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Full name | Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa |
Country | India |
Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | 10 August 2005
Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
FIDE rating | 2741 (January 2025) |
Peak rating | 2757 (July 2024) |
Ranking | No. 13 (January 2025) |
Peak ranking | No. 8 (July 2024) |
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005), also known professionally as Pragg, is an Indian chess grandmaster. As of 2 September 2024, Praggnanandhaa is ranked 12th in the world by the International Chess Federation.[1] Praggnanandhaa and his sister Vaishali are the first brother and sister to earn GM titles.[2] They are also the first brother and sister to qualify for the Candidates Tournament.[3]