Pranesh M

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Pranesh M
Country India
Born (2006-08-26) August 26, 2006 (age 17) [1]
Karaikudi, India
Title Grandmaster (2023) [2]
FIDE   rating 2598 (August 2024)
Peak rating 2598 (August 2024)

Pranesh M is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

Pranesh is coached by R.B. Ramesh. [3]

Pranesh obtained his first GM norm in the 18th Delhi GM Open 2020 by defeating Stanislav Bogdanovich, Adam Tukhaev, Visakh N. R., and Van Huy Nguyen, and drawing against Diptayan Ghosh, Sahaj Grover, Kirill Stupak, and Nodirbek Yakubboev. [4]

In October 2022, Pranesh scored an upset win over Aravindh Chithambaram in the second round of the Asian Continental Chess Championship 2022. [5]

In January 2023, Pranesh won the Rilton Cup held in Stockholm [6] (the first international tournament of the 2023 FIDE Circuit) to become India's 79th Grandmaster. [7]

In May 2023, Pranesh played for the Indian Yogis in the 2023 PRO Chess League. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "FIDE Title Application (IM)" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "M Pranesh becomes India's 79th chess Grandmaster". January 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (January 10, 2023). "16-year-old Pranesh M becomes India's 79th Grandmaster".
  5. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (October 28, 2022). "Asian Continental 2022 R2: Pranesh and Rakshitta score huge upsets".
  6. ↑ Singh, Ronit (January 10, 2023). "Tamil Nadu: 16-Yr-Old M Pranesh Dominates Rilton Cup, Becomes India's 79th Grandmaster".
  7. ↑ "Who is M Pranesh, the Indian teen who clinched chess Grandmaster title? His coach reveals shocking details". January 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tigers Rout Yogis; Gotham Knights Crush Team MGD1, Set Up Finals Clash". May 17, 2023.
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