Prraneeth Vuppala
{{Short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 2007)}}
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|title=Grandmaster (2023)
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|birth_place=Alagadapa, Nalgonda district, Telangana, India
|FideID= 46622373
|peakrating=2515 (December 2023)
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Prraneeth Vuppala (born 2 January 2007) is an Indian chess player.{{Cite news |last=Subrahmanyam |first=V. V. |date=2023-05-14 |title=Prraneeth is India's 82nd Grandmaster |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/prraneeth-is-indias-82nd-grandmaster/article66849646.ece |access-date=2023-05-17 |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |title=Prraneeth Vuppala |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/46622373 |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=ratings.fide.com}}{{Cite web |title=Title Application |url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main228245.pdf |website=FIDE}}
Early life and background
He was born in the Alagadapa village in Nalgonda district of Telangana. He studied at the David Memorial High School.{{Cite news |last=Subrahmanyam |first=V. V. |date=2018-06-10 |title=Class 7 Telangana chess whiz is now World No. 1 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/class-7-telangana-chess-whiz-is-now-world-no-1/article24131036.ece |access-date=2023-05-18 |issn=0971-751X}}
Career
In 2018, he achieved the world no. 1 ranking in the under-11 category.{{Cite web |last=Gundra |first=Shiva Krishna |date=2022-03-18 |title=New IM Prraneeth targets GM title by August |url=https://telanganatoday.com/new-im-prraneeth-targets-gm-title-by-august |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}
In March 2022, he earned the International Master title by drawing the game with V. S. Rathanvel at the First Saturday tournament in Budapest.{{Cite news |last=Subrahmanyam |first=V. V. |date=2022-03-16 |title="My next goal is to become a GM and then chase bigger targets like becoming a World champion" |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/prraneeth-sets-his-targets-high/article65230875.ece |access-date=2023-05-18 |issn=0971-751X}} He also earned his first grandmaster norm at the same event.{{Cite news |last=Subrahmanyam |first=V. V. |date=2022-07-22 |title=Prraneeth earns second GM norm |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/v-prraneeth/article65671660.ece |access-date=2023-05-18 |issn=0971-751X}}
In 2023, he achieved his final grandmaster norm, and became the 82nd grandmaster from India.{{Cite news |date=2023-05-15 |title=Telangana's Prraneeth is India's 82nd Grandmaster |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telanganas-prraneeth-is-indias-82nd-grandmaster/articleshow/100237956.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-05-17 |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-14 |title=Baku Open 2023: Prraneeth Vuppala beats Hans Niemann, becomes India's 82nd Grandmaster |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/baku-open-2023-prraneeth-vuppala-beats-hans-niemann-becomes-indias-82nd-grandmaster-8608538/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
He used to train under Rama Raju between 2015 and 2021. Now he is coached by Israeli grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski.{{Cite web |last=Gundra |first=Shiva Krishna |date=2023-05-15 |title=Telangana's Prraneeth Vuppala becomes 82nd Grandmaster of India |url=https://telanganatoday.com/telanganas-prraneeth-vuppala-becomes-82nd-grandmaster-of-india |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}
References
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