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Viswanathan Anand
India's Number 1 Chess Grandmaster, yet one of the most humble human beings. To have been playing competitive chess for more than 40 years is a feat in itself. Affectionately, named "Vishy" by fans, he is a role model for the future generation of grandmasters.
Baby Steps
Viswanathan Anand was born to Krishnamurthy Viswanathan and Susheela on the 11th of December 1969 in the small town of Mayiladuthurai Little did they know that young Vishy would one day be the most feared opponent in the ancient game of Chess.
His father, Krishnamurthy Viswanathan was employed with the Southern Railways at the time as an engineer, while his mother, Sushila was a housewife. A chess aficionado herself, she was the one who introduced young Vishy to the game of Chess. Right after his birth, the family moved from the small town of Mayiladuthurai to the capital, Madras. This gave young Vishy a lot of exposure and at the nimble age of 6, he picked up the game of chess. The Tal Ch
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Viswanathan Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster and a five-time world chess champion. He is the first Indian chess grandmaster, having achieved the title in 1988.
In 2000, Viswanathan Anand became the first Asian to win the World Chess Championship, and the only non-Soviet to successfully retain a World Championship title twice. He is widely considered the strongest rapid player of his generation, and was the FIDE World Rapid Chess Champion in 2003.
Viswanathan Anand started playing Chess at six, and by 14 was the “Boy Wonder” of Indian chess. His lightning speed, ability to see and read the game far ahead, as well as great intuition, saw him become the first Indian to win the World Junior Chess Championship in 1987. In 1988, at the age of eighteen, he became India’s first Grandmaster, and was awarded Padma Shri. He was also the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India’s highest sporting honour.
He held the FIDE
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A Journey To The Top Of The World With Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand
My guest today is Viswanathan Anand, Grandmaster, World mästare title holder several times over. He is the author of Mind Master, Winning Lessons From A Champion’s Life. He’s a super grandmaster of the game and was reigning world champion for years, until he recently handed the crown to Magnus Carlsen.
Aug 17, 2022, 09 42 | Updated: Aug 17, 2022, 11 47Ramjee Chandran
Host of The Literary City podcast, founder of Explocity, writer and jazz guitarist
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