New Delhi: Viswanathan Anand, who is called the King of Chess, has turned 52 today. He was born on 11 December 1969 in Madras and now Chennai. For your information, let us tell you that Anand was the first player who was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, whose name has now become Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. Along with this, he has also been the first player who got the Padma Shri.
It is to be known that Vishwanath Anand is recognized as the king of chess, as well as he is also known as Vishi. A total of five times Vishwanath Anand has won the title of world champion. In which the years 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 are included. Anand has also been the first player who was invited to attend the luncheon ceremony of then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama in the year 2010.
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It is noteworthy that his mother has an important role in taking Viswanathan Anand to the game of chess. He used to play it since he was only six years old. Anand’s name came into the limelight in the year 1991 when he made his mark for the first time by defeating Garry Kosparov. After this victory, people started recognizing Anand.
It may be noted that Viswanathan Anand has received the Chess Oscar Award many times including Arjuna Award, Padma Shri Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Padma Bhushan Award, Padma Vibhushan Award, Soviet Land Nehru Award and National Citizens Award, Book of the Year Award.