Arjun Erigaisi Lone Indian at FIDE Freestyle Chess Championship in Germany

• Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi will be the sole Indian representative at the FIDE World Freestyle Chess Championship in Germany.
• Neither D Gukesh nor R Praggnanandhaa qualified for the elite eight-player event, despite India's chess prominence.
• Erigaisi secured his spot by finishing fifth in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour rankings.
• The championship will feature top players like Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Vincent Keymer, Javokhir Sindarov, Hans Niemann, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
• The tournament is scheduled from February 13 to 15 at the Weissenhaus Private Nature Luxury Resort in Germany.

Why It Matters: Arjun Erigaisi is India's only participant in the FIDE World Freestyle Chess Championship, highlighting a new chess format.