Why does viswanathan anand live in spain

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The year-old, Padma Vibhushan awardee, was scheduled to return to India, from Germany, on Monday March 16 but the COVID pandemic has left him with no other substitute than to stay in the foreign land. Staying all locked alone is not something that we do on a daily purpose but with things escalating to such an adverse situation, I am left with no choice," Anand told WION in an exclusive chat.

While it is natural that his family is worried about his extended stay in Germany, Anand reckons not travelling from the epicenter of the COVID pandemic, i. But to be honest, life is pretty normal, I am not doing anything extra apart from staying home. Whatever happening in the entire world is not something I ever imagined but staying behind closed doors is the best way to stay safe. He also was undisputed champion of the 64 squares from to He has travelled to 64 countries and has over 10 passports filled with stamps from places he has been to.

But now, when I look back at it, I feel I have lived out of a suitcase all my life and I am not complaining about it. Until now, I have been to 64 countries and six continents. He has a sharp memory and probably remembers every move he ever made on a chess board but cannot recollect the number of passports he has used up.

If I remember correctly, since our marriage in , Anand has got six new passports and before that he used up four of them. He also enjoys safaris in Africa, along with son Akhil. They took us to one of the excavation sites in the Old City and showed us some of the exhibits that had proofs of David, the third king of the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah. The exhibits are yet to be made public. So in the summer holidays we head off to Africa, visit the jungles and undertake safaris.

There is another interesting aspect about Anand that not many are apprised of. The Khel Ratna awardee is also a two-time defending Master Chef Champion that is held on the sidelines of the Norway chess tournament in Stavanger. One of the main reasons for Anand to win the cooking competitions was his European influence.

With all the major tournaments happening in Europe, it was difficult for the born player to travel across continents for every tournament. It was love from their very first conversation. I felt comfortable with them and a special bond came about from our first conversation.