R Praggnanandhaa
| Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | |
|---|---|
 Praggnanandhaa at Tata Steel Chess 2019 | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 10 August 2005 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
| FIDE rating | 2750 (September 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2608 (March 2020) |
| Ranking | No. 12 (September 2024) |
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005) is an Indian chess player. A chess prodigy, he is the fourth-youngest person ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster (GM), behind Sergey Karjakin, Gukesh D and Javokhir Sindarov.[1]
Chess career
Praggnanandhaa won the World Youth Chess Championships Under-8 title in 2013, earning him the title of FIDE Master at the age of 7. He won the Under-10 title in 2015.[2]
In 2016, Praggnanandhaa became the youngest international master in history, at the age of 10 years, 10 months, and 19 days.[3][4] He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the World Junior Chess Championship in November 2017, finishing fourth with 8 points.[5] He gained his second norm at the Heraklion Fischer Memorial GM norm tournament in Greece on 17 April 2018.[6] On 23 June 2018 he achieved his third and final norm at the Gredine Open in Urtijëi, Italy by defeating Luca Moroni in the eighth round to become, at the age of 12 years, 10 months and 13 days, the then second-youngest person ever to achieve the rank of grandmaster (Karjakin attained the title at 12 years and 7 months).[7]
In 2017, Praggnanandhaa was invited to the León Masters in Spain for a four-game rapid match against Wesley So. He defeated So in game one, and after three games the score was tied at 1½–1½. In the last game, So defeated Praggnanandhaa, winning the match 2½–1½.[8]
In July 2019, Praggnanandhaa won the Xtracon Chess Open in Denmark scoring 8½/10 points (+7–0=3).[9] On 12 October 2019, he won the World Youth Championships in the Under 18 section with a score of 9/11.[10] In December 2019, he became the second-youngest person to be rated 2600 Elo. He did this at the age of 14 years, 3 months and 24 days.
References
- ^ "Chennai's Praggnanandhaa becomes 2nd youngest GM". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "I'm Praggnanandhaa, world's youngest ever chess International Master". The Indian Express. 1 June 2016.
- ^ Priyadarshan Banjan (29 May 2016). "Praggnanandhaa – youngest chess IM in history!". ChessBase. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ Barden, Leonard (21 October 2016). "Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa chases world grandmaster age record at 11". The Guardian.
- ^ "2017 World Juniors: Praggnanandhaa gains maiden GM norm". All India Chess Federation. 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Praggnanandhaa bags his second GM norm". The Times of India.
- ^ "Praggnanandhaa becomes India's youngest Grandmaster". ESPN. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Praggnanandhaa gives a major scare to Wesley So at the Leon Masters 2018". ChessBase India. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Danish feather in cap for dominant Praggnanandhaa". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "14-year-old R Praggnanandhaa crowned U-18 champion, India win 7 medals at World Youth Chess Championship". The Indian Express. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
External links
- R Praggnanandhaa rating card at FIDE
- Praggnanandhaa R chess games at 365Chess.com
- R Praggnanandhaa player profile and games at Chessgames.com
