Short biography of viswanathan anand net worth
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Short biography of viswanathan anand net worth
Viswanathan Anand
Indian chess grandmaster (born 1969)
"Vishy" redirects here. For the Indian cricketer, see Gundappa Viswanath.Not to be confused with Vichy.
In this Tamil name, there is no surname or family name.
The name Viswanathan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Anand.
Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster. Anand is a five-time World Chess Champion,[2] a two-time World Rapid Chess Champion and a two-time Chess World Cup Champion.[3] He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and he has the eighth-highest peak FIDE rating of all time.[4] In 2022, he was the elected Deputy President of FIDE.[5][6]
Anand defeated Alexei Shirov in a six-game match to win the 2000 FIDE World Chess Championship, a title he held until 2002.
He became the undisputed world champion in 2007 and defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik in 2008,