Viswanathan Anand
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 55 |
| Date of birth | December 11,1969 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Mayiladuthurai |
| India | |
| World Champion | FIDE |
| FIDE rating | February 2019 |
| Did you know | Viswanathan Anand ranks sixth in the world by months at FIDE number one (21). |
| Job | Professional Chess Player |
| Education | Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai |
| Loyola College | |
| St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School | |
| Books | Vishy Anand - World Chess Champion: Life and Games |
| Anand Viswanathan best games | |
| Opening for White According to Anand 1. e4: 1. e4 C5 2. . . . Scheveningen Variation . . . English Attack | |
| Opening for White According to Anand 1. e4: 1. e4 C5 2. Nf3 D6 3. d4 Cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 5. . . a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 Knight Varaiation : 5. . . a6 6. Be3 E5 7. Nf3, English Attack | |
| Opening for White According to Anand 1. e4: 1. e4 C5 2. Nf3 D6 3. d4 Cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Rauzer Attack | |
| My Career | |
| My Best Games of Chess | |
| Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion's Life | |
| Opening for White According to Anand 1.e4: 1.e4 C5 2.Nf3 D6 3.d4 Cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Rauzer Attack | |
| Opening for White According to Anand 1.e4: 1.e4 C5 2. Nf3 D6 3.d4 Cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 5. ..a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 Knight Varaiation : 5...a6 6.Be3 E5 7.Nf3, English Attack | |
| Movies/Shows | Closing Gambit |
| Magnus | |
| Album 61 | |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Padma Vibhushan | |
| Padma Bhushan | |
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | |
| Arjuna Award for Chess | |
| CNN-IBN Indian of the Year | |
| CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Sports | |
| Chess Oscar | |
| Spouse | Aruna Anand |
| Children | Akhil Anand |
| Parents | Viswanathan Iyer |
| Susheela | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Siblings | Shivakumar Anand |
| Anuradha Anand | |
| Full name | Anand Vishwanathan |
| Rank | No. 9 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 580602 |
Viswanathan Anand Life story
Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former five-time World Chess Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and has the eighth highest peak FIDE rating of all-time. In 2022, he was elected the deputy president of FIDE.