R Praggnanandhaa

R Praggnanandhaa
Praggnanandhaa in 2025
Full nameRameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
CountryIndia
Born (2005-08-10) 10 August 2005 (age 19)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
TitleGrandmaster (2018)
FIDE rating2741 (February 2025)
Peak rating2757 (July 2024)
RankingNo. 14 (February 2025)
Peak rankingNo. 8 (July 2024)

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster currently ranked 14th in the world (7th in live ratings). His greatest career achievements so far are reaching the final of the Chess World Cup 2023 (which qualified him for the Candidates Tournament 2024 where he finished 5th/8) and winning the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025. A chess prodigy, he was the youngest to earn the International Master title and second youngest to become a grandmaster. His elder sister, Vaishali, is also a chess grandmaster.[1]

  1. ^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (2 December 2023). "R. Vaishali becomes India's third female chess Grandmaster". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

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