Happy Birthday, Viswanathan Anand: 5 times world champion..!

A five-time World Chess championship winner, Viswanathan anand dominated the chess world for six years from 2007 to 2013. India's first chess grandmaster Viswanathan anand celebrates his 54th birthday today. One of the greatest chess players, former world champion Viswanathan anand was born on december 11, 1969, in Chennai, tamil Nadu. During his childhood, anand started playing chess out of his mother's passion, and at the age of six, Viswanathan anand started playing against his mother.

Meanwhile, on his 54th birthday, here are some of Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand's greatest achievements.
Early Achievements:
Viswanathan anand won the National Sub-Junior Chess champion title at the age of 14. Subsequently, at the age of 16, he won the National Chess champion title. He then became the first indian to win the World junior Chess Championship.

Grandmaster Degree:
The title of Grandmaster in chess is awarded by the World Chess Federation (FIDE). anand got the title of India's first chess grandmaster in 1988.


World Chess champion Titles:
The World Chess championship is a competition to crown the best global chess player each year. None of us can forget Carlson winning the title this year by defeating Brynanda. Viswanathan anand won the title five times in 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012. During this period, Viswanathan anand shined as an unbeatable player.
Chess oscar Award:
The annual Chess oscar is awarded to the best world chess player based on votes cast by chess journalists around the world. Accordingly, Viswanathan anand won the award five times in 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004 and 2007. Since then the award has been discontinued due to some reasons.

FIDE Rating List:
Anand is one of only six players in history to break 2,800 on the FIDE rating list (formerly ELO-rating). Viswanathan anand, who was ranked fourth in 2003, became the world's number one for the first time in april 2007.

Awards and Recognitions received by Viswanathan Anand:
Arjuna Award, 1985.
Padma Shri, 1987.
National Citizen Award, 1987.
Soviet Land Nehru Award, 1987.
Rajiv gandhi Khel Ratna Award (1991-1992).
Sportsstar Sportsperson of the Year, 1995.
Book of the Year, 1998 (Awarded for My Best Games of Chess)
Sportsstar Millennium Award,
Padma bhushan Award in 1998, 2000
Padma Vibhushan Award in 2007 (He was the first sportsperson to receive the award).
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Sowmiya Sriram

11/12/2023 10:21 AM