Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu is an Indian chess player and the youngest International Master in history. He was born on August 10, 2005, in Chennai, India. He won the Under-8 section of the Asian Youth Chess Championship in 2013 and the Under-10 section in 2015. He also won the World Youth Chess Championship under-10 section in 2015 and the Under-12 section in 2016.
On September 2016, at 10 years, 10 months and 19 days old, Praggnanandhaa became the youngest International Master in history. This was achieved by earning his third and final International Master norm at the KiiT International Chess Festival in Bhubaneswar in India.
His older sister, Vaishali, is also a prominent chess player and winner of multiple youth world championships. Both Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali were trained by their father and chess coach RB Ramesh.