Praneeth Vuppala is an Indian chess player. In 2023, he became the 82nd Grandmaster of India.
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Praneeth Vuppala was born on Tuesday, 2 January 2007 (age 16 years; as in 2023) in Telangana, India. Their zodiac sign is Capricorn. He is a resident of Alagadapa village in Nalgonda district of Telangana. When he was a child his parents used to take him to play tennis, swimming and other sports and from there he started playing chess and developed his interest in it. Later, his parents taught him some basic rules of chess and then he joined a chess club to practice. He also took coaching from Ramaraju, owner of Ramaraju Academy of Chess Education, for about seven years. He also works and trains with Israeli chess grandmaster Victor Mikhalevsky. He went to David Memorial High School in Tarnaka, Hyderabad. Later, he started studying at Vishwa Chaitanya Junior College, Hyderabad, Telangana.
Praneeth Vuppala’s childhood picture with his family
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 60 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
Praneeth Vuppala belongs to a Tamil family in Telangana, India.
parents and siblings
she has a brother.
Praneeth Vuppala with his family
livelihood
chess
In 2017, Praneeth Vuppala won the Hyderabad District Under-11. In the same year he participated in Telangana State Under-11. He participated in the 4th IIFL Wealth Mumbai Op 2018. In 2018, he participated in several chess competitions including Capablanca Main IM, Narcis 7 GM, FSIM in Budapest, 3rd IIFL Wealth Mumbai Open and 11th Triandria Open. In 2019, he competed at the Netanya Open, the 37th Balaton GM and the Bavarian Championships. In 2021, he participated in several matches of the Tuesday Blitz titled Vezerkepzo GM and. In March 2023, he participated in the MPL National Team Chess Championship held in Jammu, India.
In 2023, he defeated GM Hans Niemann of the United States in the final round of the Baku Open tournament and became a Grandmaster after gaining 2,500 FIDE rating points.
medal
- 2015: Won bronze medal in Asian Youth Chess Championship Under-8
- 2019: Won silver medal in Asian Youth Chess Championship Under-8 held in South Korea
Praneeth Vuppala meets Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao after winning silver medal in U8 Asian Youth held in South Korea
Records and achievements
- 2015: Became Candidate Master (CM)
- 2018: Achieved his first IM-norm at the age of 11
- 2021: Became champion in AICF National Under-14 Open
- 2022: Achieved his second IM-norm at the Vergne Cup in January
- 2022: 1st Saturday GM in Budapest, Hungary Earned his final IM and first GM-norm in March 2022.
Praneeth Vuppala during a match of the First Saturday GM 2022 in Budapest
- 2022: Received International Master (IM) degree
- 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
Favorite
- Chess players: Magnus Carlsen, Alexander Alekhine
Facts/General Knowledge
- Praneeth Vuppala is the sixth Grandmaster of Telangana.
- On 15 May 2023, after Praneeth Vuppala became the 82nd Grandmaster of India, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao invited Praneeth and his parents to the Secretariat to congratulate him. The Chief Minister also gave him a reward of Rs 1 lakh. Rs 2.5 crore to support him financially and receive advanced training in chess.
A day after returning from Europe, India’s 82nd GM Praneeth Vuppala met Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who has promised an amount of Rs. 2.5 crore (US$300,000) so that Praneeth can train and prepare well in his journey to become a super GM.#chess pic.twitter.com/JZcUNDGgqC
– Chessbase India (@ChessbaseIndia) 15 May 2023
- In an interview, he told how he felt after becoming the 82nd Grandmaster of India and what are his future goals. He said,
I am happy and will keep working hard. My next goal is to reach 2,600 rating points. I have not set any deadline but want to achieve it as soon as possible. My goal is to achieve 2,800 rating points and become world champion. But right now my focus is on my next tournament. I am going to participate in the Asian Continental Tournament starting next month in Kazakhstan.
- Reportedly, he practices chess eight to ten hours a day to win the World Chess Championship.
- He is an admirer of Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.
- In an interview, he talked about how he trained to play chess, saying,
I train myself during tournaments and on regular days, I read chess books and play chess online with many players. It keeps me on my toes.
- After becoming India’s 82nd Grandmaster, he crossed the Elo rating of 2500.
- At the age of two and a half years, he started chanting verses from the Bhagavad Gita, drawing pictures and speaking dialogues.
- In 2015 and 2016 he won the National Abacus Championship.
- He is an avid reader and likes to read books about the history of chess champions.
- As of 2023, according to FIDE (International Chess Federation), his world rank is 1240.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn