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  Anand's Extraordinary Chess Show Goes For A Great Cause
Anand is the inspiration for the new generation of chess players particularly in India.
Anand also took on questions from www.chennaionline.com as well as audience and journalists.
Anand singled out 1983 as the key year in his chess career.
www.chessclub.com /activities/anand/SimulReport.html   (788 words)

  
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Anand si qualificò per la finale del Campionato del mondo di scacchi PCA vincendo il match dei candidati contro Michael Adams e Gata Kamksy.
Dopo diversi tentativi, Anand vinse finalmente il Campionato del Mondo di Scacchi FIDE nel 2000, battendo Alexei Shirov con il punteggio di 3.5 a 0.5 nella finale giocata a Teheran, facendolo il primo indiano a vincere questo titolo.
Anand vinse questo evento imponendosi davanti a dieci degli altri migliori dodici giocatori di scacchi al mondo, Kasparov essendo l'unico assente.
www.kisanji.org /?modulo=wikipedia&arg=Viswanathan_Anand   (832 words)

  
 Viswanathan Anand   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Viswanathan Anand (born December 11, 1969) is an India n chess grandmaster.
Anand enjoys celebrity status in his home country akin to that of top cricket players.
Anand has been among the top five rated chess players for a decade, and been in the top three for most of that time.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Viswanathan_Anand.html   (501 words)

  
 Viswanathan Anand Biography
Viswanathan Anand (pronounced Vis'wah'nəh'thən Ah'nənd) (born December 11, 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Anand won three consecutive Advanced Chess tournaments in Leon, Spain after Garry Kasparov introduced this form of chess in 1998, and is widely recognized as the world's best Advanced Chess player, where humans may consult a computer to aid in their calculation of variations.
Viswanathan Anand's recent tournament successes include the prestigious Corus chess tournament in years 2003 and 2004 and Dortmund in 2004.
www.bobby-fischer.net /Viswanathan_Anand_Biography.htm   (749 words)

  
 Viswanathan Anand   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Viswanathan Anand geboren op 11 december 1969 in Chennai is een Indiase schaker en tot op heden ook de meest geliefde schaker van heel de wereld: het succes wereldkampioen schaken te zijn, heeft hem niet veranderd.
In 1998 verloor hij het wereldkampioenschap FIDE van Anatoly Karpov in Basel maar in het jaar 2000 werd Viswanathan in Shenyeng (China) eindelijk wereldkampioen schaken.
In het Corustoernooi in 2004 te Wijk aan Zee verliest Anand zijn partij tegen Veselin Topalov, dit is zijn eerste nederlaag in zes jaar en hij eindigt voor de vierde achtereenvolgende maal als eerste!
www.encyclopedie.ws /Viswanathan_Anand   (652 words)

  
 Viswanathan Anand (India)
THE oldest in the fray and a former World champion, Anand is also the favourite to regain the crown if one goes by his form and record against other aspirants.
Anand has proved it by winning the prestigious events at Wijk aan Zee, Linares and Dortmund, which follow the classical time-control.
Armed with tremendous motivation, Anand will be keen to do well in order to achieve his dream of touching the rating of 2800.
www.sportstaronnet.com /tss2840/stories/20051001002704600.htm   (222 words)

  
 Viswanathan Anand - Definition, explanation
Viswanathan Anand (pronounced Vis'wah'nəh'thən Ah'nənd) (born December 11, 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Anand won three consecutive Advanced Chess tournaments in Leon, Spain, and is widely recognized as the world's best Advanced Chess player.
Anand enjoys celebrity status in his home country akin to that of top cricket players.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/v/vi/viswanathan_anand.php   (632 words)

  
 IBNLive : No Asian Games for Viswanathan Anand   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is speculated that Anand is apprehensive about taking part in team championship after he lost around 20 ELO points in the Chess Olympiad despite being a part of the second-seeded Indian team early this year.
It is believed that Anand had no problems taking part in the individual competition, as it would be played in his favourite Rapid format.
Anand's absence notwithstanding, the Indians would still be among the top favourites to clinch the three gold medals at stake for the first time for Asian chess players.
www.ibnlive.com /printpage.php?id=21939&section_id=4   (295 words)

  
 Sveriges Schackförbund
Viswanathan Anand var illa ute i partiet mot Aleksander Grisjtjuk i den näst sista ronden i VM i Mexiko.
Den 37-årige indiske världsettan Viswanathan Anand ser mer och mer ut som den nye världsmästaren.
I den tredje ronden drabbade tätmännen Viswanathan Anand och Vladimir Kramnik samman och efter en lång teoriduell i en rysk öppning hamnade den senare bonde över i ett tornslutspel.
www.schack.se /nyheter/2007   (7838 words)

  
 Viswanathan Anand Information
Viswanathan Anand (IPA: vɪs'vɑˌnəˌðən ɑnˌənd) (born December 11, 1969 in Chennai (then called Madras), India) is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Anand is one of only four players in history to break the 2800 mark on the Elo rating system, and he has been among the top three ranked players in classical time control chess in the world continuously since 1994 and the best rapid chess player in the world over much of that period.
Anand won three consecutive Advanced Chess tournaments in Leon, Spain after Garry Kasparov introduced this form of chess in 1998, and is widely recognized as the world's best Advanced Chess player, where humans may consult a computer to aid in their calculation of variations.
www.bookrags.com /Viswanathan_Anand   (1026 words)

  
 Corus Championship - 2004
Anand, the NIIT Brand Ambassador, playing with white had a possible chance around the 18th move, but he overlooked it and in the end had to settle for a draw that took his tally to 2.5 points from four games.
Viswanathan Anand seeing that he had little chance to press for a win with his fl pieces decided to rest content with a draw in his third round game against Dutch champion, Loek Van Wely in the 66th Corus Grandmasters chess tournament.
VISWANATHAN Anand lived up to his style of playing aggressive and dangerously attacking chess to score a full point over the first day’s star, Vladimir Akopian of Armenia, in the second round of the 66th Corus Grandmasters Chess tournament at the De Moriaan Hall at the seaside resort of Wijk Aan Zee in the Netherlands.
www.niit.com /niit/vishy/corus-04.htm   (1109 words)

  
 info: Viswanathan_Anand   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Viswanathan Anand (IPA: ʋiÉ•'ʋəˌnɑˌt̪ʰən É‘nˌənd̪) (born December 11, 1969 in Chennai (then called Madras), India) is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Anand to skip Asian Games (Outlook India)World number two Viswanathan Anand will not take part in the Doha Asian Games where chess will figure as a medal sport for the first time in the event's history.
Viswanathan Anand (pronounced Vis'wah'nəh'thən Ah'nənd) (born December 11, 1969) is an Indian...
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 The Hindu : Viswanathan Anand wins Amber tourney
Viswanathan Anand who won the 12th Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo on Thursday, flanked by the two joint runners-up Alexander Morozevich of Russia (left) and Peter Leko of Hungary.
Anand also received a cup from the minister, a bag from Melody Amber, after whom the tournament is named, and the cash prize from Mr.
Anand led the tournament from round five till the end when his margin grew to a full point.
www.thehindu.com /thehindu/2003/03/29/stories/2003032902382100.htm   (516 words)

  
 The Hindu : Viswanathan Anand wins
Viswanathan Anand won the year's first super category tournament when he made a confident draw with the white pieces against the defending champion Evgeny Bareev of Russia here on Sunday.
Anand's eleventh move was theoretically the new move but the winner of the tournament called Bareev's tenth move as new in his commentary since it was played in a less important Latvian women's championship.
Anand gave out analysis of all fl possibilities and finally ended up saying that the "tournament situation" made him to offer a draw at move 14.
www.thehindu.com /thehindu/2003/01/27/stories/2003012705901900.htm   (532 words)

  
 Viswanathan Anand : Indian Legends @ muraleedharan.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The credit for this goes to Viswanathan Anand, who at the age of 18, became India's first and youngest Grand Master in 1987.
Anand was introduced to chess by his mother when she took the eight-year old to a local chess tournament in Chennai.
But it was in Manila, where Anand's father was on a transfer for one year, that his interest in chess was aroused.
www.muraleedharan.com /legends_anand.html   (138 words)

  
 DNA - Sport - Kamsky stuns Viswanathan Anand - Daily News & Analysis   (Site not responding. Last check: )
SOFIA (Bulgaria): Viswanathan Anand suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of Russian turned American Gata Kamsky in the third round of the Mtel Masters international chess tournament here.
After two fl victories in the first two rounds, Anand did not use his first white in the event well enough and succumbed to what was the second defeat against Kamsky in under six months.
Anand slipped to joint second spot and now shares it with Svidler on 2 points while Topalov and Ponomariov share the fourth position jointly on one point.
www.dnaindia.com /report.asp?NewsID=1029220&CatID=6   (510 words)

  
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Two of the world's top three players, Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik of Russia met in round four and played an energy conserving 16-move draw in the 20th City of Linares Super Category chess tournament at Hotel Anibal in Linares, Spain on Tuesday.
Anand perhaps anticipated the Petroff's defence from his opponent and when he realised that Kramnik is heading for the Sicilian Sveshnikov he opted for the Rossolimo attack with the white pieces.
Viswanathan Anand (Ind) drew with Vladimir Kramnik (Rus), Francisco Vallejo (Esp) drew with Teimour Radjabov (Aze), Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukr) drew with Peter Leko (Hun), Garry Kasparov (Rus) - bye.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003022706532000.htm&date=2003/02/27/&prd=th&   (677 words)

  
 Viswanathan Anand - Gambit - Chess - New York Times Blog
Viswanathan Anand of India, the newly crowned world champion, attacked the World Chess Federation for rules that will require him to defend his title by playing a match in a few months against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, the former champion.
It was a brave decision, not only because Anand is an expert in the opening and it suits his style, but because the choice reflected a willingness by Morozevich to fight and try to slow or halt Anand’s march to the title.
Viswanathan Anand of India passed yet another test in his quest to win the world championship, this time holding Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, the defending champion, to a draw in Round 10.
gambit.blogs.nytimes.com /tag/viswanathan-anand   (1306 words)

  
 Grand Master Viswanathan Anand
Anand's rise in the Indian chess world was meteoric.
Anand's recent tournament successes include the prestigious Corus chess tournament in years 2003, 2004, 2006 (tied with Topalov), and Dortmund in 2004.
Anand has won three editions of the Leon Advanced Chess tournament in Spain (1999,2000 and 2001).
www.indiaoye.com /viswanathananand.htm   (464 words)

  
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Viswanathan Anand is the world’s most loved Grandmaster.
Anand’s mother, Susila taught him Chess, along with the three R’s, when he was just five.
Anand, who lives with his wife Aruna in Spain’s Collado Mediano, is known as the ‘lightning kid’ on the Chess circuit.
dimdima.com /sports/show_sports.asp?q_aid=28&q_title=Viswanathan+Anand   (575 words)

  
 Viswanathan_Anand   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Viswanathan Anand (11 de Dezembro de 1969, Chennai) é um grande mestre de xadrez indiano.
Anand tem sido o jogador não russo mais forte desde Bobby Fischer, embora recentemente Peter Leko tenha aparecido como rival.
Viswanathan Anand qualificou-se para a final do Campeonato do Mundo de Xadrez da PCA (Professional Chess Association) após ter levado de vencida na qualificação Michael Adams e Gata Kamsky.
www.tiosam.com /enciclopedia/enciclopedia.php?title=Viswanathan_Anand   (943 words)

  
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Na liście rankingowej FIDE ze stycznia 2004 roku Anand ma ranking 2766 punktów, co daje mu trzecią pozycję na świecie (za Garrim Kasparowem i Władimirem Kramnikiem).
Anand, znany w świecie szachowym pod imieniem Vishy, swój pierwszy sukces na arenie międzynarodowej osiągnął w 1987 roku, zdobywając tytuł mistrza świata juniorów.
Anand dał się poznać jako błyskotliwy szachista, a jego charakterystyczną cechą było niezwykłe szybkie rozgrywanie partii.
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 INDOlink - India Sports News: Viswanathan Anand Wins Chess Oscar For Third Time
With this victory, Anand, who has twice earlier won the Chess Oscar in 1997 and 1998, is only the second non-Russian after Bobby Fischer (1970, 71, and 72) to win the award and both now share the record of three Oscars each.
Anand's total was 4150, while second placed Svidler was way behind with 2575 and Vladimir Kramnik was third at 2518 and Kasparov came fourth with 2262.
To be acclaimed by them is a true honour," said Anand from his home in Spain, as he prepared to leave to play professional chess league matches in Germany and France later this month.
www.indolink.com /displayArticleS.php?id=050604042247   (770 words)

  
 Mainz Chess Classic 2001: Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand is regarded as the best rapid chess player world-wide due to his successes at the Chess Classic.
In the native land of chess Anand caused a wave of enthusiasm and contributed to the fact that chess is now one the three most popular sports in a population of one billion.
Viswanathan Anand: It is quite amusing to see three people with opposing ideologies coming together.
www.frankfurtwest.de /ChessClassic2001e/champs/anand.htm   (944 words)

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