Bio- sketch

Bio- sketch

   What is a Biographical Sketch?

Biographical sketch means an account of the life and activities of an individual or family. It would include information about the person's name, place of residence, education, occupation, life and activities and other important details.

A biographical sketch is always written by someone else except the person on whom it is written.

Biographical sketches tell a lot of interesting facts about the person. It tells about the age in which he lived.

 Biographical sketch also tells about the hobbies, interests, friends, influences in the life of that person and about his accomplishments

biographical sketch of Vishwanathan Anand – Grandmaster, a world Chess

biographical sketch of Vishwanathan Anand – Grandmaster, a world Chess

Born: December 11, 1969, in Tamil Nadu

Nationality: Indian

Hobbies: Listening to music, swimming and reading

Also known as: Vishy or the ‘Tiger of Madras’

Instructor: Learnt chess from mother at the age of 6

Marital status: Married

Children: A son

Known for:   Undisputed Title of World Chess Champion from 2007 to 2013

  First Asian at 17 to win the world chess title oat the FIDE Junior Championship, 1987

  Published his collection of games under the title ‘Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess’.

Achievements:   Padma Shri at the age of 18

  Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratan

  Padma Vibhushan

  Arjun Award

  Chess Oscar 

VISHWANATHAN ANAND

Vishwanathan Anand was born on December 11, 1969, in Tamil Nadu. He is an Indian chess player who won the undisputed title of World Chess Champion from 2007-2013. He learnt to play chess from his mother at the age of 6. He became the first Asian at the age of 17 to win the world chess title at the FIDE World Junior Championship in the year 1987. He has published his collection of games under the title ‘Vishy Anand: My Best Games of Chess.’ Anand is fond of listening to music, swimming and reading. He is married to Aruna Anand and has a son. He is fondly referred to as Vishy, or the ‘Tiger of Madras’ and was awarded the Padma Shri at a young age of 18 years. Besides that, he has also bagged the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Arjuna and Chess Oscar.