Grandmaster viswanathan anand biography

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Five time winner of the World Chess Championship, Indian chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand dominated the world of chess for six years from to Anand became India's first grandmaster in  He held the FIDE World Chess Championship from to He became the undisputed World Champion in and defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik in He then defended his title in the World Chess Championship against Veselin Topalov and in the World Chess Championship  against Boris Gelfand. In the World Chess Championship he lost to challenger Magnus Carlsen and he lost again to Carlsen in the World Chess Championship

In April Anand became the fourth player in history to pass the Elo mark on the FIDE rating list, after Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov. He occupied the number one position for 21 months, the 6th longest on record. The former World Chess Champion is among the only two persons to have won the Classical, Rapid, and Blitz world championships and the only one to have won the world championship playing in Match, Tournament and Knockout formats. Anand was first introduced to chess by his mother who was a big chess aficionado. She was a good player but was never associated with any club. The young b

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Viswanathan Anand Grandmaster: Biography, Early Life, Education, Awards and Achievements

In World Chess Championship, Viswanathan Anand is a five-time winner. He is a versatile player and chess Grandmaster who dominated the world of chess for six years from to He is the only chess player who had won the world championship playing in Match, Tournament and Knockout formats.

He was born on 11 December, in Tamil Nadu, India. He has also earned a nickname "Lightning Kid". He inspired generations to pursue chess game as the career. No doubt before Viswanathan Anand, nobody till now received commercial attention as an Indian Chess player.

Viswanathan Anand: Facts at a Glance

Born on: 11 December,

Place of Birth: Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu

Father's Name: Krishnamurthy Viswanathan

Mother's Name: Susheela

Spouse Name: Aruna Anand

Children: Akhil Anand

Sport: Chess

World Champion: (FIDE) and from

Ranking: 6 (February )

Viswanathan Anand: Early Life, Family, and Education

Father of Viswanathan Anand was a general manager in the Southern Railways and his mother is a housewife. As we know that he was born in Tamil Nadu into a Brahmin family and is the youngest of three siblings. He had completed his schooling from Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Se

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Vishwanathan Anand

Viswanathan Anand (janam: 11 December) pointer Indianchess Grandmaster aur abhi ke Globe Chess Backing hae.

Notable tournament victories

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• Arab-Asian Intercontinental Chess Backup 1st
• Sakthi Finance Grandmasters Chess Meeting 1st
• 51st Hoogovens Brome Tournament, Wijk Aan Ezed 1st
• Ordinal Asian Energetic Chess Backup, Hong Kong 1st
• Denizen Zonal Backup Gold Medal
• Manchester Cheat Festival, Metropolis 1st
• Triveni Super Grandmasters Tournament, Metropolis Joint 1st
• World Cheat Championship, Brussels Quarter Finalist
• Reggio Emilia Chess Meeting, Reggio Emilia 1st
• Goodrich Open Ecumenical Tournament, Calcutta 1st
• Linares match Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk
• Alekhine Cenotaph, Moscow
• PCA Interzonal, Groningen 1st
• Strain Amber Tourney, Monaco 1st
• World Title Candidates Sequence, Linares
• PCA Grand Prix, Moscow 1st
• PCA Candidates Final, Las Palmas
• Dortmunder Schachtage, Dortmund (Joint Ordinal with Kramnik)
• Credit Land Rapid Cheat Grand Prix, Geneva 1st
• Torneo Magistral de Ajedrez, Leon
• Torneo de Ajedrex, Dos Hermanes 1st.
• Measure Amber Meeting, Monaco 1st
• Aegon Guy vs Computers chess comfort won
• Chess Rumour Rapid Match, Frankfurt
• Invesbanka Chess meet, Belgrade 1st