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A planet named after chess pro Viswanathan Anand and other interesting facts about the legend

Last updated on - Dec 11, 2019

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As Vishwanathan Anand celebrates his 50th birthday, let's take a look at some interesting facts about the legendary chess player.
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A planet named after chess pro Viswanathan Anand and other interesting facts about the legend
Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand's mother Susheela was a chess player too. His mother began training him when he was only six.
 
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A planet named after chess pro Viswanathan Anand and other interesting facts about the legend
In 1984, Viswanathan Anand became the youngest Indian to win the title of International Master.
 
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A planet named after chess pro Viswanathan Anand and other interesting facts about the legend
In 2007, Anand was the first Indian sports player in history to get the Padma Vibhushan. In 1991- 92, he became the first recipient of India’s highest sporting honor, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
 
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A planet named after chess pro Viswanathan Anand and other interesting facts about the legend
When US President Barack Obama was invited to India, Vishwanathan Anand was the only sportsperson who was invited to the dinner hosted by PM Manmohan Singh.
 
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A planet named after chess pro Viswanathan Anand and other interesting facts about the legend
In 1984, Viswanathan Anand became the youngest Indian to win the title of International Master.
 
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A planet named after chess pro Viswanathan Anand and other interesting facts about the legend
Viswanathan Anand married wife Aruna Anand in 1996 and the couple delivered a son named Akhil after 14 years.
 
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A planet named after chess pro Viswanathan Anand and other interesting facts about the legend
Over the years, Anand has earned the nicknames 'Vishy' and 'Tiger of Madras'.
 
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A planet named after chess pro Viswanathan Anand and other interesting facts about the legend
Viswanathan Anand is a fan of the late Bobby Fischer and considers him as the best chess player of all time.  
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A planet named after chess pro Viswanathan Anand and other interesting facts about the legend
Anand wrote a book titled ‘My Best Games of Chess' for which he won the British Chess Federation ‘Book of the Year’ award in 1998.
 
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A planet named after chess pro Viswanathan Anand and other interesting facts about the legend
The Minor Planet Center named the minor planet between Mars and Jupiter as '4538 Vishyanand', after the chess grandmaster.
 
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