
Tiger of Madras-Vishy Anand
The title itself suggests about a versatile Indian GM, "Vishy", popularly known as "lightning kid." IN his early Rapid Games. But what exactly makes him "Tiger of Madras". It is not commonly given title, but it has something big to do. A known and unknown journey. So today let's see his achievements of his journey which made him FIT FOR THIS TITLE
National Citizens Award and Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1987
British Chess Federation "Book of the Year" Award in 1998 for his book My Best Games of Chess. [173]
Anand has won the Chess Oscar in 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008. The Chess Oscar is awarded to the year's best player according to a worldwide poll of leading chess critics, writers, and journalists conducted by the Russian chess magazine 64. [174]
Sportstar Best Sportsperson of the Year for 1995[175]
Sportstar Millennium Award in 1998, from India's premier sports magazine for being the sportsperson of the millennium.
Nilesh Murali and Rahul Desirazu Excellence in Chess Award (2004, 2007)[176]
"Global Strategist Award" for mastering many formats of World Chess Championships by NASSCOM in 2011. [177]
Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa honored Anand with a cheque of ₹2 crore (US$250,000), for winning the World Chess Championship for the fifth time.
In 2012, he received the "Indian sportsperson of the year" and "Indian of the year" awards. [179]
In 2014 Anand was awarded the Russian Order of Friendship for the development of economic, scientific and cultural ties with Russia. The Order of Friendship was awarded to Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand, the participants in the FIDE World Chess Championship Match that was held at the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow in 2012. [180]
In 2015 Anand was honored with the top country award at the Spanish embassy, Delhi on 8 January. It is given to the eminent people of Indian origin who helped to bring glory to both India and Spain.
4538 Vishy Anand (provisional designation 1988 TP) is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Kenzo Suzuki in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on 10 October 1988 and was named after Vishy on 1 April 2015