Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan Anand is an Indian chess Grandmaster and the current World Chess Champion.

Nick Name: Vishy
Date of Birth (Birthday): December 11, 1969
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Chennai, India
Religion: Hindu
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Tamil, English, Hindi, German, Spanish and French.
Father's Name: Vishwanathan
Mother's Name: Susheela
Brother: Shivakumar
Sister: Anuradha
Wife's Name: Aruna


Awards:

Arjuna award for Outstanding Indian Sportsman in Chess in 1985.

Padma Shri, National Citizens Award and Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1987.

The inaugural Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honour in the year 1991–1992.

British Chess Federation 'Book of the Year' Award in 1998 for his book My Best Games of Chess.

Padma Bhushan in 2000.

Jameo de Oro the highest honour given by the Government of Lanzarote in Spain on 25 April 2001. The award is given to illustrious personalities with extraordinary achievements.

Chess Oscar (1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008).

Sportstar Millennium Award in 1998, from India's premier Sports magazine for being the sportperson of the millennium.

Padma Vibhushan in 2007.

Chess titles:

1983 National Sub-Junior Chess Champion
1984 Asian Junior Champion
1984 International Master
1985 Indian National Champion
1987 World Junior Chess Champion
1988 Grandmaster
1990 Asian Champion
2000 FIDE World Chess Champion
2000 World Blitz Chess Champion
2003 FIDE World Rapid Chess Champion
2007 World Chess Champion (Undisputed)
2008 World Chess Champion (Undisputed)