Pranav Anand

Not to be confused with Pranav V.

In this Indian name, the name Anand is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Pranav.

Pranav Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster.

Pranav Anand
Country	India
Born	(2006-11-03) November 3, 2006 (age 18) Tiruchirappalli, India
Title	Grandmaster (2022)[1]
FIDE rating	2555 (May 2025)
Peak rating	2555 (May 2025)

Career

In September 2022, Pranav won the U16 section of the World Youth Chess Championship. ^[2] He also crossed the 2500 rating mark during the event, securing the Grandmaster title.^[3]

In July 2023, Pranav won the Rapid portion of the Biel Chess Festival with an undefeated score of 8/9 ahead of Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux and Marco Materia, who both scored 7.5/9.^[4]

In September 2023, Pranav was leading the World Junior Chess Championship after defeating Kirk Ghazarian in the 6th round.^[5]