Going viral with planetoid Vishyanand

We had heard about an asteroid being named after the 15th World Champion some months ago. But with inherent devious cunning we decided to hold back the news, which was an ideal "fake April Fool's joke". It left many readers, thinking it was made – even Anand has his doubts. After we confirmed that it was genuine, Indian newspapers picked it up and <a href="[Post:view_link]">turned it into a media storm.</a>

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Going viral with planetoid Vishyanand

Poor guy, just had a meltdown! Vishy Anand on his crucial win against Aleksandrov of Belarus

Vishy Anand Trolls the Internet! 😁 #Chess #Subway #vishyanand #Twitter #chessbaseindia, ChessBase India

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Vishy Anand on that epic moment when both he and Magnus Carlsen smiled at each other