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Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan “Vishy” Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former World

Chess Champion.Anand became India’s first grandmaster in 1988.

He held the FIDE World Chess Championship from 2000 to 2002.

Born                     :  11 December 1969 (age 47), Chennai.
Nationality            :  Indian
Spouse                :  Aruna Anand (m. 1996)
Awards                :  Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and more.
Title                     :  Grandmaster(1988)
World Champion :  2000–02 (FIDE)
2007–13
Peak ranking       :  No.1 (April 2007)

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