# Pranesh M

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{{Short description|Indian chess grandmaster (born 2006)}}
{{Indian patronymic|Pranesh|Munirethinam}}
{{Infobox chess player 
| country = [India](/source/India)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|8|26}}<ref name="FIDEIM">{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main228668.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (IM)}}</ref>
| birth_place = [Karaikudi](/source/Karaikudi), [India](/source/India)
| title = [Grandmaster](/source/Grandmaster_(chess)) (2023)<ref name="FIDEGM">{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main230508.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}</ref>
| peakrating = 2644 (June 2026)
| peakranking = No. 72 (June 2026)
| FideID = 35028600
}}

'''Pranesh Munirethinam''' is an Indian [chess](/source/chess) grandmaster.

==Chess career==
Pranesh is coached by [R.B. Ramesh](/source/Ramachandran_Ramesh).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/m-pranesh-becomes-indias-79th-chess-grandmaster-8365268/|title=M Pranesh becomes India's 79th chess Grandmaster|date=January 6, 2023}}</ref>

Pranesh obtained his first GM norm in the 18th Delhi GM Open 2020 by defeating [Stanislav Bogdanovich](/source/Stanislav_Bogdanovich), [Adam Tukhaev](/source/Adam_Tukhaev), [Visakh N. R.](/source/Visakh_N._R.), and Van Huy Nguyen, and drawing against [Diptayan Ghosh](/source/Diptayan_Ghosh), [Sahaj Grover](/source/Sahaj_Grover), [Kirill Stupak](/source/Kirill_Stupak), and [Nodirbek Yakubboev](/source/Nodirbek_Yakubboev).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/16-year-old-Pranesh-M-becomes-Indias-79th-Grandmaster|title=16-year-old Pranesh M becomes India's 79th Grandmaster|date=January 10, 2023|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed}}</ref>

In October 2022, Pranesh scored an upset win over [Aravindh Chithambaram](/source/Aravindh_Chithambaram) in the second round of the Asian Continental Chess Championship 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Asian-Continental-Chess-Championship-2022-Round-2-report|title=Asian Continental 2022 R2: Pranesh and Rakshitta score huge upsets|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed|date=October 28, 2022}}</ref>

In January 2023, Pranesh won the Rilton Cup held in Stockholm<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/sports/m-pranesh-from-tamil-nadu-becomes-india-79th-chess-grandmaster-39728|title=Tamil Nadu: 16-Yr-Old M Pranesh Dominates Rilton Cup, Becomes India's 79th Grandmaster|date=January 10, 2023|first=Ronit|last=Singh}}</ref> (the first international tournament of the [2023 FIDE Circuit](/source/2023_FIDE_Circuit)) to become India's 79th Grandmaster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wionews.com/sports/who-is-m-pranesh-the-indian-teen-who-clinched-chess-grandmaster-title-his-coach-reveals-shocking-details-550067|title=Who is M Pranesh, the Indian teen who clinched chess Grandmaster title? His coach reveals shocking details|date=January 6, 2023}}</ref>

In May 2023, Pranesh played for the Indian Yogis in the 2023 [PRO Chess League](/source/Professional_Rapid_Online_Chess_League).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/2023-pcl-semifinals|title=Tigers Rout Yogis; Gotham Knights Crush Team MGD1, Set Up Finals Clash|date=May 17, 2023}}</ref>

In August 2025, Pranesh won the Challengers section at the [2025 Chennai Grand Masters](/source/Chennai_Grand_Masters), scoring 6½/10.

==References==
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{{Indian grandmasters}}

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