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Viswanathan " Vishy " Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster, a former five-time World Chess Champion [2] and a record two-time Chess World Cup Champion. [3] He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and he has the eighth-highest peak FIDE rating of all time. [4] In 2022, he was elected the deputy president of FIDE.
May 17, 2024 · Viswanathan 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.
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Anand in 2007. Wikipedia. In April 2007 Anand made the #1 ranking on FIDE’s official rating list (begun in 2000) for the first time with a 2786 mark that ranked 14 points above rivals Topalov and Kramnik. Later that year Anand won the world championship title by a full point in another double round-robin.
Feb 27, 2024 · In 2000, he was awarded as 3rd FIDE World Champion by winning the final match against Alexei Shirov in 2000 with 3.5/4 points and received $528,000 cash prize. He was also the 1st World Cup champion by beating Evgeny Bareev in the finals with 1.5/2.
Find out the awards and nominations of Viswanathan Anand, the Indian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. He has won the Chess Oscar six times, the Padma Vibhushan, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and more.
Dec 11, 2020 · Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will soon have his story captured in a biopic. ESPN understands that Anand, who turns 51 on Friday, December 11, has signed a contract with Mumbai-based ...
