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Viswanathan Anand at the World Chess Championship 2000

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Grand Master Viswanathan Anand, NIIT's Global Brand Ambassador and Mr P Rajendran, Chief Operating Officer, NIIT, address the Press before the inauguration of the World Chess Championships 2000 on November 26, 2000 Viswanathan Anand addressing the Press before the inauguration of the World Chess Championships 2000 on November 26, 2000 FIDE President, Mr K Ilyumzhinov (center), Mr Dhruv Sawhney, President, AICF and Mr Sanjiv Kataria, Sr Vice President, NIIT, release the logo for the World Chess Championships in Delhi on November 26, 2000
      
Viswanathan Anand at the World Chess Championship, being held at the Hyatt Regency. Courtesy : Times Of India Viswanathan Anand at the World Chess Championship 2000 Viswanathan Anand at the World Chess Championship 2000
     
Viswanathan Anand at the World Chess Championship 2000 Viswanathan Anand at the World Chess Championship 2000 Viswanathan Anand at the World Chess Championship 2000
      
Anand defeated Michael Adams to reach the finals NIIT students welcomed Anand on his arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Dec 29, 2000 Viswanathan Anand, the World Chess Champion and NIIT Brand Ambassador, was given an enthusiastic welcome by over 250 NIIT students in Delhi when he came here for an informal interaction with them. The students carrying placards eulogising the King of Chess, cheered Anand with slogans like 'East or West, Vishy is the best' on his arrival at a function organised by NIIT.
            
NIIT Chairman, Mr Rajendra S Pawar with Viswanathan Anand at the felicitation ceremony of World Chess Championship 2000 on December 29, 2000 Anand gave an inspirational talk on his journey from a child prodigy to the World Champion. Using a chess base program, he explained to the students the finer nuances of the game and how computers can be used as an important tool in approaching the game of chess. The lecture was followed by an interactive session with the grandmaster. The highlight of the day was of course, the announcement of the winners of the 'Vish & Win' contest run by NIIT where hundreds of thousands Anand well-wishers wished the Grandmaster luck through the 2000-plus NIIT centres spread across India. The lucky winners Priti Pawaskar, Partha Prathim Chaudhari, Paramjeet Kaur and Harinder Sachdeva walked away with exciting prizes like - a trip to Spain, multimedia PCs and VCDs.
     
Viswanathan Anand - The King of Chess NIIT Chairman, Mr R S Pawar, Union Minister for Information Technology, Mr Pramod Mahajan, Viswanathan Anand & Aruna Anand at the felicitation ceremony organised by NIIT FIDE felicitates NIIT Brand Ambassador & GM Viswanathan Anand with the Chess Oscar award on the closing ceremony of the World Chess Championships 2000
     
(left to right) R S Pawar, Vishy & Pramod Mahajan at the felicitation ceremony on Dec 29, 2000 (left to right) R S Pawar, Vishy, Pramod Mahajan, The All India Chess Federation President Mr Dhruv M Sawhney at the felicitation ceremony on Dec 29, 2000 Viswanathan Anand with Mr Pramod Mahajan at the felicitation ceremony on Dec 29, 2000
     
(left to right) Suren Singh Rasaily, R S Pawar, Vishy, Pramod Mahajan, Dhruv M Sawhney (left to right) R S Pawar, Vishy & Pramod Mahajan at the felicitation ceremony on Dec 29, 2000 (left to right) Sr Vice President & Head - Education & Training Business, Mr Suren Singh Rasaily ; R S Pawar ; Vishy ; Pramod Mahajan ; Dhruv M Sawhney at the felicitation ceremony organised by NIIT
      
Viswanathan Anand with Mr Pramod Mahajan at the felicitation ceremony on Dec 29, 2000 Viswanathan Anand with NIIT Business Partners at the felicitation ceremony on Dec 29, 2000 MASTERS OF THE GAMES: Newsphotographers go berserk as two of India's finest sportsmen Sachin Tendulkar (left), and Vishwanath Anand, NIIT's Global Brand Ambassador (right), meet at a media gathering in Mumbai on Wednesday, February 21, 2001. Tendulkar is often referred to as the world's best batsman and Vishwanath Anand last month won the world chess championship. (Courtesy :Times Of India)
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