Viswanathan ‘Vishy’ Anand is an Indian Chess Grandmaster

He is a former five-time world chess champion

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In 1988, he became the first Grandmaster from India

He started learning chess when he was only 6-years-old

His first teacher was his mothera

His hobbies are reading, swimming, and listening to music