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Viswanathan Anand

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Viswanathan Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster who is a four time undisputed World Chess Champion, holding the title from 2007 to 2013, and also won the FIDE World Chess Championship from 2000 to 2002. He is a thirteen time World Rapid Chess Champion, became India's first grandmaster in 1988, reached a peak FIDE rating of 2817 in 2011, and was the first sportsperson to receive India's Padma Vibhushan honor, in 2007.

Facts
Birth Year
1969 1
Nationality
Indian 1
Career Highlight
Four-time undisputed World Chess Champion, FIDE World Chess Champion, 13-time World Rapid Chess Champion and World Blitz Chess Champion. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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1. Wikipedia, Viswanathan Anand
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  • Lead sentence, Wikipedia summary extract (nationality clause)
    Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster.
  • Lead paragraph, Wikipedia summary extract (achievement clause)
    Anand is a four-time undisputed World Chess Champion, a FIDE World Chess Champion, a 13-time World Rapid Chess Champion, and a World Blitz Chess Champion.
  • Short description field, Wikipedia REST summary API
    Indian chess grandmaster (born 1969)
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Thus, Anand is often considered the greatest rapid chess player of all time.
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