Grand Chess Tour: Viswanathan Anand hints at retirement after eighth-placed finish. (Source: File Photo) Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand feels the advent of computers has changed the way players have approached chess over the years, with the two opponents sitting in front of … Viswanathan Anand rules out any plans of retirement Viswanathan Anand is the second oldest of the top ten FIDE ranked players in the world, but … Santadeep Dey Chennai 24 January, 2020 12:19 IST Vladimir Kramnik retired from the sport in January last year. Published Jul 6, 2017, 2:07 pm IST. Sportstar caught up with Vladimir Kramnik to discuss his career, post-retirement plans, Viswanathan Anand’s influence, his most memorable matches and more. He became the undisputed World Champion in 2007 and defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik in 2008. Before flying to St. Louis … DECCAN CHRONICLE. World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand has said he has no plans to retire, but is motivated to win more chess tournaments. Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former World Chess Champion.. Anand became India's first grandmaster in 1988. But by his own admission, the desire to leave could come unexpectedly fast. Anand learned to play chess from his mother when he was 6 years old.

Viswanathan Anand is a five-times world champion. By the time he was 14, Anand had won the Indian He held the FIDE World Chess Championship from 2000 to 2002, thus becoming the first Asian to do so.

On December 28, Anand, 48, reclaimed the World Rapid Chess Championship title by beating Russia’s Vladimir Fedoseev in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fifth-time World Chess Champion was speaking at a felicitation function organised by sponsors NIIT, in Chennai, on Sunday “Retirement is always there in the background. And the desire to … No Retirement, Out to Win More: Vishy Anand. Which is why I do not think too much about the World Championship. His warmth and simplicity have remained evergreen. Updated Jul 6, 2017, 2:20 pm IST. For five-time World chess champion Viswanathan Anand, life is beautiful. Chess News: For the first time since 2008, Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, who put India on the global chess map, won't be challenging reigning World Champion Magn CHENNAI: At 42, Viswanathan Anand is the second oldest of the top ten FIDE ranked players in the world, but the reigning world chess champion on Sunday ruled out any plans of retiring. Anand… Viswanathan Anand, Indian chess master who won the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE; international chess federation) world championship in 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2012. Viswanathan Anand | Getty Images It has been a while, but Viswanathan Anand is back in a familiar place—at the top of the chess world. Sachin Tendulkar's retirement, Viswanathan Anand's loss, IOA mess in eventful 2013 Tendulkar's teary-eyed farewell to the game left a nation overwhelmed, while Viswanathan Anand broke many a heart by surrendering the world title. Viswanathan Anand has not set any retirement deadline.