Factfile: Vishwanathan Anand
August 24th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANSFactfile of Indian chess grandmaster Vishwananthan Anand
Born: December 11, 1969, Tamil Nadu
1988: Grandmaster
2000-2002, 2007-present: World Champion
2007: Padma Vibhushan
April 2007: Becomes World No.1 for the first time
2008: First player in chess history to win the World Championship in three different formats: Knockout, Tournament, and Match
1991-92: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (He was also the first recipient of this award).
- Anand bids to be an all-time great (Profile) - May 30, 2012
- List of Anand's victories (Factfile) - May 30, 2012
- Viswanathan Anand retains World Chess title - Oct 30, 2008
- Anand cements place among all-time greats of chess (Profile) - May 12, 2010
- Factfile on Pankaj Advani - Nov 14, 2010
- No Bharat Ratna, just six Padma Shris for sportspersons - Jan 25, 2012
- I want to be number one again: Anand - Jul 24, 2010
- Calls of Bharat Ratna for Anand gain momentum (Lead) - May 30, 2012
- No Bharat Ratna in sports, just eight Padma Shris (Roundup) - Jan 25, 2012
- Calls of Bharat Ratna for Anand gain momentum - May 30, 2012
- Anand excited about playing in front of home crowd - Jul 13, 2011
- World title an icing on the cake as Anand bids to be an all-time great (Profile) - Oct 30, 2008
- Putin praises Russian, Indian chess schools - May 31, 2012
- Vishwanathan Anand honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award - Sep 08, 2010
- Tamil Nadu governor greets Anand - May 30, 2012
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