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Viswanathan Anand
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Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand 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 in 2016
Anand in 2016
Anand at the Manila 1992 Olympiad, aged 22
Anand at the Manila 1992 Olympiad, aged 22
In 1995, Anand faced Garry Kasparov for the world championship in a match held at the World Trade Center.
In 1995, Anand faced Garry Kasparov for the world championship in a match held at the World Trade Center.
Anand in 2007
Anand in 2007
World Chess Championship
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The World Chess Championship is played to determine the world champion in chess. The current world champion is Ding Liren, who defeated his opponent Ian Nepomniachtchi in the 2023 World Chess Championship. Magnus Carlsen, the previous world champion, had declined to defend his title.
Ding Liren of China, the current world champion (2023)
Ding Liren of China, the current world champion (2023)
A depiction of the chess match between Howard Staunton and Pierre Saint-Amant, on 16 December 1843.
A depiction of the chess match between Howard Staunton and Pierre Saint-Amant, on 16 December 1843.
Louis de la Bourdonnais, the world's strongest player from 1821 to his death in 1840
Louis de la Bourdonnais, the world's strongest player from 1821 to his death in 1840
Howard Staunton, generally reckoned the world's leading player of the 1840s
Howard Staunton, generally reckoned the world's leading player of the 1840s