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Download Solution PDFThe World Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand belongs to which Country?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is India.
Key Points
- Vishwanathan Anand is a world-renowned chess player who has won numerous titles and championships.
- He hails from India and is considered a national treasure in the country.
- Anand's mastery of the game has earned him worldwide recognition and acclaim, and he continues to be a dominant force in the world of chess.
- Vishwanath Anand is the first Indian chess grandmaster.
- Vishwanathan Anand has been awarded the 6th Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award in 2016.
- Vishwanath Anand is the first sportsperson to be awarded the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award.
- He is also a former world chess champion.
- He has won the world chess championship five times.
- An autobiography - 'Mind Master' was launched in December 2020.
- He was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92.
- He is the first sportsperson to receive the Padma Vibhushan award.
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