File Pic: Magnus Carlsen and Pragggnanandhaa New Delhi: The July List Fide Evaluation brought Indian chess fans a wave of excitement, because the 19-year-old GM R Pragggnanandhaa for the first time in his career entered the world TOP-4. Chennai Prosigy earned 12 evaluation points thanks to his exciting victory at the Uzchess Cup 2025 and also claimed the title of Indian player number one.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!Rating Leap Pragggnanandhaa comes on the back of the courageous performance in Tashkent. After lost two games in a row – including the magnificent GM Richard Rapport game, already offered as a candidate for the game of the year – it was reflected by 2.5 points in its last three rounds and won the title in Tiebreaks. Now leads the position of Fide Circuit by 36 points and firmly strives for the 2026 candidates.
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While the Indian fans celebrated Pragg’s rise, it was, as usual for Magnus Carlsen, who after his solid performance in the Norwegian chess 2025 retained the ranking of the world issue. Elite Hikaru Nakamura player remains second after a short return to the US Cup early in the beginning of the year.World Champion D Gukesh slipped to sixth place in the latest charts, just behind his colleague Indian Arjun Erigaisi, who also fell to fifth – gives India an impressive Top 10 players.Fabiano Caruana climbed to the world number-three with seven-point gains, while the Dutch star Anish Giri has re-entered the top 10 after more than a year. For the first time in the history of the list assessment, no Russian player appears in the first 10 in the world, because Ian Nepomnachtchi won the 14th place after a nine -round run.
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On the side of the women, GM Anna Muzychuk regenerated after six years of regeneration of the world four years, while Carissa YIP emerged after the Cairns Cup victory. The Chinese GM Hou Yifan remains a player with the highest rating.
