R Praggnanandhaa
| Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu | |
|---|---|
 Praggnanandhaa at Tata Steel Chess 2017 | |
| Born | 10 August 2005 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Title | International Master (2016) |
| FIDE rating | 2749 (August 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2517 (December 2017) |
| Ranking | No. 12 (August 2024) |
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005), is a chess prodigy and International Master from India.
Achievements
Praggnanandhaa is a chess player from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Praggnanandhaa won the World Youth Chess Championship Under-8 boys title in 2013, and the Under-10 boys title in 2015.[1] He is the world's youngest International Master ever.
In 2016, Praggnanandhaa became the youngest International Master in history, at the age of 10 years, 10 months, and 19 days.[2][3] He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the FIDE World Junior Chess Championship (under 20) in November 2017 when finishing 4th with 8.0 points. He is currently chasing the two more he needs to become a grandmaster.[4]
His elder sister, R. Vaishali, is a two-time youth chess champion.
References
- ^ "I'm Praggnanandhaa, world's youngest ever chess International Master". The Indian Express. 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Praggnanandhaa – youngest chess IM in history!". ChessBase. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ Barden, Leonard (21 October 2016). "Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa chases world grandmaster age record at 11" – via The Guardian.
- ^ "Praggnanandhaa in race to become youngest ever chess Grandmaster". www.chessable.com.