Vishwanathan Anand - a legend

Vishy, always a LEGEND!!!!

His World Championship crown is gone, but Anand will be remembered in the annals of world and Indian chess for his pioneering deeds

First Indian Grandmaster and world junior champion, who showed the  world Indians too can play chess

First Asian to rock the Russia bastion. Without any help from the system, Anand made the impossible possible

First Asian to win the world championship. By doing so, Anand reorganized the balance of power in world chess

By winning the world championship 5 times, he proved he is one of the all time greats

The inspiration behind the silent revolution in Indian chess, he taught a generation how to chase a dream and achieve it