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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0-17th Norway Armageddon 2019 C24
Anand,V vs Ding Liren
1-07th Norway Armageddon 2019 C50
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Anand,V
1/2-1/27th Norway Armageddon 2019 C78
Ding Liren vs Anand,V
1/2-1/27th Norway Blitz 2019 2019 D76
Anand,V vs Yu Yangyi
0-17th Norway Blitz 2019 2019 D05
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Anand,V
1/2-1/27th Norway Blitz 2019 2019 C67
Ding Liren vs Anand,V
0-1Lindores Abbey Stars 2019 A20
Anand,V vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2Lindores Abbey Stars 2019 C84
Anand,V vs Meier,Geo
0-1GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 2019 C10
Naiditsch,A vs Anand,V
1-0GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 2019 C48
Vallejo Pons,F vs Anand,V
0-1GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 2019 B11
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 2019 B12
Ding Liren vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 2019 D37
Korobov,A vs Anand,V
1-0Bundesliga 2018-19 2019 D37
Anand,V vs Cheparinov,I
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 2018-19 2019 C65
Bluebaum,M vs Anand,V
0-1Bundesliga 2018-19 2019 E04
Anand,V vs Tsydypov,Z
0-1World Blitz 2018 2018 B90
Najer,E vs Anand,V
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 C50
Popov,Val vs Anand,V
0-1World Blitz 2018 2018 A20
Anand,V vs Grachev,B
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 B46
Anand,V vs Yudin,S
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 B07
Amin,B vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 A07
Anand,V vs Salem,AR
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 B50
Kovalenko,I vs Anand,V
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 D38
Cheparinov,I vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 A35
Smirin,I vs Anand,V
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 B93
Anand,V vs Zhigalko,S
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 B30
Postny,E vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 E04
Anand,V vs Hovhannisyan,R
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 C50
Tomashevsky,E vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 A35
Anand,V vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 B42
Ghaem Maghami,E vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2018 2018 D13
Anand,V vs Kovalev,Vl
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 C50
Anand,V vs Maghsoodloo,Parham
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 B05
Korobov,A vs Anand,V
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 D37
Anand,V vs Christiansen,Johan-Sebastian
1-0World Blitz 2018 2018 C11
Anand,V vs Fridman,D
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2018 2018 D31
Anton Guijarro,D vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2018 2018 C53
Anand,V vs Korobov,A
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2018 2018 B90
Saric,Iv vs Anand,V
1-0World Rapid 2018 2018 C80
Anand,V vs Potkin,V
1-0World Rapid 2018 2018 C65
Anand,V vs Mchedlishvili,M
1-0World Rapid 2018 2018 B12
Khanin,S vs Anand,V
0-1World Rapid 2018 2018 C50
Anand,V vs Levin,Ev
1-0World Rapid 2018 2018 C11
Timofeev,Arty vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2018 2018 A20
Anand,V vs Baron,Ta
1-0World Rapid 2018 2018 B31
Demidov,M vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2018 2018 D02
Anand,V vs Sakaev,K
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2018 2018 B90
Wang Hao vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2chess.com IoM Masters 2018 D37
Anand,V vs Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2chess.com IoM Masters 2018 B84