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![]() Praggnanandhaa at Candidates Tournament 2024 | ||||||||||||
Full name | Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | |||||||||||
Country | India | |||||||||||
Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | 10 August 2005|||||||||||
Title | Grandmaster (2018) | |||||||||||
FIDE rating | 2749 (August 2024) | |||||||||||
Peak rating | 2757 (July 2024) | |||||||||||
Ranking | No. 12 (August 2024) | |||||||||||
Peak ranking | No. 8 (July 2024) | |||||||||||
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Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster. As of 20 June 2024,[update] Praggnanandhaa is ranked No. 8 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]