Sharjah Masters: Erigaisi starts with a win to become India’s number one

Defending champion Arjun Erigaisi tops the seeding list at the 7th Sharjah Masters and in the opening round on Tuesday he defeated Eltaj Safarli. With this win Erigaisi overtook Gukesh in the live rankings and is now India’s new number one – at least for one day. | Photos: ChessBase India