Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

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Praggananandhaa is an Indian chess player. He is best known for being the fifth one who won the title Grandmaster (GM) after the renowned chess players Abhimanyu Mishra, Sergey Karjakin, Gukesh D, and Javokhir Sindarov in February 2022.In 2013, Praggnanandhaa won the World Youth Chess Championships Under-8 title. At the age of seven, he earned the title of FIDE Master. In 2015, he won the Under-10 title.At the age of 10 years, 10 months, and 19 days, Praggananandhaa created history by becoming the youngest international master chess player. In 2017, he won the first grandmaster title at the World Junior Chess Championship. On 17 April 2018, he won the second grandmaster title at the Heraklion Fischer Memorial GM Norm tournament in Greece. Praggananandhaa earned the third grandmaster title on 23 June 2018 at the Gredine Open in Urtiji, Italy, at the age of 12 years, 10 months, and 13 days following which Praggananandhaa became the second-youngest person to win the grandmaster title at this age.Praggananandhaa won the World Youth Championships in the Under-18 section on 12 October 2019. In December 2019, he achieved a rating of 2600 and became the second-youngest person to achieve this rating. Praggnanandhaa won the Polgar Challenge, which was organised by Julius Baer Group and Chess24.com for young talents in April 2021. The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 was won by Praggnanandhaa in its Masters championships. Praggananandhaa while receiving the TOISA 2019 best chess player of the year.In February 2022, Praggananandhaa created history after he won the eighth round of the Airthings Masters championships after defeating the world chess champion, Magnus Carlsen. Soon after his win, several Indian renowned players congratulated Praggananandhaa on his win. The cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar took to his Twitter account to congratulate Praggananandhaa. Sachin wrote, What a wonderful feeling it must be for Pragg. All of 16, and to have beaten the experienced & decorated Magnus Carlsen, and that too while playing black, is magical! Best wishes on a long & successful chess career ahead. Youve made India proud!.In February 2022, in a conversation with a media house, his father stated that he did not want Praga to play chess initially. He further added that Praga was only three and a half years old when he started learning chess. His father said, Praga was only three-and-a-half years old when he began showing interest in the sport. His elder sister Vaishali was already being coached in the sport and is an International Master. Our financial situation was such that we could hardly manage to fund her classes and ferry her around. And when Praga took a keen interest in chess, my wife and I could not afford to let him pursue it. A childhood picture of Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa with his sister.Pragas father was affected by polio at a very young age. The family of Praga lives on the income earned by his mother. Pragas mother often travels with Praga and his sister for their world chess tournaments as their father is not able to travel with them. His elder sister Vaishali is a young Indian chess player. On 12 August 2018, she became the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) at the Riga Technical University Open chess tournament in Riga, Latvia after winning its final round. In 2021, she won the title of International Master (IM). Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa with his mother on a world championship tour.According to his father, Praga often attends the weekly camps of chess organised by his coach, RB Ramesh. He also learns chess-playing skills by watching online matches of prominent world champions of chess. His father stated in a conversation with a media house that Praga also liked playing outdoor games to relax his mind. His father added that Praga was also good at studies. He said, He studies well but the main focus remains chess. Academics take a back seat..Praga remains very active on social media. He is followed by over 11k people on Facebook. More than 26k people follow his Twitter handle.The success story of Praga is often covered by renowned Indian newspapers in their articles. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in a newspaper article.