V. Prraneeth becomes India’s 82nd Grandmaster

V. Prraneeth becomes India’s 82nd Grandmaster

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Category : Awards Published on: May 17 2023

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  • Telangana’s Prraneeth Vuppala has become India’s 82nd Grandmaster after he achieved the required 2,500 FIDE rating points during the Baku Open tournament.
  • The State chess player had already achieved three GM norms earlier and needed to cross 2,500 rating points. 
  • He got the required points after defeating GM Hans Niemann of the USA in the penultimate round of the Baku Open. 
  • Prraneeth is now the sixth Grandmaster from the State of Telangana.
  • Prraneeth earned his first GM norm in March 2022 and achieved the International Master title. 
  • Four months later in July 2022, he earned his second GM norm at Biel MTO. 
  • He achieved his third and final GM norm at the Formentera Sunway International Chess Festival in Spain in April.
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