FIDE's classical rating list for November, released on November 1, has several players from the Telugu states in the world top 100. ChessBase India published the details.
Telugu players
- Arjun Erigaisi (Warangal, Telangana): 2746, world No. 12, unchanged. His peaks were world No. 3 in October 2024 and a 2801 rating in December 2024.
- Koneru Humpy (Gudivada, AP): 2520 (+2), No. 9 among women. Women's World Rapid Champion in 2019 and 2024.
- Pentala Harikrishna (Guntur, AP): up 11 points to world No. 57, back in the top 60. His best was world No. 10 in November 2016.
- Harika Dronavalli (Guntur district, AP): 2444 (−9), No. 26 among women.
India overall
R Praggnanandhaa is India's top player at 2763, world No. 7. Nihal Sarin gained 11 points to a career-best No. 19. World champion D Gukesh is at 2710, No. 26, while his challenger Javokhir Sindarov is No. 4 at 2782. India ranks second in the world by average top-ten rating in all three categories: open, women and mixed (open: India 2706, USA 2719).
