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Praggnanandhaa

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Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, commonly known as Pragg, is an Indian chess grandmaster. A former chess prodigy, he placed second in the 2023 Chess World Cup, and won the 2025 FIDE Circuit.

BORN

10 August 2005

HONOUR

Arjuna Award, 2022

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Key facts

Born
10 August 2005, Chennai
State of birth
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sector
Chess
Profession
Indian chess player
Gender
Male

Biography

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, commonly known as Pragg, is an Indian chess grandmaster. A former chess prodigy, he placed second in the 2023 Chess World Cup, and won the 2025 FIDE Circuit. He was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in the men's team competition, and the gold medal in the open section at the 45th Chess Olympiad in 2024.

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Timeline

  1. 2005Born in Chennai
  2. 2022Awarded the Arjuna Award
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