This section contains an archive of all World Champion Anand's major activities through the past years. All the items in the table below are links. Click on any one to go to the whole story.

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Date Event
May 2010 "Down To The Wire" - Game 11 of the World Chess Championship 2010 - Jaideep Unudurti

May 2010 "Bloody But Unbowed" - Game 10 of the World Chess Championship 2010 - Jaideep Unudurti

May 2010 "Exhaustion, Strain and Error" - Game 9 of the World Chess Championship 2010 - Jaideep Unudurti

6th May 2010 "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" - Game 8 of the World Chess Championship 2010 - Jaideep Unudurti

6th May 2010 "Clash of the Titans" - Game 7 of the World Chess Championship 2010 - Jaideep Unudurti

3rd May 2010 "Knight and (May) Day" - Game 6 of the World Chess Championship 2010 - Jaideep Unudurti

3rd May 2010 "Defence is the best form of defence" - Game 5 of the World Chess Championship 2010 - Jaideep Unudurti

30th April 2010 "Homage to Catalonia" - Game 4 of the World Chess Championship 2010 - Jaideep Unudurti

30th April 2010 "No handshakes please, we're Bulgarian" - Game 3 of the World Chess Championship 2010 - Jaideep Unudurti

27th April 2010 The Real Chennai Super King - Game 2 of the World Chess Championship 2010 - Jaideep Unudurti

April 2010 "Midnight in Sofia" - Game 1 of the World Chess Championship 2010 - Jaideep Unudurti

December 2009 Vishy at home in Chennai, India.

Davos 2009 Anand at Davos 2009

February 2009 Outlook Business - The King Walk

November 2008 The GM V.Anand & NIIT Ltd. sponsorship story, an article by Sanjiv Kataria

November 2008 GM Viswanathan Anand successfully defends his World Champion Crown, defeating GM Vladimir Kramnik 6.5-4.5!

October 2008 Chess originated in India - an article by M.P. Bhattathiri, Retired Chief Technical Examiner, to The Govt. of Kerala, India.

January 2008 Lunch with the FT: Viswanathan Anand, Chennai, January 2008

2007 View the Deccan Chronicle Tribute to the 2007 World Champion
12th November 2007 World Champion Viswanathan Anand's special audio/video interview to the Internet Chess Club

30th September 2007 30th September 2007 - GM VISWANATHAN ANAND CROWNED WORLD CHAMPION FOR THE SECOND TIME!

21st August 2007 The Monarch Of Mainz!

10th July 2007 GM Viswanathan Anand wins the Magistral Ciudad de Leon Tournament for a record 7th time

17th March 2007 A rare, in-depth chat with the new World No.1 GM Vishy Anand

11th March 2007 LINARES, Anand pockets the Title at Linares and also the FIDE World No. 1 Ranking!

31st December 2006 Anand leads the way as Indian Chess has another brilliant year

November 16th, 2006 Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand is the No.1 ranked active chess player in the World!

10th April 2006 Anand to represent "Avahan" as it's Brand Ambassador

January 30th, 2006 Anand realises a dream

July 16th, 2005 Vishy Vs Chennai 2005

February 5th, 2005 GM Viswanathan Anand - 2004 Review

August 9th 2004 Anand wins 2 major events on successive Sundays!

July, 2004 Strongest in the world at the moment - the article By Rakesh

June, 2004 Anand comments on Chess and the Asian Games

March, 2004 NIIT Brand Ambassador - GM Viswanathan Anand to cheer for the Indian Hockey Team

Jan, 2004 Anand plays chess ambassador in Bulgaria

Dec 10th, 2003 Viswanathan Anand will be back in his home country on 15th December

Nov 27th, 2003 Anand starts the Bundesliga season on a winning note

Nov 27th, 2003 Anand to play in the Torneo de Estrellas in Benidorm
Oct 31st, 2003 Viswanathan Anand - An amazing year in 2003!

April 4-6 2003 Viswanathan Anand to play in SIS-MH Masters, Denmark, April 4-6 2003

May 9th  2002 Anand clarifies his position on the "Unification" issue

27th March 2002 Anand not to play the Chess Olympiad

20th August 2001 Anand wins Strong Open Tournament in Spain

24th April, 2001 World Champion Viswanathan Anand to receive the "Jameo de Oro" the highest civilian honour given by the Government of Lanzarote in Spain.

September 14th, 2000 Anand wins the FIDE World Cup in Shenyeng, China!

May 31st, 2000 Anand to play Advanced Chess Tournament in Leon

July 16th, 1999: Viswanathan Anand tops World Ratings in Rapid Chess

July 8th, 1999 Anand to play in Dortmund Chess Days

June 23rd, 1999 Anand to clash with Strong Men and Machine in Frankfurt

June 6th, 1999 Anand to play Karpov in "Chess of the 21st Century"

June 1st, 1999 The Oscar for the Star Performer of 1998: Viswanathan Anand

May 31st, 1999 The 1999 World Chess Championship is confirmed

April 23rd, 1999 Anand to endorse NIIT Education Products

March 31st, 1999 Anand to play in Dos Hermanas

March 15th, 1999 Viswanathan Anand to play in Monaco
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