Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan Anand

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Former World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand give tips to students during the Mumbai International Chess Tournament, in Mumbai.

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Sinquefield Cup Champion Levon Aronian, Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan, and fellow Sinquefield Cup competitor Vishy Anand cheer on Sinquefield Cup competitor Fabiano Caruana in a seri...

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Former badminton player Prakash Padukone presents an award to boxer Sarita Devi as Viswanathan Anand and Geet Sethi look on during an event by Olympic Gold Quest in Bengaluru.

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Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand concentrates during his game against US/Italian grandmaster Fabiano Caruana during the Zurich Chess Challenge 2015 Round 3 in Zurich, Swi...

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Norway's Magnus Carlsen, currently the top ranked chess player in the world, plays his 11th game against former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand, at the FIDE World Chess Champions...

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Norway's Magnus Carlsen, currently the top ranked chess player in the world, right, makes a move as he plays against former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand at the FIDE World Ches...

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Norway's Magnus Carlsen, currently the top ranked chess player in the world, makes a move as he plays against former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand in the second game of the Wor...

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Norway's Magnus Carlsen, currently the top ranked chess player in the world, and India's former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand, right, shake hands before the FIDE World Chess Ch...

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Defending champion India’s Viswanathan Anand, left, and Norway’s Magnus Carlsen during a press conference on the sidelines of the World Chess Championship in Chennai.

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Chess player Viswanathan Anand competes during Chess Grand Slam Final Masters chess game against Francisco Vallejo of Spain inside a case of glass at the Ibirapuera Park in Sao Pau...

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World Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand is presented with a sculpture of Swami Vivekanand, by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader L. K. Ad...

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World chess champion Viswanathan Anand is felicitated with a plaque and citation by the West Bengal state sport's department in Kolkata. Anand retained his world chess champion tit...

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Susheela, Vishy’s mother

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Schoolkids welcome Vishy at Chennai airport

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V for victory Vishy and wife arrive back in Chennai

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Mum’s move Vishy plays a round with mother Susheela in 1987

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa presenting Rs 2 crore as cash award to Grand Master Viswanathan Anand on his winning the world title for the fifth time in Chennai. Anand's...

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FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, left, presents World chess champion Viswanathan Anand with a laurel wreath at the award presentation ceremony of the FIDE World Chess Championshi...

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World chess champion Viswanathan Anand holds a trophy at an award presentation ceremony of the FIDE World Chess Championship in Moscow, Russia. Anand retained his title on Wednesda...

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Magazine

‘What’s Essential Is To Keep Your Love Of The Game Alive’

His advice to parents of wannabe champs and whether chess champions are born or cultivated

Jun 18, 2012

| Akhila Krishnamurthy
Well-Thumbed & Well-Marked

In the year gone by, new releases jostled with books of recent vintage and old favourites on the reading lists of India’s prominent people.

Jan 10, 2011

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Viswanathan Anand

The master of 64 squares on retaining his world championship title

May 31, 2010

| Snigdha Hasan
Isn’t That Nice Of Us?

Look at us! Does it take much to make us feel good? Even so, we decided to find reasons for all our 62 years as a nation. Keep count...

Aug 24, 2009

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Sterling Rd Meetings

Time touches a city after its own manner, often unaiding memory. Still, I remain a Chennai boy.

Jan 12, 2009

| Viswanathan Anand
An Advanced Pawn

Anand's win over Kramnik combines strategic finesse with versatility

Nov 10, 2008

| Devangshu Datta
The One-Off Badshahs

More misses than hits. Worse, we live too comfortably with our failures.

Aug 20, 2007

| G. Rajaraman
Be A Sport, Da

Be it chess champs or athletes, the south has more. How come?

Jul 16, 2007

| G. Rajaraman
Crossings

Rehman Rahi, Vishwanathan Anand, I.M. Choudhary, Forbes billionaire list, incandescent light bulbs & Kerala Alcohol Consumers Welfare Forum

Mar 26, 2007

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Vishwanathan Anand

The King of Chess has surpassed Bobby Fischer and equalled Garry Kasparov’s four Chess Oscars in ’05.

May 02, 2005

| S. Anand

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Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand Wins World Rapid Chess Championship

Dec 29, 2017

| Outlook Web Bureau
Chennai Corner

Unlike her other two terms, the message Jayalalitha wants to send out this time is that she is a working CM, deserving of a national role

Jun 08, 2012

| Pushpa Iyengar
The Padma Awards

No Bharat Ratna as expected, but as many as 13 Padma Vibhushans, including many contenders for the top civilian award including Sachin Tendulkar, Vishy Anand, Ratan Tata, E. Sreedharan, while Pranab Mukherjee is the sole politician to have sneaked in

Jan 26, 2008

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Top Of The World

The year 2007 witnessed a golden period for Indian chess with Viswanathan Anand reaching the top of the world ranking list while also becoming World Champion.

Dec 27, 2007

| PTI Sheelpa Kothari
'Critical To Keep Up With Trends'

'The amount of database you have is tremendous and what was relevant three-four years ago may not work now. People are generating ideas much faster. That kind of puts pressure on you.'

Jun 02, 2007

| Sheelpa Kothari
'Unexpected Bonus'

'I thought I will win the title (Morelia-Linares) but the world number one ranking is a pleasant surprise. I am up there with my best performance.'

Mar 15, 2007

| Sheelpa Kothari
Catch Me If You Can

'Some critics say I am too much of a gentleman to show killer instinct. I guess after my win in Corus (his fifth), my critics will have to think of something new now.'

Feb 07, 2006

| Sheelpa Kothari
"I Am Not Giving Importance To The Grade'

Relieved at achieving the elusive GM title, the country's ninth and latest grandmaster says he's not giving prominence to the feat, lest complacency sets in

Jul 28, 2003

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'The Circus Has To Stop'

Lamenting the 'politics' in chess, the wizard feels 'the sport is suffering due to lack of clarity at the top'

Jun 11, 2003

| S. Anand
'The Heart And Mind Have Performed Their Roles'

After a string of fine performances last year, the maestro has his eyes set on the elusive 2800 Elo rating

May 09, 2003

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