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	Anand married Aruna in 1996 and has a son, born on 9 April 2011, named in the traditional patronymic way Anand Akhil.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Aruna and Anand have a baby boy\|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/aruna-and-anand-have-a-baby-boy/9\|website=ChessBase\|date=14 April 2011}}</ref>		Anand married Aruna in 1996 and has a son, born on 9 April 2011, named in the traditional patronymic way Anand Akhil.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Aruna and Anand have a baby boy\|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/aruna-and-anand-have-a-baby-boy/9\|website=ChessBase\|date=14 April 2011}}</ref>

	Anand is a Hindu and has stated that he visits temples to enjoy the tranquility and joy they symbolize.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/anand-number-one-in-the-news/584 \|title =Anand number one in the news\|date=4 April 2021 }}</ref> He has credited his daily prayers with helping him achieve a "heightened state of mind" that helps him focus better when playing chess.<ref~~>{{cite web\|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/anand-number-one-in-the-news/584 \|title~~ =Anand number one in the news~~\|date=4 April 2021 }}<~~/~~ref~~>		Anand is a Hindu and has stated that he visits temples to enjoy the tranquility and joy they symbolize.<ref name="Anand number one in the news">{{cite web\|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/anand-number-one-in-the-news/584 \|title =Anand number one in the news\|date=4 April 2021 }}</ref> He has credited his daily prayers with helping him achieve a "heightened state of mind" that helps him focus better when playing chess.<ref name="Anand number one in the news"/>

	In August 2010, Anand joined the board of directors of [[Olympic Gold Quest]], a foundation for promoting and supporting India's elite sportspersons and potential young talent.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6592 \|title=Chess News – NYT: India swoons over its chess champ \|website=ChessBase \|access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Vishwanathan-Anand-joins-Olympic-Gold-Quest/Article1-583158.aspx \|title=Vishwanathan Anand joins Olympic Gold Quest \|work=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=6 August 2010 \|access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sports.rediff.com/report/2010/aug/07/anand-joins-board-of-olympic-gold-quest.htm \|title=Anand joins board of Olympic Gold Quest \|website=[[Rediff.com]] \|date=7 August 2010 \|access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref> On 24 December 2010, he was the guest of honour on the grounds of [[Gujarat University]], where 20,486 players created a new world record of simultaneous chess play at a single venue.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://blog.indiavoice.info/2010/12/ahmedabad-in-guinness-for-new-chess.html \|title=Anand at Ahmedabad for Chess world record \|website=IndiaVoice \|date=25 December 2010 \|access-date=25 December 2010}}</ref>		In August 2010, Anand joined the board of directors of [[Olympic Gold Quest]], a foundation for promoting and supporting India's elite sportspersons and potential young talent.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6592 \|title=Chess News – NYT: India swoons over its chess champ \|website=ChessBase \|access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Vishwanathan-Anand-joins-Olympic-Gold-Quest/Article1-583158.aspx \|title=Vishwanathan Anand joins Olympic Gold Quest \|work=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=6 August 2010 \|access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sports.rediff.com/report/2010/aug/07/anand-joins-board-of-olympic-gold-quest.htm \|title=Anand joins board of Olympic Gold Quest \|website=[[Rediff.com]] \|date=7 August 2010 \|access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref> On 24 December 2010, he was the guest of honour on the grounds of [[Gujarat University]], where 20,486 players created a new world record of simultaneous chess play at a single venue.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://blog.indiavoice.info/2010/12/ahmedabad-in-guinness-for-new-chess.html \|title=Anand at Ahmedabad for Chess world record \|website=IndiaVoice \|date=25 December 2010 \|access-date=25 December 2010}}</ref>

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{{Infobox chess player
|playername = Viswanathan Anand
|image = File:Viswanathan Anand (2016) (cropped).jpeg
|birthname = Viswanathan Anand
|country = {{IND}}
|datebirth = {{birth date and age|1969|12|11|df=yes}}
|placebirth = [[Mayiladuthurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|datedeath =
|placedeath =
|title = [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (1988)
|worldchampion = 2000–2008
(FIDE)<br>2007–2013 (undisputed)
|womensworldchampion =
|rating = 2784<br /><small>#8 on Jan 2016 FIDE rating list</small>
|peakrating = 2817 (March 2011)
}}'''Viswanathan Anand''', known as ''Vishy'',<ref>{{lang-ta|விசுவநாதன் ஆனந்த்}}</ref> (born 11 December 1969) is a former [[List of World Chess Champions|World Chess
Champion]]. He comes from [[India]]. Anand is the oldest player in modern times to become classical World Champion for the first time: he was 37 when he won in 2007.

When the [[List of World Chess Champions|world championship]] was split,<ref>From 1948 to 1993, the world championship was administered by [[FIDE]], the world chess federation. In 1993, the reigning champion ([[Garry Kasparov]]) broke away from [[FIDE]], leading to the creation of two rival championships. This situation remained until 2006, when the title was unified at the World Chess Championship 2006.</ref> Anand played in both versions. In the classical chess versions, sometimes called the "PCA cycle", Anand won matches against [[Oleg Romanishin]] and [[Michael Adams]] without a loss, then avenged his FIDE loss by defeating [[Gata Kamsky]] in the Candidates final.<ref>[http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/9496pcix.htm World Chess Championship 1994–95 PCA Candidates Matches]. Retrieved 15 April 2007.</ref> In 1995, he played the PCA World Chess Championship 1995 against [[Kasparov]] in New York City's [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]]. After an opening run of eight draws (a record for the opening of a world championship match), Anand won game nine with a powerful exchange sacrifice, but then lost four of the next five. He lost the match 10½–7½.

Anand held the [[FIDE]] [[World Chess Championship]] from 2000 to 2002 when the world title was split. This was a knock-out event of a different type from the classical matches. He became the undisputed World Champion in 2007 and defended his title against [[Vladimir Kramnik]] in 2008. With this win, he became the first player in chess history to have won the World Championship in three different formats: knockout, tournament, and match.

Anand retained the world title by beating [[Veselin Topalov]] 6½–5½ in May 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anand-topalov.com/ |title=Annand–Topalov match link |access-date=2010-04-13 |archive-date=2010-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104125928/http://www.anand-topalov.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He kept the title again by defeating [[Boris Gelfand]] in 2012. This match was won in a four-game rapidplay tiebreaker, after the main match was tied at 6–6.

Anand is one of a small group of players to break the 2800 mark on the FIDE [[List of chess terms#E|rating]] list, and in April 2007 at the age of 37, he became world number one for the first time. He was at the top of the world rankings five out of six times, from April 2007 to July 2008, holding the number one ranking for a total of 15 months. In October 2008, he dropped out of the world top three ranking for the first time since July 1996.

In 2007 he was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the [[Padma Vibhushan]]. He is also the first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India's highest sporting honour. Though retaining his Indian citizenship, Vishy has been living in [[Spain]] for the past decade.

Anand lost the title to [[Magnus Carlsen]] in 2013, and also lost the return match in 2014 by 4½ to 6½.

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	Anand married Aruna in 1996 and has a son, born on 9 April 2011, named in the traditional patronymic way Anand Akhil.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Aruna and Anand have a baby boy\|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/aruna-and-anand-have-a-baby-boy/9\|website=ChessBase\|date=14 April 2011}}</ref>		Anand married Aruna in 1996 and has a son, born on 9 April 2011, named in the traditional patronymic way Anand Akhil.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Aruna and Anand have a baby boy\|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/aruna-and-anand-have-a-baby-boy/9\|website=ChessBase\|date=14 April 2011}}</ref>

	Anand is a Hindu and has stated that he visits temples to enjoy the tranquility and joy they symbolize.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/anand-number-one-in-the-news/584 \|title =Anand number one in the news\|date=4 April 2021 }}</ref> He has credited his daily prayers with helping him achieve a "heightened state of mind" that helps him focus better when playing chess.<ref~~>{{cite web\|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/anand-number-one-in-the-news/584 \|title~~ =Anand number one in the news~~\|date=4 April 2021 }}<~~/~~ref~~>		Anand is a Hindu and has stated that he visits temples to enjoy the tranquility and joy they symbolize.<ref name="Anand number one in the news">{{cite web\|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/anand-number-one-in-the-news/584 \|title =Anand number one in the news\|date=4 April 2021 }}</ref> He has credited his daily prayers with helping him achieve a "heightened state of mind" that helps him focus better when playing chess.<ref name="Anand number one in the news"/>

	In August 2010, Anand joined the board of directors of [[Olympic Gold Quest]], a foundation for promoting and supporting India's elite sportspersons and potential young talent.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6592 \|title=Chess News – NYT: India swoons over its chess champ \|website=ChessBase \|access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Vishwanathan-Anand-joins-Olympic-Gold-Quest/Article1-583158.aspx \|title=Vishwanathan Anand joins Olympic Gold Quest \|work=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=6 August 2010 \|access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sports.rediff.com/report/2010/aug/07/anand-joins-board-of-olympic-gold-quest.htm \|title=Anand joins board of Olympic Gold Quest \|website=[[Rediff.com]] \|date=7 August 2010 \|access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref> On 24 December 2010, he was the guest of honour on the grounds of [[Gujarat University]], where 20,486 players created a new world record of simultaneous chess play at a single venue.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://blog.indiavoice.info/2010/12/ahmedabad-in-guinness-for-new-chess.html \|title=Anand at Ahmedabad for Chess world record \|website=IndiaVoice \|date=25 December 2010 \|access-date=25 December 2010}}</ref>		In August 2010, Anand joined the board of directors of [[Olympic Gold Quest]], a foundation for promoting and supporting India's elite sportspersons and potential young talent.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6592 \|title=Chess News – NYT: India swoons over its chess champ \|website=ChessBase \|access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Vishwanathan-Anand-joins-Olympic-Gold-Quest/Article1-583158.aspx \|title=Vishwanathan Anand joins Olympic Gold Quest \|work=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=6 August 2010 \|access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sports.rediff.com/report/2010/aug/07/anand-joins-board-of-olympic-gold-quest.htm \|title=Anand joins board of Olympic Gold Quest \|website=[[Rediff.com]] \|date=7 August 2010 \|access-date=11 November 2010}}</ref> On 24 December 2010, he was the guest of honour on the grounds of [[Gujarat University]], where 20,486 players created a new world record of simultaneous chess play at a single venue.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://blog.indiavoice.info/2010/12/ahmedabad-in-guinness-for-new-chess.html \|title=Anand at Ahmedabad for Chess world record \|website=IndiaVoice \|date=25 December 2010 \|access-date=25 December 2010}}</ref>