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Viswanathan Anand
5ร World Chess Champion
Born 1969 ๐ฎ๐ณ India 2000
๐ Known For
1
5ร World Chess Champion (2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
2
First Indian Grandmaster (1988)
3
First Asian World Chess Champion; Padma Vibhushan (2008)
"Tiger of Madras"; first Asian World Chess Champion
Quick Facts
Category
๐ Sports
Country
๐ฎ๐ณ India
Born
1969
Key Year
2000
Achievement
5ร World Chess Champion