Prraneeth Vuppala

Prraneeth Vuppala is an Indian chess player.

Early life and background

He was born in the Alagadapa village in Nalgonda district of Telangana. He studied at the David Memorial High School.

In 2018, he achieved the world no. 1 ranking in the under-11 category.
In March 2022, he earned the International Master title by drawing the game with V. S. Rathanvel at the First Saturday tournament in Budapest. He also earned his first grandmaster norm at the same event.
In 2023, he achieved his final grandmaster norm, and became the 82nd grandmaster from India.
He used to train under Rama Raju between 2015 and 2021. Now he is coached by Israeli grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski.