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Anand, Viswanathan

World Champion

modern era

Viswanathan 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

Most Faced Opponents

Kramnik,V145 gamesCarlsen,M143 gamesAronian,L128 gamesTopalov,V102 gamesNakamura,Hi95 gamesCaruana,F91 gamesGelfand,B88 gamesLeko,P83 gamesIvanchuk,V71 gamesMamedyarov,S70 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Aronian,L vs Anand,V

Saint Louis Blitz 2018

2018

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FCGFCG
1-0

Carlsen,M vs Anand,V

WCh 2014

2014

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand,V vs Ljubojevic,L

Amber Blindfold

2000

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FCGFCG
0-1

Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan

Amber-rapid 3rd

1994

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FCGFCG
0-1

Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly

FIDE-Wch k.o. f

1998

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kramnik, Vladimir vs Anand, Viswanathan

Amber-rapid 3rd

1994

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly

FIDE-Wch k.o. f

1998

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FCGFCG
1-0

Nepomniachtchi,I vs Anand,V

Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017

2017

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FCGFCG
1-0

Anand,V vs Topalov,V

20th Amber Blindfold

2011

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FCGFCG
0-1

Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Amber Rapidplay

1999

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Games (4210)

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Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Candidats FIDE sf1 1994 C92
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 A04
Adams, Michael vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 D00
Jussupow, Artur vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
Candidats FIDE m2 1994 D93
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B01
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B80
Adams, Michael vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B22
Anand, Viswanathan vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2
Linares 1994 C11
Anand, Viswanathan vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2
Candidats FIDE m2 1994 B05
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
Candidats FIDE sf1 1994 B35
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B36
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B36
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 C89
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B76
Anand, Viswanathan vs Nunn, John DM
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 B33
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B49
Seirawan, Yasser vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 B23
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata
0-1
Candidats FIDE sf1 playoff rapid 1994 B01
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B36
Shirov, Alexei vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B84
Anand, Viswanathan vs Short, Nigel D
0-1
Munich Express 1994 C88
Polgar, Judit vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B93
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
Candidats FIDE sf1 playoff rapid 1994 A46
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B88
Anand, Viswanathan vs Jussupow, Artur
1-0
Candidats FIDE m2 1994 C74
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kamsky, Gata
1-0
Candidats FIDE sf1 1994 C89
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Linares 1994 B13
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Candidats FIDE sf1 1994 C42
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B17
Anand, Viswanathan vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 C10
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Candidats FIDE sf1 1994 E41
Nunn, John DM vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 B22
Kamsky, Gata vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B83
Anand, Viswanathan vs Jussupow, Artur
1-0
Candidats FIDE m2 1994 C75
Lautier, Joel vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
Linares 1994 D85
Jussupow, Artur vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Candidats FIDE m2 1994 D89
Jussupow, Artur vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Candidats FIDE m2 1994 D85
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Amber-blind 3rd 1994 D12
Anand, Viswanathan vs Adams, Michael
1-0
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B17
Kasparov, Gary vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 A04
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B31
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B17
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 B19
Piket, Jeroen vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 D44
Anand, Viswanathan vs Polgar, Judit
1-0
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B93
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B47
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B33
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B24
Anand, Viswanathan vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2
Candidats FIDE m2 1994 C73
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B31
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