R Praggnanandhaa
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Praggnanandhaa in 2025 | |
| Full name | Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa |
| Country | India |
| Born | 10 August 2005 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
| FIDE rating | 2767 (June 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2767 (June 2025) |
| Ranking | No. 7 (June 2025) |
| Peak ranking | No. 7 (April 2025) |
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (born 10 August 2005) is an Indian chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, Praggnanandhaa placed second in the 2023 Chess World Cup, and is the only Indian to win the Tata Steel Chess Tournament after Viswanathan Anand. He was also 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.