Anish Giri - Age, Family, Bio

International chess prodigy, born in Russia and representing the Netherlands.

Before Fame

He moved from Russia to Japan and then to the Netherlands before becoming known as a chess prodigy.

Trivia

He became a Grandmaster at the young age of 14 and in January 2011, he beat world number one Magnus Carlsen.

Family Life

His mother is Russian and his father is Nepalese.

Associated With

He is often compared to fellow chess prodigy Alexander Obolentseva.

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