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Indian chess grandmaster (born 2007)

Prraneeth Vuppala
Country	India
Born	(2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 (age 18) Alagadapa, Nalgonda district, Telangana, India
Title	Grandmaster (2023)
FIDE rating	2450 (January 2025)
Peak rating	2515 (December 2023)

Prraneeth Vuppala (born 2 January 2007) is an Indian chess player.

Early life and background

He was born in the Alagadapa village in Nalgonda district of Telangana. He studied at the David Memorial High School.

Career

In 2018, he achieved the world no. 1 ranking in the under-11 category.

In March 2022, he earned the International Master title by drawing the game with V. S. Rathanvel at the First Saturday tournament in Budapest. He also earned his first grandmaster norm at the same event.

In 2023, he achieved his final grandmaster norm, and became the 82nd grandmaster from India.

He used to train under Rama Raju between 2015 and 2021. Now he is coached by Israeli grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski.

References

Subrahmanyam, V. V. (2023-05-14). "Prraneeth is India's 82nd Grandmaster". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
"Prraneeth Vuppala". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
^ "Title Application" (PDF). FIDE.
^ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (2018-06-10). "Class 7 Telangana chess whiz is now World No. 1". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
^ Gundra, Shiva Krishna (2022-03-18). "New IM Prraneeth targets GM title by August". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
Subrahmanyam, V. V. (2022-03-16). ""My next goal is to become a GM and then chase bigger targets like becoming a World champion"". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
Subrahmanyam, V. V. (2022-07-22). "Prraneeth earns second GM norm". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
"Telangana's Prraneeth is India's 82nd Grandmaster". The Times of India. 2023-05-15. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
"Baku Open 2023: Prraneeth Vuppala beats Hans Niemann, becomes India's 82nd Grandmaster". The Indian Express. 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
Gundra, Shiva Krishna (2023-05-15). "Telangana's Prraneeth Vuppala becomes 82nd Grandmaster of India". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2023-05-17.

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