Praneeth Vuppala is an Indian chess player. In 2023, he became India’s 82nd grandmaster.
Wiki/Biography
Prraneeth Vuppala was born on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 in Telangana, India (age 16, 2023). His zodiac sign is Capricornus. He hails from Aragadapa village in Nalgonda district of Telangana state. When he was a child, his parents often took him to play tennis, swimming and other sports. From then on, he started playing chess and became interested in it. Later, his parents taught him some basic chess rules and he joined a chess club to practice. He was also tutored by Ramarajoo, owner of Ramarajoo Chess Education Academy, for about seven years. He also worked and trained with Israeli chess grandmaster Viktor Michalevsky. He studied at David Memorial High School, Thanaka, Hyderabad. Later, he started studying at Vishwa Chaitanya Junior College, Hyderabad, Telangana.
Childhood photo of Prraneeth Vuppala with family
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
family
Prraneeth Vuppala was born into a Tamil family in Telangana, India.
parents and siblings
He has a brother.
Praneeth Vuppala and family
Profession
chess
In 2017, Praneeth Vuppala won the Hyderabad District U-11 competition. In the same year, he participated in the Telangana State Under-11 competition. He participated in the 4th IIFL Fortune Mumbai Open in 2018. In 2018, he participated in many chess tournaments including Capablanca Men IM, Narcis 7 GM, Budapest FSIM, 3rd IIFL Fortune Mumbai Open and 11th Triandria Open. In 2019, he participated in the Netanya Open, the 37th Balaton Championship and the Bavarian Championship. In 2021, he competed in several games at Vezerkepzo GM and Titled Tuesday Blitz. In March 2023, he participated in the MPL National Team Chess Championship in Jammu, India.
In 2023, he defeated American grandmaster Hans Niemann in the penultimate round of the Baku Open and became a grandmaster after receiving 2,500 FIDE ratings.
medal
- 2015: Bronze Medal in the Under-8 Group of the Asian Youth Chess Championship
- 2019: Silver medal in the under-8 category at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in South Korea
Prraneeth Vuppala meets Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao after winning silver medal at U8 Asia Youth Championship in South Korea
Records and Achievements
- 2015: Become Candidate Master (CM)
- 2018: First IM standard at age 11
- 2021: Won the AICF National Under-14 Open Championship
- 2022: Score the second IM goal in the Vergani Cup in January
- 2022: Received his final IM and first GM spec at the first Saturday GM in Budapest, Hungary in March 2022
Praneeth Vuppala at First Saturday GM 2022 in Budapest
- 2022: Earn the title of International Master (IM)
- 2022: Obtains his second GM spec at Bill MTO in July
- 2023: Final GM Standard at Sunway Chess Festival in Formentera, Spain
Favorites
- Chess players: Magnus Carlsen, Alexander Alekhine
Facts/Trivia
- Prraneeth Vuppala is the sixth generation guru of Telangana.
- On May 15, 2023, after Praneeth Vuppala became India’s 82nd Grandmaster, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao invited Praneeth and his parents to the Secretariat to congratulate him. The Chief Minister also gave him an award of Rs. 250 million rupees to support him financially and receive advanced training in chess.
A day after returning from Europe, India’s 82nd managing director Prraneeth Vuppala met with Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, who promised an aid of Rs. 250 million ($300,000) so that Prraneeth can be well trained and prepared on his journey to become a super general manager.#chess pic.twitter.com/JZcUNDGgqC
— ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) May 15, 2023
- In an interview, he talked about how he felt after becoming India’s 82nd grandmaster and what his future goals are. He said,
I’m very happy and I will continue to work hard. My next goal is to reach 2,600 rating points. I haven’t set any deadlines, but hope to make it happen as soon as possible. My goal is to reach 2,800 points and become world champion. But so far my focus is on my next game. I will be participating in the Asian Intercontinental Championships in Kazakhstan from next month. “
- He reportedly practiced chess eight to ten hours a day in order to win the world chess championship.
- He was an admirer of the Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.
- In an interview, talking about how he trains to play chess, he said:
I train alone during tournaments, and on normal days I read chess books and play online with multiple players. It keeps me on my toes. “
- After becoming the 82nd Grandmaster of India, his Elo level broke through 2500 points.
- At the age of two and a half, he often recited the Bhagavad Gita, started drawing and delivering dialogues.
- Won the National Abacus Championship in 2015 and 2016.
- He is an avid reader and enjoys reading books about the history of chess champions.
- According to the International Chess Federation (FIDE), as of 2023, his world ranking is 1,240.
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