| Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Praggnanandhaa in 2024 | |
| Full name | Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu |
| Country | India |
| Born | 10 August 2005 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
| FIDE rating | 2746 (October 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2757 (July 2024) |
| Ranking | No. 12 (October 2024) |
| Peak ranking | No. 8 (July 2024) |
Medal record | |
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005) 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]
- ^ "FIDE Ratings and Statistics". FIDE International Chess Federation. 2023. sec. "Top 100 Players June 2024". Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "R Vaishali becomes grandmaster, joins R Praggnanandhaa to become world's first brother-sister GM duo". India Today. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Vaishali and Praggnanandhaa make history as the first-ever brother-sister duo to become Grandmasters". The Indian Express. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.