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|title=[[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2023)<br />
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2007|01|02|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place=Alagadapa, [[Nalgonda district]], [[Telangana]], India<br />
|FideID= 46622373<br />
|peakrating=2523 (April 2026)<br />
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'''Prraneeth Vuppala''' (born 2 January 2007) is an Indian [[chess]] player.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subrahmanyam |first=V. V. |date=2023-05-14 |title=Prraneeth is India's 82nd Grandmaster |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/prraneeth-is-indias-82nd-grandmaster/article66849646.ece |access-date=2023-05-17 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Prraneeth Vuppala |url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/46622373 |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=ratings.fide.com}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Title Application |url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main228245.pdf |website=FIDE}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and background ==<br />
He was born in the Alagadapa village in [[Nalgonda district]] of Telangana.<ref name=":2" /> He studied at the David Memorial High School.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Subrahmanyam |first=V. V. |date=2018-06-10 |title=Class 7 Telangana chess whiz is now World No. 1 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/class-7-telangana-chess-whiz-is-now-world-no-1/article24131036.ece |access-date=2023-05-18 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
In 2018, he achieved the world no. 1 ranking in the under-11 category.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Gundra |first=Shiva Krishna |date=2022-03-18 |title=New IM Prraneeth targets GM title by August |url=https://telanganatoday.com/new-im-prraneeth-targets-gm-title-by-august |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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In March 2022, he earned the [[International master|International Master]] title by drawing the game with V. S. Rathanvel at the [[First Saturday (chess)|First Saturday]] tournament in Budapest.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subrahmanyam |first=V. V. |date=2022-03-16 |title="My next goal is to become a GM and then chase bigger targets like becoming a World champion" |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/prraneeth-sets-his-targets-high/article65230875.ece |access-date=2023-05-18 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He also earned his first grandmaster norm at the same event.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subrahmanyam |first=V. V. |date=2022-07-22 |title=Prraneeth earns second GM norm |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/v-prraneeth/article65671660.ece |access-date=2023-05-18 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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In 2023, he achieved his final grandmaster norm, and became the 82nd grandmaster from India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-15 |title=Telangana's Prraneeth is India's 82nd Grandmaster |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telanganas-prraneeth-is-indias-82nd-grandmaster/articleshow/100237956.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-05-17 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-14 |title=Baku Open 2023: Prraneeth Vuppala beats Hans Niemann, becomes India's 82nd Grandmaster |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/baku-open-2023-prraneeth-vuppala-beats-hans-niemann-becomes-indias-82nd-grandmaster-8608538/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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He used to train under Rama Raju between 2015 and 2021.<ref name=":1" /> Now he is coached by Israeli grandmaster [[Victor Mikhalevski]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gundra |first=Shiva Krishna |date=2023-05-15 |title=Telangana's Prraneeth Vuppala becomes 82nd Grandmaster of India |url=https://telanganatoday.com/telanganas-prraneeth-vuppala-becomes-82nd-grandmaster-of-india |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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