In a great, irreparable loss, Chess champion Viswanathan Anand lost his mother. Anand’s mother Sushila Viswanathan passed away on Wednesday in her sleep in Chennai. She was 79. Sushila Viswanathan is survived by husband K Viswanathan, daughter and two sons of whom Anand is the youngest.
Sushila taught Anand the basic moves of the Chess and accompanied him to various levels of the competitive events. Sushila’s contribution to Anand’s life is substantial as she laid strong foundation to Anand’s Chess career. Her last rites will be performed tomorrow at 10 am at Besant Nagar crematorium in Chennai.
PR Venkatarama Raja, President All India Chess Federation, expressed his condolences on the demise of Sushila Viswanathan, lauding her dedicated efforts in making Anand a Champion chess player.
Viswanathan Anand is an Indian chess Grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. Anand is one of eight players in history to pass 2800 Elo on the FIDE rating list. He occupied the number one position for 21 months, the 6th longest on record. Anand became India’s first grandmaster in 1988.
He was also the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India’s highest sporting honour. In 2007, he was awarded India’s second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, making him the first sports person to receive the award.
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