Anand, Viswanathan
World ChampionViswanathan Anand, India's first grandmaster, became the fifteenth World Champion in 2007 and successfully defended the title three times, reigning until 2013. Known as the "Tiger of Madras" for his dazzling speed of play, Anand's versatile style combined rapid calculation with deep positional understanding. He almost single-handedly transformed India into a chess superpower, inspiring an entire generation of Indian grandmasters.
Total Games
4210
Wins
1471
Draws
2130
Losses
609
34.9% wins50.6% draws14.5% losses
Most Played Openings
B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation160C65 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense135C42 - Petrov's Defense135C67 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall110C50 - Italian Game101E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation81C88 - Ruy Lopez: Closed78B12 - Caro-Kann Defense75B33 - Sicilian Defense: Open74D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack69
Featured Games
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Aronian,L vs Anand,V
Saint Louis Blitz 2018
2018
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Carlsen,M vs Anand,V
WCh 2014
2014
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Anand,V vs Ljubojevic,L
Amber Blindfold
2000
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Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan
Amber-rapid 3rd
1994
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Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly
FIDE-Wch k.o. f
1998
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Kramnik, Vladimir vs Anand, Viswanathan
Amber-rapid 3rd
1994
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Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly
FIDE-Wch k.o. f
1998
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Nepomniachtchi,I vs Anand,V
Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017
2017
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Anand,V vs Topalov,V
20th Amber Blindfold
2011
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Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
Amber Rapidplay
1999
View PrintGames (4210)
Search & Filter All Games →Nakamura,Hi vs Anand,V
1-0GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2018 C65
Anand,V vs Caruana,F
1-0GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2018 B42
Karjakin,Sergey vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2018 C50
Anand,V vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2018 B29
Anand,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2018 C67
Giri,A vs Anand,V
1-0GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2018 C82
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Anand,V
0-16th Norway Chess 2018 2018 C83
Anand,V vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/26th Norway Chess 2018 2018 C84
So,W vs Anand,V
1/2-1/26th Norway Blitz 2018 2018 A07
Anand,V vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/26th Norway Blitz 2018 2018 C77
Karjakin,Sergey vs Anand,V
1/2-1/26th Norway Blitz 2018 2018 A01
Aronian,L vs Anand,V
0-16th Norway Blitz 2018 2018 C50
Anand,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/26th Norway Blitz 2018 2018 C65
Anand,V vs Caruana,F
0-16th Norway Blitz 2018 2018 C50
Anand,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/26th Norway Blitz 2018 2018 C65
Anand,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 2018 B67
Anand,V vs Caruana,F
1/2-1/2GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 2018 B12
Anand,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 2018 C65
Anand,V vs Mamedyarov,S
1-011th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 C42
Anand,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/211th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 B91
Kramnik,V vs Anand,V
1-011th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 C50
Anand,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/211th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 B76
Anand,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/211th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 C84
Anand,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-111th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 B09
Morozevich,A vs Anand,V
0-111th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 C33
Anand,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/211th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 C67
Karjakin,Sergey vs Anand,V
1/2-1/211th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 C53
Anand,V vs Grischuk,A
1-011th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 B31
Karjakin,Sergey vs Anand,V
1/2-1/211th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 C65
Gelfand,B vs Anand,V
1/2-1/211th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 A21
Anand,V vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/211th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 C53
Svidler,P vs Anand,V
1/2-1/211th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 D37
Anand,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1-011th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 C50
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Anand,V
0-111th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 A21
Anand,V vs Mamedyarov,S
0-111th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 C17
Anand,V vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 2017-18 2018 B00
Anand,V vs Abdusattorov,Nodirbek
1-0PRO League Group Stage 2018 C92
Anand,V vs Hou Yifan
1-080th Tata Steel GpA 2018 D35
Jones,G vs Anand,V
0-180th Tata Steel GpA 2018 B22
Anand,V vs Wei Yi
1/2-1/280th Tata Steel GpA 2018 C42
Adhiban,Baskaran vs Anand,V
1/2-1/280th Tata Steel GpA 2018 A09
Anand,V vs Matlakov,M
1-080th Tata Steel GpA 2018 C77
Svidler,P vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2017 2017 A33
Anand,V vs Petrosian,TL
1-0World Blitz 2017 2017 B06
Anand,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2017 2017 C67
Anand,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2017 2017 B00
Anand,V vs Short,N
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2017 2017 C11
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Anand,V
1-0World Blitz 2017 2017 A21
Anand,V vs Grischuk,A
1-0World Rapid 2017 2017 C65
Anand,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2017 2017 B90