Pranesh Munirethinam

World rank: No. 44 (October 2026)
Rating: 2674
Peak rating: 2674 (September 2026)
Title: Grandmaster (2023)
Federation: India
Born: August 26, 2006, Karaikudi, India (age 20)
FIDE ID: 35028600

An Indian grandmaster from Karaikudi, coached by R.B. Ramesh. Pranesh became India’s 79th grandmaster by winning the Rilton Cup in Stockholm in January 2023, the first event of that year’s FIDE Circuit.

He won the Challengers section of the 2025 Chennai Grand Masters with 6½/10, and reached his career-high rating of 2674 on the September 2026 list.

Career highlights

Won the 2023 Rilton Cup, earning the grandmaster title
Won the 2025 Chennai Grand Masters Challengers
Career-high rating of 2674 (September 2026)

Titles

Rilton Cup: 2022

From the winners lists on our event pages.

Pranesh Munirethinam in The Chess Herald

Oct 21, 2026Abdusattorov, Giri and Erdogmus All Lose in Club Cup Round 4
Sep 10, 2026GCL's Lead Swings Back to the Gambits on Day 5
Sep 9, 2026A Second's Difference: GCL's Prodigy Board Controversy
Sep 8, 2026GCL's Wild Day 3: Gambits Fall, Pipers Seize the Lead
Sep 7, 2026Carlsen Returns, But GCL Day One Belongs to Sindarov

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Sep 6, 2026Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi Meet Again, but This Time Board Six Matters More Than They Do

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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.