Tamil Nadu Timeline

Viswanathan Anand

5 events, 1988 to 2022.

  1. 1988

    1. 1988ChennaiSports

      Viswanathan Anand becomes India's first grandmaster

      Chess player Viswanathan Anand of Madras became India's first grandmaster.

  2. 2000

    1. Dec 2000TehranSports

      Viswanathan Anand wins the FIDE World Chess Championship

      Chennai's Viswanathan Anand defeated Alexei Shirov in Tehran to become FIDE World Chess Champion, the first Indian world chess champion.

  3. 2007

    1. 30 Sep 2007Mexico CitySports

      Viswanathan Anand becomes undisputed world chess champion

      Chennai-born grandmaster Viswanathan Anand won the World Chess Championship tournament in Mexico City without losing a game.

  4. 2013

    1. 7 Nov 2013 to 25 Nov 2013ChennaiSports

      Chennai hosts the Anand-Carlsen World Chess Championship

      Playing in his home city, Viswanathan Anand put his world title on the line against Magnus Carlsen and lost it to the Norwegian.

  5. 2022

    1. 28 Jul 2022 to 9 Aug 2022MamallapuramSports

      44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram

      India hosted the Chess Olympiad for the first time, at Mamallapuram near Chennai, with Tamil Nadu organising it at short notice.