With Viswanathan Anand reaching a high global rating of one, it is not unexpected that the Indian chess champion has amassed a large fortune over the years. Anand has a net worth of $3 million USD, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Anand was born in Chennai on March 17th, 1969. He is the only child of V. Narayanaswami and Sathyavani Anand. His family's income is estimated to be around $250,000 USD. Vishwanathan Anand started playing chess at the age of 6 when he learned from his father. He became interested in the game after hearing about Fischer's victories. Anand's parents could not afford to buy him a chess set so he used pieces from an old car wheel to play with. He began training daily with his father at their home in Thirumalaisamy Nagar in Chennai. The two would stay there for several months at a time practicing various games from different eras. Anand also spent some of his free time reading about famous players of past generations. In 1985, at the age of 12, he won the World Junior Chess Championship. Two years later, he became the youngest ever world chess champion when he defeated Hungarian Géza Maróti in Milan.