Tamil Nadu Timeline

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

3 events, 2018 to 2023.

  1. 2018

    1. 23 Jun 2018ChennaiSports

      R. Praggnanandhaa becomes a grandmaster at twelve

      Aged 12 years and 10 months, R. Praggnanandhaa of Chennai became a grandmaster, at that time the second-youngest ever.

  2. 2023

    1. Aug 2023BakuSports

      Praggnanandhaa reaches the Chess World Cup final

      At the Chess World Cup in Baku, R. Praggnanandhaa, aged eighteen, came second to Magnus Carlsen and earned a Candidates place.

    2. Dec 2023ChennaiSports

      R. Vaishali becomes a grandmaster

      By passing the 2500 rating mark, Chennai's Vaishali qualified as India's third woman grandmaster, alongside her brother Praggnanandhaa.