Vishy

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Vishy is the popular nickname of Viswanathan Anand, the Indian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion renowned for his rapid playing style and contributions to modern chess.

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instanceOf World Chess Champion
chess player
human
achievedGrandmasterTitleIn 1988
awardReceived Arjuna Award
Chess Oscar
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Padma Vibhushan
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
countryOfCitizenship India
countryOfResidence India
Spain
dateOfBirth 1969-12-11
educatedAt Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Egmore
EloPeakDate 2011-03
familyName Anand
linked to: Viswanathan Anand
givenName Viswanathan
hasChild Akhil Anand
hasEloPeak 2817
hasStyle excellent rapid calculation
strong opening preparation
universal playing style
influenced Indian chess
younger generations of chess players
knownFor World Chess Championship titles
contributions to modern chess
rapid playing style
languageSpoken English
Spanish
Tamil
memberOf FIDE
nicknameOf Viswanathan Anand
notableGameFormat blitz chess
rapid chess
notableOpponent Boris Gelfand
Magnus Carlsen
Veselin Topalov
Vladimir Kramnik
notableTournamentWin Corus/Tata Steel Chess Tournament
FIDE World Cup
Linares International Chess Tournament
occupation author
chess commentator
chess player
participatedIn Candidates Tournament 2014
Candidates Tournament 2016
World Chess Championship 2007
World Chess Championship 2008
World Chess Championship 2010
World Chess Championship 2012
World Chess Championship 2013
placeOfBirth Chennai
India
Tamil Nadu
playsForFederation All India Chess Federation
religion Hinduism
residence Chennai
Collado Mediano
sexOrGender male
spouse Aruna Anand
subjectOf biographies
documentaries
title FIDE World Champion
Grandmaster
International Master
World Chess Champion
wonTitle FIDE World Chess Championship 2000
World Chess Championship 2007
World Chess Championship 2008
World Chess Championship 2010
World Chess Championship 2012
World Rapid Chess Championship 2003
World Rapid Chess Championship 2017
worldChampionFrom 2007
worldChampionIn FIDE knockout world championship
classical chess
rapid chess
undisputed World Chess Championship
worldChampionTo 2013

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