Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand, is the first non-Russian to win the chess oscar six times in a row. Anand has received many national and international awards.
Indian national honours:
- Arjuna Award for outstanding Indian sportsman in chess in 1985.
- Padma Shri – Fourth highest civilian award awarded by Government of India in 1987.
- The inaugural Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honour in the years 1991–1992.
- Padma Bhushan – Third highest civilian award awarded by Government of India in 2000.
- Padma Vibhushan – Second highest civilian award awarded by Government of India in 2007.
