World No. 3 Hikaru Nakamura has urged the world's top chess players like D Gukesh to boycott FIDE, which could put his world championship title under doubt.

D Gukesh bettered Arjun Erigaisi in the updated FIDE rankings to become the No 1 Indian chess player at the moment. Gukesh has secured two wins and three draws in the Tata Steel Chess tournament so far.

Continuing his rapid rise, world champion D Gukesh dethroned compatriot Arjun Erigiasi to become the highest-ranked Indian chess player, at fourth, in the latest FIDE rankings

Gukesh, 18, achieved the feat when he logged his second victory in the Tata Steel Tournament in Wijk Aan Zee (Netherlands) defeating Vincent Keymer of Germany

World champion D Gukesh, 18, surpasses Arjun Erigaisi to become the highest-ranked Indian chess player, now fourth in the latest FIDE rankings. With recent victories, Gukesh amasses 2784 rating points,

Norway's Magnus Carlsen continues to be the undisputed world No.1 with 2832.5 points, followed by United States' Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura (2802) and country-mate Fabiano Caruana (2798)

Continuing his rapid rise, world champion D Gukesh dethroned compatriot Arjun Erigiasi to become the highest-ranked Indian chess player, at fourth, in the latest FIDE rankings on Thursday. Gukesh, 18,

Continuing his meteoric rise in the world of chess, reigning world champion D Gukesh has overtaken compatriot Arjun Erigaisi to become the highest-ranked Indian player in the latest FIDE rankings, securing the fourth spot globally.

D Gukesh became the new India's no.1 chess player when he moved to fourth in the latest FIDE rankings, released on Thursday. Gukesh dethroned Arjun Erigiasi.