Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand [Tamil: விஸ்வநாதன் ஆனந்த் ] (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chessGrandmaster and a five-time World Chess Champion. He is considered to be one of the best chess players of all time.
He was also the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India's highest sporting honour. In 2007, he was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, making him the first sports person to receive the award.
In a freewheeling chat with Shalabh Saxena, the only second Indian world chess champion after Viswanathan Anand, Gukesh D, who won TOISA recently talked about his chess life and the experiences during his remarkable journey. Excerpts.Q ... .
The undisputed king of this board is Viswanathan Anand, a new entry at 36, ahead of CaptainCoolRohit Sharma (No ... Viswanathan Anand, 55 Chess Grandmaster New Why Anand is the original world-beater from India on the battlefield of 64 squares.
Highlighting the appeal of chess for all, visiting Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand last week played against 19 children at the same time during an exhibition event in Nicosia. “Chess is like a language,” Anand said.
...Ding Liren, has taken the chess world by storm.Not only did he break Garry Kasparov’s long-standing record, but he also became only the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to claim the world title.
Polgar, one of the greatest chess GMs in history, stopped taking part in women-only events during her career due to a lack of competition ... Also Read. Viswanathan Anand drops ‘chess in Olympics’ update, blames Garry Kasparov for delay ... FIDECEO ... ....
Speaking to TV9Telugu, in a video published on Monday, India legend Viswanathan Anand gave a massive update on the introduction of chess in the Olympics. Viswanathan Anand blamed chess' continued Olympics delay on Garry Kasparov.(Twitter (FIDE)).
World Chess Champion D Gukesh, left, with former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand during a press conference.(PTI) ... Meanwhile, India legend Viswanathan Anand has fallen to 15th. Viswanathan Anand on India's young GMs.
2025 is turning out to be an exciting year for Arjun Erigaisi ...Magnus Carlsen and Arjun Erigaisi during a game.(Twitter (FIDE/Anna Shtourman)) ... Also Read. D Gukesh snubbed as world-famous Indian chess coach names next ‘Viswanathan Anand’ in huge claim.
India leading chess coach names India's next Viswanathan Anand, and it wasn't D Gukesh.(Instagram/AP) ... 14, ahead of India legend Viswanathan Anand, who is 15th ... ‘Most talented after five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand’.