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Facts

Born December 11, 1969 (age 56) • Chennai • India
Awards And Honors International Grandmaster (1988)

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Viswanathan Anand wearing glasses, a blue suit jacket, and a checkered shirt, standing in front of a black-and-white chessboard pattern background.
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Susan Polgar.
Susan Polgar
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Garry Kasparov in 2019, wearing a light gray jacket over a black shirt, looking at the camera with a neutral expression.
Garry Kasparov
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Zhu Chen
Zhu Chen
Chinese chess player
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Xu Yuhua
Chinese chess player
Hou Yifan.
Hou Yifan
Chinese chess player
Boris Spassky
Boris Spassky
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Viktor Korchnoi.
Viktor Korchnoi
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Nona Gaprindashvili
Soviet chess player
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