Viswanathan Anand

Indian chess grandmaster · India · Chess Players · Born 1969 · age 56

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2013“I felt I had I worked hard enough and I felt confident I had done the right kind of work and the right amount of work.”In their words2013 World Chess ChampionshipRead the whole statement

“The fact is he outplayed me. He just proved to be stronger.”In their words2013 World Chess ChampionshipRead the whole statement

“Magnus has many good qualities... he is very versatile and he can play a lot of positions at a very high level. He's also very flexible.”In their words2013 World Chess ChampionshipRead the whole statement

“I wasn't expecting him to be a gracious, so fair enough. The winner can say anything when he wins... so I guess we will just have to swallow it for now.”In their words2013 World Chess ChampionshipRead the whole statement

2008Chess OscarAward2007Chess OscarAwardCNN-News18 Indian of the YearAwardPadma VibhushanAwardWorld Chess ChampionAward2004Chess OscarAward2003Chess OscarAward2001Padma BhushanAward2000“...in 2000, when I defeated Alexei Shirov at the World Chess Championship in Teheran to become the first Indian ever to win the title.”In their wordspages=292-93Read the whole statement

World Chess ChampionAward1998Chess OscarAward1997Chess OscarAward1991“But perhaps they were thrown off by my playing style, which was intuitive-and perhaps a little influenced by Vodka. I ran away with the match early.”In their wordsOn his match against Alexey Dreev held at Chennai in 1991. page=291.Read the whole statement

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and GamesAward1969Born11 December 1969

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Anand at the Manila 1992 Olympiad, aged 22

In 1995, Anand faced Garry Kasparov for the world championship in a match held at the World Trade Center.

Anand in 2007

The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Vibhushan to Shri Viswanathan Anand, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in 2008

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Viswanathan Anand

10 statements, newest first

I felt I had I worked hard enough and I felt confident I had done the right kind of work and the right amount of work.
2013, 2013 World Chess Championship, Own words
The fact is he outplayed me. He just proved to be stronger.
2013, 2013 World Chess Championship, Own words
Magnus has many good qualities... he is very versatile and he can play a lot of positions at a very high level. He's also very flexible.
2013, 2013 World Chess Championship, Own words

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Awards

Chess Oscar2008

Chess Oscar2007

CNN-News18 Indian of the Year2007

Padma Vibhushan2007

World Chess Champion2007

Chess Oscar2004

Chess Oscar2003

Padma Bhushan2001

World Chess Champion2000

Chess Oscar1998

Chess Oscar1997

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games1991

Arjuna Award

Order of Friendship

Padma Shri in sports

Padma Shri

About this person

Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster. Anand is a four-time undisputed World Chess Champion, a FIDE World Chess Champion, a two-time World Rapid Chess Champion, and a World Blitz Chess Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988 and became the fourth player in history to pass the 2800 Elo mark on the FIDE rating list In April 2006. He occupied the number-one position for 21 months, the sixth-longest period on record, and has the eighth-highest peak FIDE rating of all time.

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India

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