| 1. Prraneeth Vuppala is the 82nd grandmaster of India and the 6th from Telangana. |
| 2. He hails from Ilagadapa village in the Nalgonda district of Telangana. |
| 3. At two and a half years old, he recited Bhagawad Geeta shlokas and showed an interest in drawing. |
| 4. Introduced to tennis and swimming early in life, he later gravitated towards chess. |
| 5. Prraneeth received chess training from Ramaraju at the Ramaraju Academy of Chess Education for seven years. |
| 6. He also trained with Israeli grandmaster Victor Mikhalevski. |
| 7. Prraneeth achieved victories in State Championships and the National ABACUS Championship. |
| 8. His tournament participation includes events such as the 4th IIFL Wealth Mumbai Op and the Netanya Open. |
| 9. In 2023, he triumphed at the Baku Open, defeating GM Hans Niemann. |
| 10. Prraneeth gained his grandmaster title after reaching 2,500 FIDE rating points. |
| 11. He learned the basics of chess in just about a week. |
| 12. He received a reward of Rs 2.50 crore from the Telangana state government upon achieving grandmaster status. |
