Viswanathan Anand is at the forefront of the Chess world having won rapid, classical chess events and also against computers during his distinguished career. The pinnacle of his career was in 2000 when he became the First Asian to win the (15th) World Chess Champion in Teheran.

"Viswanathan Anand is a truly gifted individual"

In detail

At the age of 14 Viswanathan was the "Boy Wonder" of Indian chess and his assets, lightning speed, ability to see and read the game far ahead besides on-board intuition saw him emerge as the Youngest Indian National Champion at age of 16. As he grew in strength and reputation, he won the strongest tournament at that time, The "Reggio Emilia" in Italy in 1991 ahead of Kasparov & Karpov. His successes are many including wins at the World Cup, Chess Classic of Mainz, Corsica Masters, Credit Suisse Masters and the Corus Super GM tournament at Wijk Aan Zee.

What he offers you

Viswanathan Anand is known as the "One man Indian Chess revolution" whose ambition it is to be able to take chess to the grass roots level. He has throughout his career, for almost 20 years now, been way ahead of his times and peers. His dream is to make chess available to everyone.

How he presentsViswanathan Anand is a truly international performer who keenly promotes the game in his vivid presentations, through innovative methods and fascinating insights that touch his audiences. He also enjoys "simult" challenges.

Languages

He presents in English and is fluent in Spanish.

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