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Praggnanandhaa R

R Praggnanandhaa

GM🇮🇳

FIDEFIDE 25059530· Male· India· Born in 2005

R Praggnanandhaa, a 21-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2763 — just 22 short of his peak of 2785 (Sep 2025, age 20) and ranked 1st among Indian players, and 7th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2733 and 2785 over the past 2 years. 99 rated games in the past year (≈104/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include the Chess Olympiad (open), the Grand Chess Tour Finals (classical games), and the Sinquefield Cup. Also played 10 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 9 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #4 in Jul 2025 and has been in the world top 10 for 2 months and counting (16 months in total).

Awarded GM in 2018 (age 13), IM in 2016 (age 11), and FM in 2013 (age 8). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10 and World #2 in U8.

Current rating

2763

Standard

Rpd2730·Blz2712

All-time high

2785

−22 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 20

Activity

95

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

88 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · Indian players · of 20,270
World top 10 since Sep 2026

Profile · last 5 years

  1. Similar results in every format: 61% in classical (268.5 / 442), 60% in rapid (142.5 / 237), 56% in blitz (168.5 / 301).
  2. Against higher-rated players (+50): 84 / 185. Against lower-rated (−50): 291.5 / 410.
  3. Over the last 12 months: +5 in blitz rating and 60 / 107 in rated blitz games.

From 980 games in FIDE-rated events since Oct 2021 (442 classical, 237 rapid, 301 blitz). Fixed rules: every figure comes from these results.

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Career timeline

30 entries
2026
16 months in world top 10 (ongoing)
current run 2 months since Sep 2026 · longest streak 12 months · first Jun 2024
Oct 2026
Re-crossed 2750
at age 21
Jul 2026
2025
1st U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2785
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2785
at age 20 · −22 from today
Sep 2025
Peak Indian rank: #1
at age 20 · rated 2779
Jul 2025
Peak World rank: #4
at age 20 · rated 2779
Jul 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Rating history: OlimpBase (opens in a new tab) until 2000, FIDE since 2001

His openings · over the board

What R Praggnanandhaa plays, by color

1,727 games with moves in our base · over the board · last in Sep 2026

Prepare against him

As White

540 games348.5 of 540

310 more games in other lines

As Black

557 games299.5 of 557

328 more games in other lines

Over-the-board games from our public base only.Find his online games ›

Activity & highlights

Best result
Norway Chess 2026
perf 2839 (+89) · 6/10 · #2
Evolution
-5
2768 → 2763
Tournaments
9
84 games
Score
46.5/ 8455.4%
21W51D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMagnus CarlsenGM2,840·Norway Chess 2026·R3·+6.3
2.[W]vsMagnus CarlsenGM2,840·Norway Chess 2026·R8·+6.3
3.[W]vsJavokhir SindarovGM2,776·2026 Super Chess Classic Romania·R2·+5.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGukesh DGM2,732·Norway Chess 2026·R5·-5.3
2.[L]vsWesley SoGM2,754·Norway Chess 2026·R6·-4.9
3.[L]vsVincent KeymerGM2,767·2026 GCT Sinquefield Cup·R3·-4.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open
Team
Sep 20266.5/10#1322770+2.2
2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals - Classical Games
Match
Aug 20262/4drew2780+1.6
2026 GCT Sinquefield Cup
Round-Robin
Aug 20265.5/9#22827+9.7
Norway Chess 2026
Round-Robin
May 20266/10#22839+15.2
2026 Super Chess Classic Romania
Round-Robin
May 20264.5/9#62745+1.7
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026
Round-Robin
Mar 20266/14#62700-7.8
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters
Round-Robin
Jan 20265.5/13#112667-16.8
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters (-16.8 Elo, finished #11).

By color · classical · 5 years

442 games

As White

66%

144 / 217avg opp. 2659

As Black

55%

124.5 / 225avg opp. 2652

Best win

vsMagnus CarlsenGM2840

Norway Chess 2026 · Jun 2026 · Black

Worst loss

vsFrancois GodartIM2377

39th European Club Cup · Oct 2024 · Black

Games 1,727 · 2012–2026

Time control
  • DvsRichard RapportGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R11.173 · 2026-09-27
    Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation · 52 moves · 2761
  • WvsJakhongir VakhidovGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R10.173 · 2026-09-26
    English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System · 63 moves · 2761
  • DvsVincent KeymerGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R9.173 · 2026-09-25
    Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation · 57 moves · 2761
  • DvsShakhriyar MamedyarovGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R8.173 · 2026-09-24
    Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation · 36 moves · 2761
  • WvsNikita VitiugovGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R7.177 · 2026-09-23
    French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation · 31 moves · 2761
  • WvsAnish GiriGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R5.177 · 2026-09-20
    Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation · 58 moves · 2761
  • DvsDavid AntónGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R4.177 · 2026-09-19
    Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet Line · 38 moves · 2761
  • DvsLorenzo LodiciGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R3.177 · 2026-09-18
    English Opening: King's English Variation · 41 moves · 2761
  • DvsSusanto MegarantoGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R2.177 · 2026-09-17
    Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation · 79 moves · 2761
  • DvsNodirbek AbdusattorovGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R6.169 · 2026-09-04
    Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo · 40 moves · 2761

Over-the-board games only, matched to this player through official FIDE pairings and tournament records. Opponents marked “?” could not be identified with certainty. Source: Lichess broadcasts (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab).

Most-Played Opponents

vsVincent KeymerGM
🇩🇪GER·2761
+21 −12 =9
42 games·last met Sep 2026
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vsNodirbek AbdusattorovGM
🇺🇿UZB·2780
+12 −11 =18
41 games·last met Sep 2026
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vsFabiano CaruanaGM
🇺🇸USA·2784
+9 −10 =22
41 games·last met Aug 2026
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vsArjun ErigaisiGM
🇮🇳IND·2746
+19 −11 =9
39 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsWesley SoGM
🇺🇸USA·2770
+6 −8 =22
36 games·last met Aug 2026
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Rankings

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India
#1
out of 19,882 players
Asia-Pacific
#3
out of 53,983 players
World
#7
out of 221,391 players

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
2
🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun
2,746
3
🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan
2,739
4
🇮🇳Gukesh D
2,710
5
🇮🇳Nihal Sarin
2,709
6
🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2,693
7
🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.
2,677
7
🇮🇳Pranav, V
2,677
9
🇮🇳Pranesh M
2,674
10
🇮🇳Harikrishna, Pentala
2,648
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
2
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
3
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
4
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
5
🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun
2,746
6
🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan
2,739
7
🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem
2,732
8
🇮🇷Tabatabaei, M. Amin
2,728
9
🇨🇳Ding, Liren
2,723
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian
2,719
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
5
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
6
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
8
🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
2,761
9
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
10
🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
2,757
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