Check Vishwanathan Anand's Education And Chess Career
By Anshika Verma20, Jul 2024 10:51 AMjagranjosh.com
International Chess day 2024
International Chess Day 2024 honours the global impact made by the ancient chess game. This was recognised by UNESCO in 1966.
Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand is a five-time winner in the World Chess Championship. Let’s take a look at his impressive educational qualifications and chess career!
Versatile player
He dominated the world of chess from 2007 to 2013 which is 6 years. He is the only Indian who won the title of world championship in the Match, Tournament and Knockout formats.
Childhood
He was born in Tamil Nadu, India on 11 December 1969. He is an inspiration to many people to pursue chess as a career. He gained popularity for his performances.
schooling
Viswanathan completed his education at Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School before joining Loyola College, Chennai. At the age of 6, he started playing chess.
National chess champion
His mother motivated him to play chess and he became national Sub-Junior at the age of 14 only. At the age of 16, he became the national chess champion and a versatile player.
India’s first grandmaster
He won the title of World Junior Chess Championship in 1897 and became the first Indain to do so at the age of 18 years. He became the youngest Indai’s first Grandmaster.
Educational Qualifications
Viswanathan earned a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and then he pursued his career in chess. Viswanathan got married to Aruna in 1996 and has one son.