FIDE World Champion (knockout format); World Blitz Cup winner; World Cup winner
2002
World Cup winner
2003
World Rapid Champion
2007
Undisputed World Champion (tournament in Mexico City)
2008
Defended the title against Vladimir Kramnik
2010
Defended the title against Veselin Topalov
2012
Defended the title against Boris Gelfand
2013, 2014
Lost world title matches to Magnus Carlsen
2017
World Rapid Champion
Viswanathan Anand Career Journey
Anand won the FIDE knockout championship in 2000 and first reached world No. 1 on the FIDE list in April 2007, spending 21 months at the top in total. Later in 2007 he won the world championship tournament in Mexico City, then defended the title in matches in 2008, 2010 and 2012. After losing to Carlsen in Chennai in 2013 and Sochi in 2014, he scaled back his schedule but remained in the world’s top group for years. He was elected FIDE Deputy President in August 2022.
Viswanathan Anand Records and Milestones
India’s first grandmaster (1988)
Five-time world champion, winning the title in knockout, tournament and match formats
Peak classical rating of 2817 in March 2011
Six-time winner of the Chess Oscar
First sportsperson to receive the Padma Vibhushan (2007)
