BENGALURU: Baseline Ventures has signed grandmaster Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu to represent the Indian chess wunderkind in all commercial aspects.
Praggnanandhaa is an Indian grandmaster and the fourth-youngest GM in history who earned the title at 12 years, 10 months, and 13 days of age, and he’s the youngest international master in history.
“I am thrilled to have signed with Baseline Ventures and am looking forward to how it will benefit my career. It is imperative that every athlete today has the right representation, and having the right people around me to handle the commercial aspects would be positive for my career” said Praggnanandhaa.
Praggnanandhaa hails from Padi, a town near Chennai. Born on August 10, 2005, he won the World Youth Chess Championship Under-8 title in 2013. He was only seven when he achieved the title of FIDE Master after winning the tournament. In 2016, he became the youngest International Master in history at the age of 10 years, 10 months and 19 days. Two years later he became the second youngest Grandmaster in the world at 12 years, 10 months and 13 days. In 2022, he scored a stunning victory over reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in 39 moves at the Airthings Masters chess tournament. He became only the third Indian apart from Viswanathan Anand and Pentala Harikrishna to have defeated Carlsen in a tournament game.
