Viswanathan Anand
@vishy64theking
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♟️Known for Chess; Unknown for Puns! Enquiry: [email protected]
Joined July 2010
Congratulations! It's a proud moment for chess, a proud moment for India, a proud moment for WACA, and for me, a very personal moment of pride. Ding played a very exciting match and showed the champion he is. @FIDE_chess .@WacaChess
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Thanks for the wishes! It doesn't get better than sambar rice, chips, payasam, and a chocolate cake being done. We all got to lick the beater—the joys of life. And yes, we have some chess coming up. @FIDE_chess.
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Yes that’s me!.
🇮🇳 The first Indian grandmaster, a five-time world chess champion, and one of the greatest to ever play the game. The story of @vishy64theking ⬇️
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Congratulations to the Indian men's team for winning the Olympiad with a round to spare, historic performance! Simply awe-inspiring play. Congratulations to @DGukesh and @ArjunErigaisi for their individual results as well!. @FIDE_chess.
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My father K.Viswanathan passed away on April 15 after a brief illness. Being in Chennai for many months gave me the chance to visit him often. I owe so much to him. My mother played a bigger role in my chess career, but my father was an enthusiastic and fervent supporter. (1).
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Really sad to hear about the passing away of such a great yet simple person. He was my first sponsor! He sponsored our team Chennai Colts in the national team championship in 1983. One of the nicest persons I have met. His music gave us such joy #RIPSPB.
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Congratulations to @DGukesh for becoming the youngest challenger. The @WacaChess family is so proud of what you have done . I’m personally very proud of how you played and handled tough situations. Enjoy the moment.
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It’s time to move on and get closure on this.
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Pragg goes through to the final! He beats Fabiano Caruana in the tiebreak and will face Magnus Carlsen now. What a performance!. @FIDE_chess #FIDEWorldCup2023.
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Yesterday was a celebrity simul for people to raise money It was a fun experience upholding the ethics of the game.I just played the position onthe board and expected the same from everyone .
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In the end, it's Magnus! His persistence is rewarded with a victory in the only tournament that eluded him so far! Congratulations to the #FIDEWorldCup2023 winner Magnus Carlsen!.
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For some charity begins at home… for others competition begins at home!!.
First ever brother sister duo in the history of chess to be GMs. Take a bow @rpragchess and @chessvaishali! You both have made the country proud!. Also the first time that we will see a brother and sister playing together at the Candidates! This will happen in April 2024!
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Congratulations to Koneru Humpy for a Stellar performance. She showed her class in the last round to clinch the title.
👏 Congratulations to 🇮🇳 Humpy Koneru, the 2024 FIDE Women’s World Rapid Champion! 🏆. #RapidBlitz #WomenInChess
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In chess or in life?.
@vishy64theking Sir my friend always takes away my queen, what to do? #AskVishy.
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Chennai has a way of welcoming it's heroes. I remember this lovely picture . The bus driver stopped the vehicle and came out to shake my hand and all the passengers put out their hands. This is etched in my memory as the best compliment! It doesn't get more Chennai than this .
Then and now | @DGukesh 🤝 @vishy64theking . Chennai loves its chess, its Grandmasters and its World Champions!
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On this day, December 28, 1987, I achieved a milestone that would shape the course of my life, becoming India's first Grandmaster.
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Hey @ashwinravi99 ! Brushing up on my off-spin for the face-off. This summer, it's not black and white; it's whites vs whites!.@chesscom_in @chesscom @BCCI
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Praggnanandhaa can come back with a candidates spot and a truly wonderful result. @FIDE_chess #FIDEWorldCup2023.
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Hey @ashwinravi99 . Congrats on 100 Tests! Your dedication inspires! Fancy a chess match sometime? Maybe you can even bowl me over in a friendly cricket game too?. @BCCI @ashwinravi99.
From one champion to another 🔝. Viswanathan Anand 🤝 R Ashwin . #TeamIndia | #INDvENG | @vishy64theking | @ashwinravi99 | @IDFCFIRSTBank
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24 years ago, our honeymoon was at a tournament. Now, after all these years, I think the time is right for Aruna to actually learn Chess. Watch me live: 7 PM on 7th Dec as I kick-off of my Graphy “Teaching your Spouse how to play Chess”.Join here:
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Thanks all!! Feeling is like floating. My head keeps playing the song. we are the champions! The words ring so true. More on this moment after the blitz!.
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Congrats to Team India for winning the last round as well! Sensational @DGukesh and @ArjunErigaisi, but also congrats to @viditchess on an impressive result. Great captaincy by @srinathchess. @FIDE_chess.
🇮🇳 India wins the 45th FIDE #ChessOlympiad! 🏆 ♟️. Congratulations to Gukesh D, Praggnanandhaa R, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, Pentala Harikrishna and Srinath Narayanan (Captain)! 👏 👏. Gukesh D beats Vladimir Fedoseev, and Arjun Erigaisi prevails against Jan Subelj; India
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@narendramodi Thank you sir. Its my privilege. Everytime I hear the anthem on the winners podium , that one moment you fight back your tears just watching the tri colour go up.
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Congrats Team India on silver . Was a strong performance.
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Can You Spot Two World Champions?. The first time I noticed Gukesh was here, the quieter one, always absorbing the class with remarkable focus. And then there was Pragg, by far the most restless kid, bursting with energy, who couldn't stop blurting out the answers. I remember
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Congrats to India's Women's team. Great result by the whole team and captain @chessgmkunte. and a special mention to @DivyaDeshmukh05 and to @vantikachess for her performance. @FIDE_chess.
🇮🇳India wins the 45th FIDE Women's #ChessOlympiad! 🏆 ♟. Congratulations to Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal, Tania Sachdev and Abhijit Kunte (Captain)! 👏 👏
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Congratulations @ashwinravi99 on your exciting new venture into the world of chess! As someone who has bowled out the best in cricket, I'm sure you'll bring the same competitive spirit to the Global Chess League with the American Gambits. May your rooks and bishops be as.
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Thanks everyone. Mildly put, I am very pleased with my play! Happy 2018. Now family time till Wijk. This picture is for my wife, she has asked me to bring the medals back very safely. This is proof!
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Wow, did not expect this opening! Is Magnus repeating his game 12 strategy of 2016 and aiming for a tiebreak?. @FIDE_chess #FIDEWorldCup2023.
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When your morning milk is delivered like this …. @AavinTN.@CMOTamilnadu @FIDE_chess @aicfchess #chennaichess2022.VanakamChessChennai
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Congrats!! Very proud of you!! In our next session in Chennai you have some nice games to show me !!.
That's the walk of a WINNER!!! U18 Champion Praggnanandhaa walks to receive his first GOLD in U18 category!!!. #chess #championsoflife #WorldYouthChessChampionship
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Hala Madrid!.
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When I was very young, songs like "Every Breath You Take" and "Roxanne" by The Police made a huge impression on me. Fast forward to now, and I can say I know most of their songs and Sting's solo albums as well. They've been a constant on my playlist over the years.
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My state rises again. In unison . In peace. Proud to be a #tamizhanda.Genext here are modern yet culturally rooted. #JusticeforJallikattu.
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Team India will be live at 3 pm for an official press conference. It will have restricted access only for the media. We are doing social media live shows too ! Stay tuned!!.Mediapersons please contact:.Archil – 9637416687.
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By the way I still have the jacket !!.
Pictured in conversation at Wijk aan Zee, January 1989 - the 19-year-old grandmaster from India, future World Champion @vishy64theking. (📷:) #chess
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Biggest fan boy moment for me! Meeting @neiltyson. Have watched so many of his shows. My son is a big fan too. On a english test on how a school library should be he wrote about the Neil de Grasse videos as a great addition!
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What are the chances you are in a bus in the Netherlands and Vishy Anand is watching you play on @chesscom_in .@chesscom
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Thanks everyone for your wishes. Was a quiet day with my family . Of course it included chocolate cake ( made by Aruna & Akhil).
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As my wife celebrated her 50th birthday, I was apprehensive about being away playing chess. However, she told me to go and play, saying, "Who knows, you might win." Very happy to win while it was still her birthday!! Sometimes, the best moves are the ones made with love and.
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Anand: Becoming world champion again is the most amazing feeling
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It is with profound sadness that we bid farewell to a giant of industry and philanthropy. We received our Padma Vibhushan together, and I was truly touched by his humility and genteel nature. The chess fraternity owes much to the traditions that are so closely associated with the.
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Congratulations to @chessvaishali for taking Bronze. Her qualification was truly a power packed performance. Our @WacaChess mentee has done us proud. We are so happy to be supporting her and her chess. What a way to wrap up 2024 !! In 2021 we thought we would get stronger chess.
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There are moments when you stand there and everything that you have done flashes past you. Today as I took the torch from Respected Shri @narendramodi ji. I looked at the Indian Chess Team. It was “THE MOMENT “ like no other. @FIDE_chess @aicfchess #chennaichessolympiad.
PM @narendramodi hands over the relay torch to @vishy64theking the 5 time world champion. Vishy is the first person with the torch. @aicfchess @FIDE_chess.#ChessOlympiad #NarendraModiji #PMOIndia
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Congratulations to @ArjunErigaisi on crossing 2800. Like a bullet gaining 60 points this year!. @FIDE_chess
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it's impossible to praise both players enough. Even today, they went at it with full energy and the 4th game was so draining. However, Ding survived so many setbacks and saves his best for last! #NepoDing.
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The Indian chess community and myself personally are honoured to welcome the world to Chennai. We are overwhelmed that @arrahman has composed the anthem for 44th #ChessOlympiad.We are sure this song will soon resonate on the 64 squares.(1/2). via @YouTube.
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Its been 23 years and still feels like yesterday.
#24December #ThisDayThatYear #2000.India’s Vishwanathan Anand defeated Alexei Shirov in a six-game match to became world chess champion. @vishy64theking @FIDE_chess
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Hanging out with the boys! Just revising the “ emoticon variations!”.Happy to be at the 85 th edition of the @tatasteelchess . It is our greatest tradition and a January not in Wijk Aan zee is No January at all!
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Looking forward to playing some exciting chess with:.Aamir Khan.@riteishd.@NGEMovies.@arijitsingh.@ananya_birla.@nikhilkamathcio.@manukumarjain.@yuzi_chahal.@KicchaSudeep. See you all this Sunday, June 13th at 5 pm to #CheckmateCovid with @AkshayaPatra, @chesscom_in & @Prachura1
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And a medal sweep @TaniaSachdev bronze for an the motor of the team.@Vaishali bronze for an impressive performance @DivyaDeshmukh05 such a credible win. @DGukesh a colossal Gold! @NihalSarin excellent games Gold @ArjunErigaisi 2700 and silver .&@rpragchess bronze! Congrats!.
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Absolutely Proud! We started off with one GM , one World Champion and now we have two top ten players. Congratulations to the generation of Indian talent especially to our new No.1 @DGukesh !.
Congratulations to @DGukesh for an amazing achievement. Top 10 & India no.1.@WacaChess are proud that our Mentor and mentee do have done our country proud by achieving the unique distinction of 2 Indians in the top ten. We wish our WACa mentees & talents the best at @FIDE_chess.
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The picture says it all !!.
They have made the country proud!. The pride of Indian chess - Vidit Gujrathi and R. Vaishali with the flag of India at the closing ceremony of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2023. It was a complete domination from India as Vaishali won the women's event while Vidit took home the
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This is Nakamura-Anand Candidates 2016. It is also Nakamura-Praggnanandhaa today at the World Cup!. @FIDE_chess #fideworldcup
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Congratulations to Vidit for winning the #FIDEGrandSwiss and qualifying for the candidates! He handled the pressure the best on the final day. @FIDE_chess.
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What a honour. A moment for India , for chess and for me! @PMOIndia @CMOTamilnadu @FIDE_chess @aicfchess #chennaichess2022.
Right then, the moment we've been waiting for. 😍. @vishy64theking , the titan of Indian Chess, has the honour of passing the #ChessOlympiad torch to Hon. PM Shri @narendramodi and Hon. CM @mkstalin. That image will be shown for many years to come. #ChessChennai2022 @FIDE_chess
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Great results for Indian chess! @NihalSarin @ArjunErigaisi and a big congrats to the Indian origin Abhimanyu Misra on becoming the youngest GM! Nihal is part of the Westbridge Anand Chess Academy and Arjun is a player I follow closely and play training games with.
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Thanks! I remember this so well.
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Congrats to both my boys for 1 st place @DGukesh and @rpragchess ! Great result. Now @DGukesh lets get ready for the big one.
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Looking back at this photo from the 1989 Wijk aan Zee tournament brings me a lot of joy. I was so young then, and everything felt thrilling and full of possibilities. It was a time when the future held so many opportunities and challenges ahead. It’s a cherished memory that
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Pragg has taken the lead! Now Caruana must win to stay in the match. @FIDE_chess #FIDEWorldCup2023.
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Thanks everyone for your birthday wishes. Was spent with family , chess and friends.
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And Praggnanandhaa does it! Eliminating one of the pre tournament favourites Hikaru Nakamura to go through to the next round. @FIDE_chess #FIDEWorldCup.
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Happy New Year! Lots of chess, happiness and good health!.
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Congrats to @rpragchess .Proud to see four of my kids from the Westbridge Anand Chess Academy in the event. Prag dominated and showed his class. But now we have some work ,getting him ready for the big one!.
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Thrilling day. Vidit beat one of the favourites Nakamura with a new idea. Praggnanandhaa sacrificed a lot of material, but Gukesh defended well and struck at the end to win the Chennai derby.
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Rook Rook Rook arey baba Rook 🎶🎶.
@vishy64theking sir, whats your favourite song ? #AskVishy.
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Congratulations to @chessvaishali on her Arjuna Award .A proud moment for the Indian chess community.
A proud moment for Indian chess, as the 3rd Indian woman to become Grandmaster, Vaishali Rameshbabu receives the prestigious Arjuna Award from honorable President Droupadi Murmu! . Huge congratulations to Vaishali, her family, and her whole team.
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A good performance by India @FIDE_chess world cup. @viditchess played some great games and excellent that he will be at the Grand Prix @rpragchess made a very good impression and went far.
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Really sad to hear the news. My sincere condolences to @MagnusCarlsen, Henrik and the entire Carlsen family to find strength at this difficult moment.
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