Praggnanandhaa wins UzChess Cup Masters, becomes top-ranked Indian

Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa became India's top-ranked chess player in the live ratings after winning the UzChess Cup Masters 2025, in Tashkent on Friday (June 27, 2025).

The win took Praggnanandhaa’s live rating to 2778.3, making him World No. 4 — up three places — as he achieved his highest career ranking.

The 19-year-old leapfrogged world champion D. Gukesh (2776.6) and Arjun Erigaisi (2775.7), who was India’s top-ranked player until Thursday (June 26, 2025) but has now slipped to World No. 6.