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)
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1/2-1/2Grand Slam Final Masters 2010 C67
Anand,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2Arctic Stars Final 2010 C95
Carlsen,M vs Anand,V
1-0Arctic Stars Final 2010 D78
Anand,V vs Polgar,Ju
1-0Arctic Stars Prelim 2010 B40
Carlsen,M vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2Arctic Stars Prelim 2010 C67
Anand,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2Arctic Stars Prelim 2010 B77
Polgar,Ju vs Anand,V
0-1Arctic Stars Prelim 2010 C65
Van Wely,L vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 D45
Anand,V vs Kramnik,V
1-0Corus A 2010 C42
Smeets,J vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 B81
Anand,V vs Shirov,A
1-0Corus A 2010 C78
Tiviakov,S vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 B22
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 B36
Caruana,F vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 D45
Anand,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 B77
Leko,P vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 C64
Anand,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 A81
Dominguez Perez,L vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 C78
Anand,V vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 D38
Karjakin,Sergey vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2Corus A 2010 C78
Anand,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 C50
Anand,V vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0World Blitz 2009 C70
Anand,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0World Blitz 2009 D20
Polgar,Ju vs Anand,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 C78
Grischuk,A vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 D56
Anand,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 C10
Svidler,P vs Anand,V
0-1World Blitz 2009 C78
Anand,V vs Carlsen,M
0-1World Blitz 2009 D31
Karjakin,Sergey vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 C78
Anand,V vs Ponomariov,R
0-1World Blitz 2009 B82
Anand,V vs Karpov,Ana
1-0World Blitz 2009 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 D37
Karpov,Ana vs Anand,V
0-1World Blitz 2009 E32
Aronian,L vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 D57
Anand,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 E08
Carlsen,M vs Anand,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 D37
Anand,V vs Polgar,Ju
1-0World Blitz 2009 C80
Anand,V vs Kramnik,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 B01
Anand,V vs Morozevich,A
1-0World Blitz 2009 C11
Gelfand,B vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 E14
Anand,V vs Grischuk,A
1-0World Blitz 2009 B90
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 C16
Morozevich,A vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 C27
Dominguez Perez,L vs Anand,V
0-1World Blitz 2009 C54
Anand,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0World Blitz 2009 C67
Kramnik,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 A39
Leko,P vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 C78
Mamedyarov,S vs Anand,V
0-1World Blitz 2009 E20
Anand,V vs Svidler,P
1-0World Blitz 2009 B42
Ponomariov,R vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 D27