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Viswanathan Anand |
Birth Date |
11-12-1969 |
| Birth Place |
Madras |
| Title |
Former World Champion |
| Ranking |
World No. 3 |
| Started Chess at |
Learned Chess from |
First Tournament |
FIDE Rating |
Hours Spent on Chess |
Other Activities & Interests |
| Current |
Highest |
| 6 |
Mother |
L &
T Open,
Madras |
2752 |
2797 |
6-8 |
Walking, Cycling, Music |
| Tournaments Won (Best Finishes) |
Winner - Eurotel Trophy 2002,Prague
Semi-finalist World Championship 2001, Moscow
Winner - Corsica Master 2001 Rapid title, Bastia, France
Winner - Villarobledo International Open, Spain, 2001
Winner - Chess Classic Mainz, Germany, 2001
Winner - Advanced Chess title, Leon, 2001
Winner
- Merida International GM Tournament, Mexico, 2001
Second - 63rd Corus, Wijk Aan Zee, 2001
World Champion, 2000-defeated Alexei Shirov 3.5-0.5 in the finals at
Tehran
Winner - Corsica Master 2000 Rapid title, Bastia, France
Winner - World Chess Cup 2000, Shenyang, China
Second -
Sparkassen Chess Meeting,
Dortmund,
2000
Winner - Fujitsu Siemens Giants Rapid, Frankfurt, 2000
Winner - Advanced Chess title, Leon, 2000
Winner - Wydra Rapid, Haifa,
2000
Second - 62nd Corus, Wijk Aan Zee, 2000
Winner - Plus GSM World Blitz Chess Cup, Warsaw, 2000
Winner - Chess Oscar for the years 1997 & 1998
Winner - Advanced Chess title, Leon, 1999
Second - 61st Hoogovens, Wijk Aan Zee, 1999
Second - Linares Super Category, Spain, 1999
Winner - 8th Melody Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo, 1999
Winner - 60th Hoogovens Tournament, Wijk Aan Zee, 1998
Winner - Linares Super Category Tournament, Spain, 1998
Winner - 7th Torneo Magisteral Tournament, Madrid, 1998
Winner - Siemens Nixdorf Rapid, Frankfurt, 1998
Winner - Fontys Chess Tourney, Tilburg, 1998
Winner - Wydra Rapid, Haifa, 1998
Winner - FIDE World Chess Championship knock-out, Groningen,
1997
Winner - 9th City of Dos Hermanas Super Category, Spain,1997
Winner - Melody Amber Rapid & Blindfold, Monte Carlo, 1997
Winner - Siemens Classic, Frankfurt, 1997
Winner - Credit Suisse Masters, Biel, 1997
Challenger - PCA World Chess Championship, New York, 1995
Quarter Finalist - FIDE World Chess Championship, Sanghi Nagar, 1995.
Winner - PCA Inter Zonals, Groningen, 1994.
Winner - Reggio Emilia Super category Tournament, Italy, 1991.
India's first and youngest Grandmaster - 1987
Winner - World Junior Championship - 1987
Winner - National Junior (Under-19), Chennai, 1983
India's youngest International Master - 1984
National and Asian champion - 1984 & 1985
Winner - National Sub-junior, Chennai, 1983 |
V Anand - In pursuit of excellence... |
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