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Bookmark or Share- Viswanathan Anand - WikipediaViswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster, a former five-time World Chess Champion and a record two-time Chess World Cup Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and he has the eighth-highest peak FIDE rating of all time. In 2022, he was elected the deputy president of FIDE.
- Anand, Viswanathan - 2700chess.comAnand, Viswanathan. Age 54. FIDE World Champion 2000-2002, 15th undisputed World Champion 2007-2013. First and only player to win world championships via each of knockout tournament, round robin tournament and match. Former world #1. World Junior Champion 1987; Indian Champion 1986, 1987 & 1988; Arab-Asian Champion 1986 and Asian Champion 1989.
- 37 years - How the world changed as Anand stayed constant on top of ...Viswanathan Anand broke the Soviet/Russian dominance of chess in 2000 by becoming world champion, fourteen years after becoming India's no.1 as a sixteen-year-old.
- Viswanathan Anand | Biography & Facts | BritannicaViswanathan Anand, Indian chess master who won the world chess championship in 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2012. He was the first world chess champion from Asia. He was known for quick tactical calculations, which he displayed by winning numerous ‘speed chess’ titles.
- Viswanathan Anand - the world’s leading grandmasterBf1- Rb8 and then Vishy proceeds to win an easy victory thanks to the weak first row and a remote passed pawn on A. Viswanathan Anand - a brilliant chess player, the world’s leading grandmaster. Thanks to him, the game’s popularity skyrocketed in India.
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