R Praggnanandhaa shocks world no.1 Magnus Carlsen: All you need to know about India’s youngest Grandmaster – In Pics

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa was born on August 10, 2005 in Chennai. He is the younger sibling of Vaishali Rameshbabu, who is herself a chess player. She became a Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by completing her final norm in the Riga Technical University Open chess tournament in Riga, Latvia on 12 August 2018. She received her International Master (IM) title in 2021.

Praggnanandhaa is now the youngest Indian Grandmaster. Before him, Parimarjan Negi at 13 years, four months, and 22 days had become India’s youngest Grandmaster. Vishwanathan Anand had become a Grandmaster at the age of 18 years.

In 2016, Praggnanandhaa had become the youngest International Master at the age of 10 years, 10 months, and 19 days. He also won the World Youth Chess Championships Under-8 title in 2013, earning him the title of FIDE Master at the age of 7. He won the Under-10 title in 2015.

A chess prodigy, Praggnanandhaa is currently the fifth-youngest person ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster. He got the title in 2018. He is behind Abhimanyu Mishra, Sergey Karjakin, Gukesh D and Javokhir Sindarov.

Praggnanandhaa (12 years, 10 months, and 13 days) had become the second-youngest grandmaster in chess history in 2018. Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine had become the youngest Grandmaster at 12 years, seven months back in 1990.