun is clearly a very likeable young guy with a great future in chess ahead of him. The India chess championship (whenever it is) will be a really great event will all these young GMs. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next candidates tournament. This year's candidates with 3 qualifiers was a remarkable achievement, the next may have even more. An extraordinary time for chess!

[@lestrangek7214]

Pure soul

[@thorpt211]

I love the thumbnail :D

[@Aditya1998pandey]

Arjun has improved his accent so much 👌

[@CertifiedGenius007]

Arjun, 7000 years later - I applied what Sri Krishna said xD Jokes apart - super proud of all our young boys who are now in the top 10 with various special achievements! Specially proud of you Arjun! Sky is indeed the limit, best wishes!!

[@digitalsparrow_8599]

Very insightful video!!

[@tarangvankar]

Let's go Arjunnnn

[@satheeshneptune]

my favourite chess player

[@Amarnath016]

I want to see Arjun as a World Champion. I hope it manifests soon.

[@pravintilekar4941]

Hikaru cares bro, he literally cried on one of his interview after not succeeding in candidate also he snapped when recently he lost against Alireza.

[@saipoosarla2797]

Love how Sagar is able to get these in depth interviews with players and you can tell Arjun is most comfortable with you compared to anyone else in interviews. Very valuable

[@ajeetsingh3442]

Parth- don't think about the result.

[@joydutta9136]

Amazing interview ❤

[@snehashrivastava3571]

Sagar from next time do mention the timestamps too

[@LeetCodeVision]

Is there a reason why he doesn’t get invites that Pragg and Gukesh get? Like there isn’t a huge age difference nor a huge skill gap. He is more exciting to watch also.

[@user-wq9vd2xj7t]

One question missed .. his calendar next few months

[@dhananjaydhruw4445]

That's why he is always my favourite 🎉❤

[@Randomthings1210]

All top Indian players should get a good camera and streaming setup.. looks more professional

[@rahulalbussrk]

A discussion on daily routine and daily eating habbit is missing.

[@irichakraborty2328]

secret of success..playing with panda and teddy

[@manohars6997]

Who is panda and teddy

[@PhildoBaggins]

Hello Sirs

[@Hrdaman]

Sagar Shah now it's your time to Get The "GM" Title....who-who agree with me ?

[@lolnoob1742]

arjun the goat blud world no 4 still everyone talking abt gukesh and pragg

[@Bharat15683]

Arjun is world no. 4th? But on FIDE his world rank is 8th

[@cagnusmarlsen6457]

2700chess com

[@priyamroy3198]

live rating .. he will be no 4 in the july fide rankings

[@saurabh1269]

On live rating he is no 4

[@dustin.poirier.2085]

Adh😂

[@bhashuvbr]

I hope Arjun can stay there and just wish Gukesh and Arjun play next world championship.

[@control_the_narrative]

no suprise if he touches 2800 before his contemporaries.

[@catalanicsurya3089]

Suru ho gaya catchy Indian style thumbnail lagana. Ye log nationalism nhi baaz aayenge

[@deepanshinegi4963]

Great sportsmen like Arjun and Pragg speaks highly on Inner Engineering and sadly, the German national Dhruv ridicules Sadhguru !

[@hopelesstare]

Ridicules Sadhguru not inner engineering

[@deepanshinegi4963]

@@hopelesstare Inner engineering is Sadhguru’s brainchild. It was created and devised by Sadhguru.

[@blohot]

Sadhguru used to sell ganja in Mysore. Let us not use him as an example for anything

[@SudipChowdhury-st7kp]

​@@hopelesstare Inner engineering is taught by Sadhguru, what are you talking about

[@VARMOT123]

Sadhguru has some great stuff about mindfulness but always goes into pseudo science and has shady links with bjp to coverup his tribal land cease case

[@sid.0783]

From 3.00 ... What he basically said is...he applied "KARMANYE BADHIKARASTTE MA PHALESU KADACHANA"....

[@I...2728]

Thanks Sagar for doing this interview and not letting Amruta go on her annoying way 😂

[@Lost2024-df6mk]

Bro wtf was the thumbnail 🥵🥵🥵