Indian grandmaster Arjun Eligaish has breathed a sigh of relief after getting a US visa to compete in the World Rapid and Blitz Championship starting December 26 in New York. The world No. 4 Indian had appealed to the US embassy on Friday to expedite the application process. It will give him the visa he needs to take part in a tournament featuring top players such as Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniatchi and Boris. Gelfand.
“I received my U.S. visa! I’m honestly overwhelmed and so grateful for all the positive responses to my situation,” Erigaishi wrote on his “X” handle.
“I hope you and our country can be proud of my accomplishments. I’ve come to New York,” he added.
On Friday, Eligaish reached out to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and the All India Chess Federation (AICF) via social media to request assistance in securing a visa.
“I submitted my passport for visa stamping last week, but it has not been returned to me yet.I need it for my World Rapid & Express trip to New York, so I would like to expedite the process and return my passport as soon as possible. “Blitz Championship,” he wrote on “X.”
“If anyone can help me with this, please DM me.” Eligaish recently became the second Indian to achieve ELO’s gold standard rating of 2800 after Viswanathan Anand, but this year he has achieved a sensational performance. Contains. He won an individual gold medal and a team title in India’s historic performance at the Chess Olympics.
Some of the favorites to compete in the championship include Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Jeffrey Xiong, Reinier Dominguez Perez, Hans Niemann, and Sam Shankland.
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