Prraneeth Vuppala
Born (2007-01-02) January 2, 2007
Alagadapa, Nalgonda district, Telangana, India
TitleGrandmaster (2023)
FIDE rating2500 (January 2024)
Peak rating2515 (December 2023)

Prraneeth Vuppala (born 2 January 2007) is an Indian chess player.[1][2][3]

Early life and background

He was born in the Alagadapa village in Nalgonda district of Telangana.[3] He studied at the David Memorial High School.[4]

Career

In 2018, he achieved the world no. 1 ranking in the under-11 category.[4][5]

In March 2022, he earned the International Master title by drawing the game with V. S. Rathanvel at the First Saturday tournament in Budapest.[6] He also earned his first grandmaster norm at the same event.[7]

In 2023, he achieved his final grandmaster norm, and became the 82nd grandmaster from India.[8][9]

He used to train under Rama Raju between 2015 and 2021.[5] Now he is coached by Israeli grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (2023-05-14). "Prraneeth is India's 82nd Grandmaster". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  2. ↑ "Prraneeth Vuppala". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  3. 1 2 "Title Application" (PDF). FIDE.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. 1 2 Gundra, Shiva Krishna (2022-03-18). "New IM Prraneeth targets GM title by August". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (2022-07-22). "Prraneeth earns second GM norm". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  8. ↑ "Telangana's Prraneeth is India's 82nd Grandmaster". The Times of India. 2023-05-15. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  9. ↑ "Baku Open 2023: Prraneeth Vuppala beats Hans Niemann, becomes India's 82nd Grandmaster". The Indian Express. 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  10. ↑ 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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