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Viswanathan Anand: Career Timeline

At the highest level of chess, the colours get blurred — whites and blacks are not as important as creativity or courage . Despite all that, it is the record of a man, which in it self is a perfect testimony to his supremacy.

Zeenews Bureau
Sofia: At the highest level of chess, the colours get blurred — whites and blacks are not as important as the player’s creativity, courage or calculation. Despite all that it is the records of a man which is a perfect testimony to his supremacy. Here is a look at Viswanathan Anand’s glorious career.• 1983 National Sub-Junior Chess Champion • 1984 Asian Junior Champion • • 1984 International Master • • 1985 Indian National Champion • • 1985 Arjuna award • • 1987 World Junior Chess Champion • • Padma Shri, National Citizens Award and Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1987 • • 1988 Grandmaster • • 1990 Asian Champion • • The inaugural Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India`s highest sporting honour in the year 1991–1992. • • 2000 FIDE World Chess Champion • • 2000 World Blitz Chess Champion • • Padma Bhushan in 2000 • • Chess Oscar (1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008) • • 2003 FIDE World Rapid Chess Champion • • 2007 World Chess Champion (Undisputed) • • Padma Vibhushan in 2007 • • 2008 World Chess Champion (Undisputed) • • 2010 World Chess Champion (Undisputed)