Profile details
- Born
- 11 Dec 1969
- Birthplace
- Chennai
- State listed
- Tamil Nadu
- Sport
- Chess
- Discipline
- Mind
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
- Last reviewed
- 15 Sep 2026
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Honours & Awards
- ▸5x World Chess Champion
- ▸Padma Vibhushan
- ▸Arjuna Award
- ▸CNN-News18 Indian of the Year
- ▸Chess Oscar
- ▸Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
- ▸Order of Friendship
- ▸Padma Bhushan
- ▸Padma Shri
- ▸World chess champion
Competition Appearances
16 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·Candidates Tournament 2014
- ·World Chess Championship 2014
- ·World Chess Championship 2013
- ·World Chess Championship 2012
- ·World Chess Championship 2010
- ·World Chess Championship 2008
- ·World Chess Championship 2007
- ·Classical World Chess Championship 1995
Career Timeline
- 1995Competed at Classical World Chess Championship 1995
- 2007Competed at World Chess Championship 2007
- 2008Competed at World Chess Championship 2008
- 2010Competed at World Chess Championship 2010
- 2012Competed at World Chess Championship 2012
- 2013Competed at World Chess Championship 2013
- 2014Competed at Candidates Tournament 2014
- 2014Competed at World Chess Championship 2014
Statistics
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About
Five-time World Chess Champion; first Indian grandmaster.
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