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 →Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 C16
Salov, Valery vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Linares 1992 D30
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1Roquebrune 1992 B23
Shirov, Alexei vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Paris Immopar rapid 1992 D20
Anand, Viswanathan vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Roquebrune rapid 1992 D40
Anand, Viswanathan vs Adams, Michael
1-0Paris Immopar rapid 1992 C89
Anand, Viswanathan vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1992 B50
Gurevich, Mikhail vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0Reggio Emilia9192 1992 D12
Portisch, Lajos vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Brussels SWIFT rapid 1992 D28
Anand, Viswanathan vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2Manila ol (Men) 1992 C89
Anand, Viswanathan vs Adams, Michael
0-1Brussels SWIFT rapid 1992 E11
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Brussels SWIFT rapid 1992 D43
Tiviakov, Sergei vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1992 B65
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Roquebrune rapid 1992 B12
Timman, Jan H vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1992 B12
Anand, Viswanathan vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0Paris Immopar rapid 1992 B66
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 A21
Larsen, Bent vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 E62
Adams, Michael vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0Paris Immopar rapid 1992 B66
Anand, Viswanathan vs Portisch, Lajos
1-0Brussels SWIFT rapid 1992 B48
Van Wely, Loek vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1Tilburg 1992 D24
Anand, Viswanathan vs Timman, Jan H
1-0Alekhine mem 1992 D41
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 C43
Anand, Viswanathan vs Salov, Valery
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1992 B80
Shirov, Alexei vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Alekhine mem 1992 B65
Anand, Viswanathan vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1-0Linares 1992 B44
Anand, Viswanathan vs Larsen, Bent
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 B38
Anand, Viswanathan vs Bareev, Evgeny
1-0Dortmund 1992 C11
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 E15
Anand, Viswanathan vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0Brussels SWIFT rapid 1992 C61
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Roquebrune 1992 D45
Anand, Viswanathan vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1992 B69
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 A25
Adams, Michael vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Brussels SWIFT rapid 1992 C85
Anand, Viswanathan vs Huebner, Robert
1-0Dortmund 1992 C43
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Manila ol (Men) 1992 A34
Karpov, Anatoly vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1Alekhine mem 1992 D47
Anand, Viswanathan vs Tiviakov, Sergei
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1992 B78
Anand, Viswanathan vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 B33
Kasparov, Gary vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0Paris Immopar rapid 1992 D61
Adams, Michael vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 B90
Gelfand, Boris vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0Alekhine mem 1992 D31
Polgar, Judit vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 C18
Anand, Viswanathan vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1Paris Immopar rapid 1992 B93
Piket, Jeroen vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1992 D47
Tiviakov, Sergei vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0Tilburg rapid 1992 B43
Anand, Viswanathan vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1992 C88
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 C27
Short, Nigel D vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Amsterdam 1992 B60
Anand, Viswanathan vs Adams, Michael
1-0Roquebrune 1992 A43