Prraneeth Vuppala Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Chess Player
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	02/01/2007
Age	17 years
Birthplace	Telangana, India

Bio/Wiki

Profession	Chess Player

Physical Stats & More

Height	173 cm
Weight	60 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	David Memorial High School in Tarnaka, Hyderabad Vishwa Chaitanya Junior College, Hyderabad, Telangana

Personal Life

Date of Birth	02/01/2007
Birthplace	Telangana, India
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Hometown	Alagadapa

Family

Siblings	He has a brother.
Parents	Names Not Known

Career

FIDE World Rank	1240 (May 2023)
Medals	2015: Won Bronze medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship Under-8 2019: Won Silver medal at Asian Youth Chess Championship Under-8 held in South Korea
Records & Achievements	2015: Became Candidate Master (CM) 2018: Scored his first IM-norm at the age of 11 2021: Became champion in the AICF National Under-14 Open 2022: Scored his second IM-norm at Vergani Cup in January 2022: Earned his final IM and maiden GM-norm at First Saturday GM March 2022 in Budapest, Hungary 2022: Received the title of International Master (IM) 2022: Received his second GM-norm at Biel MTO in July 2023: Received his final GM norm at the Formentera Sunway International Chess Festival in Spain

Favourites

Chess Player(s)	Magnus Carlsen Alexander Alekhine
Food	Dosa

Some Lesser Known Facts

Prraneeth Vuppala is the 82nd grandmaster of India and the 6th from Telangana.
He hails from Ilagadapa village in the Nalgonda district of Telangana.
At two and a half years old, he recited Bhagawad Geeta shlokas and showed an interest in drawing.
Introduced to tennis and swimming early in life, he later gravitated towards chess.
Prraneeth received chess training from Ramaraju at the Ramaraju Academy of Chess Education for seven years.
He also trained with Israeli grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski.
Prraneeth achieved victories in State Championships and the National ABACUS Championship.
His tournament participation includes events such as the 4th IIFL Wealth Mumbai Op and the Netanya Open.
In 2023, he triumphed at the Baku Open, defeating GM Hans Niemann.
Prraneeth gained his grandmaster title after reaching 2,500 FIDE rating points.