Viswanathan Anand, popularly known as Vishy, was born on the 11th of December 1969 in Tamil Nadu, India.
Do you know that Vishy is the youngest Indian to be awarded the Padma Shri? He received the award when he was only 18 years old.
An Indian chess grandmaster, Viswanathan Anand became India’s first Grandmaster in 1988. Because of his lightning pace in playing chess, he earned himself the nickname, ‘Lightning Kid’. He is also the 4th player in history to pass the 2800 Elo mark on the FIDE list. Viswanathan Anand has won the World Chess Championship 5 times and the Chess Oscar 6 times.
Famous Quote: “There is always the risk of being overconfident when you are preparing to face a weaker player.”
