Prraneeth Vuppala Explained
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. He studied at the David Memorial High School.[4]
Career
In 2018, he achieved the world no. 1 ranking in the under-11 category.[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. Now he is coached by Israeli grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski.[10]
Notes and References
- News: Subrahmanyam . V. V. . 2023-05-14 . Prraneeth is India's 82nd Grandmaster . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-05-17 . 0971-751X.
- Web site: Prraneeth Vuppala . 2023-05-17 . ratings.fide.com.
- Web site: Title Application . FIDE.
- News: Subrahmanyam . V. V. . 2018-06-10 . Class 7 Telangana chess whiz is now World No. 1 . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-05-18 . 0971-751X.
- Web site: Gundra . Shiva Krishna . 2022-03-18 . New IM Prraneeth targets GM title by August . 2023-05-18 . Telangana Today . en-US.
- News: Subrahmanyam . V. V. . 2022-03-16 . "My next goal is to become a GM and then chase bigger targets like becoming a World champion" . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-05-18 . 0971-751X.
- News: Subrahmanyam . V. V. . 2022-07-22 . Prraneeth earns second GM norm . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-05-18 . 0971-751X.
- News: 2023-05-15 . Telangana's Prraneeth is India's 82nd Grandmaster . The Times of India . 2023-05-17 . 0971-8257.
- Web site: 2023-05-14 . Baku Open 2023: Prraneeth Vuppala beats Hans Niemann, becomes India's 82nd Grandmaster . 2023-05-17 . The Indian Express . en.
- Web site: Gundra . Shiva Krishna . 2023-05-15 . Telangana's Prraneeth Vuppala becomes 82nd Grandmaster of India . 2023-05-17 . Telangana Today . en-US.
