Vishnu Prasanna V.
{{Short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 1989)}}
{{Indian name|Vishnu Prasanna|Vasanthan Perumal}}
{{Infobox chess player
| country = India
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|8|12}}
| birth_place = Chennai, India
| title = Grandmaster (2013){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main222436.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}
| peakrating = 2543 (September 2017)
| FideID = 5030692
}}
Vishnu Prasanna Vasanthan Perumal is an Indian chess grandmaster and coach.
Chess career
Vishnu began playing chess at the age of 12 after being introduced to the game by his mother.{{cite web|url=https://chessmood.com/blog/vishnu-prasanna-coach-of-gukesh|title=Deep Thoughts on Chess Improvement by Gukesh’s coach GM Vishnu Prasanna}}
He won the 2013 Chennai Blitz Championship, remaining undefeated throughout the tournament and defeating grandmasters J. Deepan Chakkravarthy, Adhiban Baskaran, and Shyam Sundar M.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessdom.com/vishnu-prasanna-emerges-chennai-blitz-champion/|title=Vishnu Prasanna emerges Chennai Blitz champion|date=September 26, 2013}}
Coaching
In 2013, Vishnu turned to coaching shortly after earning the Grandmaster title. He is best known for having coached grandmaster Gukesh D, whom he first met in July 2017.
In November 2022, Vishnu and his wife launched a chess club in the Anna Nagar neighborhood of Chennai. The club was inaugurated by Viswanathan Anand.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Vishnu-Prasannas-Chess-Club|title=Vishy Anand inaugurates GM Vishnu's Chess Club in Anna Nagar|first=Sagar|last=Shah|date=February 10, 2023}}
References
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External links
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{{Indian grandmasters}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Chennai