Pranesh M

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Pranesh M
Born (2006-08-26) August 26, 2006 (age 18)[1]
Karaikudi, India
TitleGrandmaster (2023)[2]
FIDE ratingTemplate:Elo rating Template:Elo rating
Peak rating2507 (July 2023)

Pranesh M is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Chess career[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  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.