Let's make this birthday one to remember.

55 years old (Born on December 11, 1969)

Happy Birthday, Viswanathan Anand! You're undoubtedly the grandmaster of aging gracefully—making age look as effortless as your legendary chess moves. From dominating global chess boards and clinching five spectacular World Chess Championships between 2000 and 2012 to inspiring millions across India, you've proven that strategies (and cakes) only get sweeter with time.

Whether it was your lightning-fast tactics or outsmarting opponents in epic battles against giants like Kasparov, Kramnik, and Topalov—your moves have forever redefined brilliance in chess. Here's hoping this birthday treats you to eternal checkmates against Father Time. Keep inspiring us all; may your next year be truly grandmastersome!