21-year-old Erigaisi will soon be seen in action at the World Rapid & Blitz Championship. The championship will be held in New York from December 26 to December 31.
Erigaisi on Friday posted on X:
. @USAndIndia Last week I submitted my passport to you for visa stamping and it still has not been returned. I request you to please expedite the process and return my passport as soon as possible as I need it for my travel to New York for World Rapid & Blitz Championship ????
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— Arjun Erigaisi (@ArjunErigaisi) December 20, 2024
Erigaisi also tagged Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, Dr S Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Sports Minister, the Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and All India Chess Federation in his post.
According to a PTI report around 300 chess players, including the world’s top-rated player and former world champion in classical chess, Magnus Carlsen, and three former World Championship challengers, Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Boris Gelfand, among others will be in action in the championship.
