Vishy
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Vishy is the popular nickname of Viswanathan Anand, the Indian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion renowned for his rapid playing style and contributions to modern chess.
Statements (80)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Chess Champion
ⓘ
chess player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| achievedGrandmasterTitleIn | 1988 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Arjuna Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chess Oscar NERFINISHED ⓘ Padma Bhushan ⓘ Padma Shri ⓘ Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1969-12-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Egmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EloPeakDate | 2011-03 ⓘ |
| familyName | Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Viswanathan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Akhil Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEloPeak | 2817 ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
excellent rapid calculation
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strong opening preparation ⓘ universal playing style ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian chess
ⓘ
younger generations of chess players ⓘ |
| knownFor |
World Chess Championship titles
ⓘ
contributions to modern chess ⓘ rapid playing style ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| memberOf | FIDE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameOf | Viswanathan Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGameFormat |
blitz chess
GENERATED
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rapid chess GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableOpponent |
Boris Gelfand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magnus Carlsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Veselin Topalov NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Kramnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTournamentWin |
Corus/Tata Steel Chess Tournament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FIDE World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ Linares International Chess Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
chess commentator ⓘ chess player ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Candidates Tournament 2014
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Candidates Tournament 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Chess Championship 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Chess Championship 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Chess Championship 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Chess Championship 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Chess Championship 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chennai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsForFederation | All India Chess Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence |
Chennai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Collado Mediano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Aruna Anand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographies
ⓘ
documentaries ⓘ |
| title |
FIDE World Champion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grandmaster ⓘ International Master ⓘ World Chess Champion ⓘ |
| wonTitle |
FIDE World Chess Championship 2000
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Chess Championship 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Chess Championship 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Chess Championship 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Chess Championship 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Rapid Chess Championship 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ World Rapid Chess Championship 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldChampionFrom | 2007 ⓘ |
| worldChampionIn |
FIDE knockout world championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
classical chess ⓘ rapid chess ⓘ undisputed World Chess Championship ⓘ |
| worldChampionTo | 2013 ⓘ |
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