On India&rsquo;s chess king Viswanathan Anand&rsquo;s birthday, we bring to you some interesting facts about the former world chess champion.
<img title="Viswanathan Anand" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/dec/anand11dec.jpg" alt="Viswanathan Anand" /> Viswanathan Anand. Pic/ AFP-Getty Images
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Viswanathan Anand is a five time World Chess Champion. He won it 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012.
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He is India&rsquo;s first Chess Grandmaster. He earned the title in 1988.
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He is also the first Asian player to win the World Chess Championship.
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Anand remains the only world chess champ to win the championship title playing in all formats such as a tournament, knockout and match.
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Viswanathan Anand is fondly called 'Vishy' and is known as the 'Tiger from Chennai'.
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He is known to be the finest rapid chess player of his generation.
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Anand has won the Chess Oscar on six occassions (1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008).
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He has also won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 1991-92.
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Viswanathan was the first Indian sports player in history to win the Padma Vibhushan award in 2007.
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He held the no. 1 rank in chess championship four times (2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011).
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He is currently ranked 6th in the FIDE World Chess Championship rankings.
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On India&rsquo;s chess king Viswanathan &nbsp;Anand&rsquo;s birthday, we bring to you some interesting facts about the former world chess champion

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