Quote by: Viswanathan Anand

When I was about six, I saw my elder siblings play chess and pestered my mother into teaching me. Very soon, I was beating everyone at home, and they thought it would be good to join a club. So my sister would take me to the Tal chess club on Thursdays and weekends.


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  • NameViswanathan Anand
  • DescriptionIndian chess Grandmaster
  • AliasesEl tigre de Médrad
  • BornDecember 11, 1969
  • CountryIndia
  • ProfessionChess Player; Writer
  • AwardsGrandmaster; Chess World Champion; Arjuna Award; Padma Shri; Padma Vibhushan; Chess Oscar; Padma Bhushan; CNN-IBN Indian Of The Year