Viswanathan Anand
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About
Indian Chess Grandmaster who notably won five World Chess Championships between 2000 and 2012.
Before Fame
He started playing chess at age 6, after being taught by his mother.
Trivia
He has won many of India's highest civilian and sports honors, including the Padma Vibhushan and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
Family Life
He has two older siblings, his sister, Anuradha, and a brother, Shivakumar. He married Aruna Anand in 1996. He and Aruna have a son named Akhil.
Associated With
He attended a presidential dinner hosted by Manmohan Singh in 2010.
