The story till thenViswanathan Anands ascent was both quick and spectacular. He created waves from his early years, with the world junior champion crown in 1987 establishing his prodigious talent. His maiden world championship title came along in 2000, against Alexei Shirov. Anand was the first Asian to achieve the feat. He was, however, not yet considered a champion in the league of Garry Kasparov or Vladimir Kramnik. The Soviets, particularly, regarded him as suspect.The moment The unified world championship in Mexico City in September 2007 was Anands acid test. It was the first reunified championship since Garry Kasparov broke away from FIDE to create a rival Professional Chess Association (PCA) Championship in 1993. While the first reunification championship match was held in 2006, between Veselin Topalov and Kramnik, the holders of the FIDE World Chess championship title and of the breakaway Classical World Chess Championship respectively, the championship was reunified in its truest sense only the following year, when it was contested not just by two champions. Winning the eight-player tournament with nine points out of 14, a full point ahead of joint-second-place finishers Kramnik and Boris Gelfand, Anand stamped his authority as the undisputed world champion.The reaction Attaining the world title in both match and tournament formats put all doubts and confusions to rest. It meant a lot to me. Suddenly your position in chess history becomes very significant. - Viswanathan AnandExpert view Anand dented the Soviet belief in the superiority of their players with his performance. 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