Viswanathan “Vishy” Anand,
born on 11 December 1969, in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India, is an
Indian chess grandmaster, a former five-time World Chess Champion and a record
two-time Chess World Cup Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India
in 1988, and he has the eighth-highest peak FIDE rating of all time. In 2022,
he was elected the deputy president of FIDE. Anand became known for quick tactical
calculations, winning numerous “speed chess” titles and earning the nickname
“the Lightning Kid.”
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