Sii wad qodobkan - Anand kor u kaca ee adduunka Indian chess ahaa meteoric. Guusha qaranku waxay u timid goor hore markii uu ku guuleystay horyaalnimada ka hooseysa da'da yar isagoo leh dhibco 9/9 dhibcood 1983, isagoo 14 jir ah. Sanadkii 1984 Anand wuxuu ku guuleystay Horyaalka Asia Junior ee Coimbatore, isagoo ku guuleystay heerka Masterka Caalamiga ah (IM). Wax yar ka dib, wuxuu ka qeyb galay Olombikadii 26aad ee Chess
, oo ku yaalla magaalada Thessaloniki, halkaas oo uu ku soo biiray xulka qaranka Hindiya. Halkaas, Anand wuxuu dhaliyay 71⁄2 dhibcood 11 kulan, isagoo helay heerkiisa labaad ee IM. Sannadkii 1985 wuxuu noqday qofkii ugu da'da yaraa ee Hindiya ah ee ku guuleysta horyaalka caalamiga ah, isagoo 15 jir ah, isagoo ku guuleystay Horyaalka Asia Junior Championship sannadkii labaad oo isku xigta, markan Hong Kong. Markii uu 16 jirka ahaa wuxuu noqday horyaalkii qaran ee ciyaaraha chess-ka. Laba jeer oo kale ayuu ku guuleystay. wuxuu ciyaari jiray ciyaar xawaare aad u sareeya. Sanadkii 1987, wuxuu noqday qofkii ugu horreeyay ee Hindi ah ee ku guuleysta Horyaalka Junior Chess Championship. Sannadkii 1988, isagoo 18 jir ah, wuxuu noqday grandmaster-kii ugu horreeyay ee Hindiya isagoo ku guuleystay tartankii Shakti Finance International chess ee lagu qabtay Coimbatore, Hindiya. Waxaa la gudoonsiiyay Padma Shri isagoo 18 jir ah.