India, Dec. 1 -- After his third round exit at the recently concluded Chess World Cup in Goa, D Gukesh has slipped to No. 10 in the latest FIDE rankings. Last month, Gukesh had returned to the top-10 in the official rankings, taking the ninth spot. But it looks like his inconsistency in the rankings will continue since becoming the younges-ever world champion last year.

Arjun Ergaisi lost in the quarterfinals to Wei Yi in Goa, gained 6.4 Elo rating points, which sees him return to the world No. 5 position.

In the updated official FIDE rankings, now there are only five Indians in the top-30. Chess legend Viswanathan Anand is world No. 12. Meanwhile, R Praggnanandhaa is seventh. Also, Vidit Gujrathi is 29th.

Recently, Gukesh's coach Grze...