# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/viswanathan-anand
# Generated: 2026-09-02T06:05:51.834Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/viswanathan-anand"
name: "Viswanathan Anand"
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description: "Viswanathan \"Vishy\" Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster. Anand is a five-time World Chess Champion, a two-time World Rapid Chess Champion, and a World Blitz Chess 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 the elected Deputy President of FIDE. He has had an important role in popularizing chess in India."
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birthDate: "1969-12-11"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  223
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump