Pranav Anand

India's 76th Chess GrandMaster , World Under 16 chess Champion 2022

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Double the Pride. Double the Glory.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited proudly celebrates two remarkable international achievements by our HPCL-supported Grandmasters.

Congratulations to GM Pranav Anand on winning the Brașov Grand Prix Classic 2026 (Category A), Romania, and to GM Prraneeth Vuppala for sharing the first place at the Continental Chess Association (CCA) World Open 2026.

Their exceptional performances reflect the power of dedication, discipline and excellence, inspiring aspiring sportspersons across the nation.

HPCL is proud to support champions who continue to make India shine on the global stage.

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Pranav Anand wins Brasov Grand Prix Classic 2026 with a 2715 performance

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🥇@GMPranavAnand🇮🇳 7.5/9
🥈GM Igor Kovalenko🇺🇦 7.5/9
🥉GM @JaimeSantos10 Latasa🇪🇸 7/9

📷Romanian Chess Grand Prix and Necula George/@FrSahRo

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[Pranav Anand @GMPranavAnand]

@ChessbaseIndia @vishy64theking Thank you!

[Pranav Anand @GMPranavAnand]

Delighted to have won the Brasov Open in Romania, part of the Romanian Grand Prix circuit. Privileged to have received the winning prize from @vishy64theking at the closing ceremony.

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GM @MitrabhaGuha, IM Sathvik Adiga, GM @GMPranavAnand and GM @Shyam_chess Sundar M are the remaining Indians to make a top ten finish.

Mitrabha also finished second in Blitz Final.

📷Serbia Chess Federation and Shahid Ahmed (3)

[Pranav Anand @GMPranavAnand]

@chesscom_in @chesscom @DanielRensch The event had ended, all calculations including byes were published and the final rankings published in https://t.co/7mAY7WGfCY. This had me in 4th place and Vidit in the 6th place. I have written to you extensively on the email.

[Pranav Anand @GMPranavAnand]

@chesscom_in I played in the first titled Indian e-sports qualifier today and finished with 6/9. Based on https://t.co/7mAY7WGfCY standings I finished 4th. I was told that there was a “new official confirmation”which had overridden my standings and put me at 5th place.

[Pranav Anand @GMPranavAnand]

Am attaching photos showing the standings change which I noticed and the new one after I received the confirmation.
@chesscom_in @chesscom @DanielRensch

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By direct encounter I had won against Vidit who ended up qualifying to the playoffs using the 4th place spot. How is it that the original standings were ignored and upon a “New confirmation” the final standings changed?Can @chesscom @chesscom_in publish the tiebreak calculations?

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15 young talents selected for Quantbox Research Scholarship worth Rs. 60 lakh!!!

Read the full report: https://t.co/1q4GaE6ERQ

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GM @GMPranavAnand scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 points to secure the clear first place at the 42nd Cappelle la Grande International chess tournament 2026. Pranav was clearly half a point ahead of the field after completion of the tournament. 14 players scored 7/9 points, but IM Timothe Razafindratsima of France and GM Rohith Krishna S secured 2nd and 3rd positions respectively due to their tiebreak scores.
Read the full report: https://t.co/XHYCM4C9VW

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Pranav Anand convincingly clinches President’s Cup of the Republic of Tajikistan 2025

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🥇@GMPranavAnand🇮🇳 7/9
🥈GM Sergey Drygalov 6.5/9
🥉GM Nikita Afanasiev 6.5/9

📷Tajikistan Chess Federation

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[Chola Chess @CholaChess]

GM Pranav Anand delivers a stellar performance at the President’s Cup of the Republic of Tajikistan (Group A), finishing 1st place in an unbeaten run with 7 points out of 9 rounds #CholaChess #CSRinitiative #FutureGrandmaster #MakeEveryMoveCount

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.@XTXMarkets @London_Chess Classic Open 2025 Round 7: @GMPranavAnand rejoins Praggnanandhaa in the lead

Half a dozen players at 5.5/7

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.@XTXMarkets @London_Chess Classic Open 2025 Round 2-3: Praggnanandhaa and Pranav Anand score a hat-trick

@RPraggnachess and @GMPranavAnand are early coleaders

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.@XTXMarkets @London_Chess Classic Open 2025 Round 1: @RPraggnachess and @GMPranavAnand make a winning start

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19-year-old Pranav Anand won the President’s Cup of the Republic of Tajikistan (Group A) with a score of 7.0/9. Pranav was unbeaten in the tournament with 5 wins and 4 draws. He was rock solid with a performance of 2671 and gaining close to 10 Elo points.

Pranav started as the top seed in the tournament with a field that had 12 GMs, 22 IMs and a total of 91 titled players. It's never easy for a top seed of a tournament to be able to win it so smoothly. This just goes to show how strong the youngster is.

Wishing the youngster from Bangalore the best in his next events and in his journey to hitting 2700 Elo very soon!

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