Viswanathan Anand

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Viswanathan Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time.

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Viswanathan Anand canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Chess Champion
chess grandmaster
chess player
human
awardReceived Arjuna Award
Chess Oscar
Jameos del Agua
surface form: Jameo de Oro

Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Padma Vibhushan
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
countryOfCitizenship India
Spain
dateOfBirth 1969-12-11
educatedAt Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Egmore
ethnicGroup Tamil
familyName Anand
FIDERankingPeak 1
FIDERankingPeakDate 2007-04
FIDERatingPeak 2817
FIDERatingPeakDate 2011-03
FIDETitle Grandmaster
fullName Viswanathan Anand self-link
givenName Viswanathan
hasChild Akhil Anand
hasOpeningNamedAfter Anand Variation
isConsideredOneOf greatest chess players of all time
knownFor World Chess Championship titles
rapid playing style
languageSpoken English
Spanish
Tamil
lostWorldChampionshipMatchTo Garry Kasparov
Magnus Carlsen
memberOf FIDE Athletes Commission
nickname Vishy
notableRival Garry Kasparov
Magnus Carlsen
Vladimir Kramnik
notableWork Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life
My Best Games of Chess
occupation author
chess player
participatedIn Candidates Tournament
Chess Olympiad
World Blitz Chess Championship
World Rapid Chess Championship
placeOfBirth Chennai
India
Madras, India
surface form: Madras

Tamil Nadu
playsForNationalTeam India
religion Hinduism
residence Chennai
Collado Mediano
Spain
sexOrGender male
sponsor Advanced Micro Devices
surface form: AMD

NIIT
TVH
Union Bank of India
sportsDiscipline chess
spouse Aruna Anand
titleHeld World Chess Champion
surface form: FIDE World Champion

Grandmaster
World Blitz Chess Champion
World Chess Champion
World Rapid Chess Champion
wonWorldChampionshipMatchAgainst Boris Gelfand
Veselin Topalov
Vladimir Kramnik
worldChampionFrom 2007
worldChampionIn blitz chess
classical chess
rapid chess
worldChampionTo 2013
yearAwardedGrandmasterTitle 1988

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University of Madras hasNotableAlumni Viswanathan Anand
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna firstRecipient Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand fullName Viswanathan Anand self-link
Loyola College, Chennai hasNotableAlumnus Viswanathan Anand
Vladimir Kramnik lostTitleTo Viswanathan Anand
Chess Oscar notableRecipient Viswanathan Anand