Anand, ViswanathanAge 55

Source: © Amruta Mokal

Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2743.0
Live Rank
#14
FIDE Rating
2743
World Rank
#15
India Rank
#5
FIDE Peak Rating
2817 - Mar 2011 (Age 41)
FIDE Peak Rank
#1 (2803) - Apr 2008 (Age 38)
Rapid
2719 World #12, Peak 2822 (Apr 2018)
Blitz
2739 World #14, Peak 2832 (Dec 2018)
Born
11 Dec 1969
Mayiladuthurai,[2] Tamil Nadu, India
FIDE ID 5000017
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Active Years:
1984 - 2025
Total Games:
4311
Wins:
1591 (37%)
Losses:
599 (14%)
Draws:
2121 (49%)
Total score:
62%
Performance :
Performance for the last active 12 months:
2663
White:
B90 Sicilian Defense (92 games)
C42 Russian Game (91 games)
C65 Ruy Lopez (76 games)
Black:
C54 Italian Game (64 games)
E15 Queen's Indian Defense (62 games)
E12 Nimzo-Indian Defense (43 games)

FIDE World Champion 2000-2002, 15th undisputed World Champion 2007-2013. First and only player to win world championships via each of knockout tournament, round robin tournament and match. Former world #1.

World Junior Champion 1987; Indian Champion 1986, 1987 & 1988; Arab-Asian Champion 1986 and Asian Champion 1989.

Interzonals: 1990, 1993 (FIDE), 1993 (PCA).

Candidate in 1991, 1994 (FIDE), 1995 (PCA), 2014 & 2016.

Won the FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament Groningen 1997 which qualified him to play Karpov for the title in 1998.

Won the World Championship Knockout Tournament 2000, holding the FIDE title until January 2002 when Ponomariov won the 2002 Knockout Championship.

World Championship Challenger 1995 (vs Kasparov), 1998 (vs Karpov), 2014 (vs Carlsen).

Third at the World Championship Tournament 2005, won the World Championship Tournament in Mexico City in 2007 to hold the crown until 2013 match against Carlsen, defeating Kramnik in the 2008 WCC match, Topalov in the 2010 WCC match and Gelfand in the 2012 WCC match. Lost to Carlsen in the WCC match 2013 and also lost in the return WCC match in 2014.

Represented India at:

- the Olympiads of 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 2004 (winning individual silver top board) & 2006;

- the Asian Team Championships of 1986 (team silver, individual gold board four) & 1989 (team bronze, individual gold top board).

Won team gold at the 2013-14 Bundesliga playing for Baden Baden.

Best tournament results were wins at Wijk aan Zee 1989, 1998, 2003, 2004 & 2006; Linares 1998, 2007 & 2008; Dortmund 1996, 2000 & 2004. He has won numerous other major tournaments.

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Games

#White PlayerRatingBlack PlayerRatingResultMovesSiteDate 
1
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Andersen, Mads
25981/2-1/245Germany2 Feb 2025board
2
So, Wesley
2752
Anand, Viswanathan
27511-037Germany1 Feb 2025board
3
Praggnanandhaa R
2746
Anand, Viswanathan
27511-026London15 Oct 2024board
4
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu
27461/2-1/248London15 Oct 2024board
5
Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu
2746
Anand, Viswanathan
27511/2-1/252London15 Oct 2024board
6
Royal, Shreyas
2519
Anand, Viswanathan
27510-156London14 Oct 2024board
7
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Royal, Shreyas
25191/2-1/253London14 Oct 2024board
8
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime
2735
Anand, Viswanathan
27511/2-1/271London11 Oct 2024board
9
Carlsen, Magnus
2831
Anand, Viswanathan
27511-049London10 Oct 2024board
10
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Firouzja, Alireza
27670-130London9 Oct 2024board
11
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Giri, Anish
27280-155London8 Oct 2024board
12
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Nakamura, Hikaru
28021/2-1/241London7 Oct 2024board
13
Nakamura, Hikaru
2802
Anand, Viswanathan
27511-058London6 Oct 2024board
14
Giri, Anish
2728
Anand, Viswanathan
27511/2-1/259London5 Oct 2024board
15
Firouzja, Alireza
2767
Anand, Viswanathan
27511-047London5 Oct 2024board
16
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime
27350-148London4 Oct 2024board
17
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Carlsen, Magnus
28311/2-1/248London3 Oct 2024board
18
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Bellahcene, Bilel
25351-029Quenza7 Jul 2024board
19
Maurizzi, Marc Andria
2620
Anand, Viswanathan
27510-178Quenza7 Jul 2024board
20
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Fressinet, Laurent
26251-024Quenza7 Jul 2024board
21
Lagarde, Maxime
2608
Anand, Viswanathan
27510-116Quenza7 Jul 2024board
22
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Dourerassou, Jonathan
24221-041Quenza7 Jul 2024board
23
Glek, Igor Vladimirovich
2396
Anand, Viswanathan
27510-167Quenza7 Jul 2024board
24
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Unuk, Laura
23241-061Quenza7 Jul 2024board
25
Sibille, Ettore
1904
Anand, Viswanathan
27510-135Quenza7 Jul 2024board
26
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Rauscher, Philemon
10991-032Quenza7 Jul 2024board
27
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Santos Latasa, Jaime
26261/2-1/227Leon30 Jun 2024board
28
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Santos Latasa, Jaime
26261-037Leon30 Jun 2024board
29
Santos Latasa, Jaime
2626
Anand, Viswanathan
27511/2-1/250Leon30 Jun 2024board
30
Santos Latasa, Jaime
2626
Anand, Viswanathan
27510-149Leon30 Jun 2024board
31
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Topalov, Veselin
27271/2-1/248Leon29 Jun 2024board
32
Topalov, Veselin
2727
Anand, Viswanathan
27511/2-1/260Leon29 Jun 2024board
33
Topalov, Veselin
2727
Anand, Viswanathan
27510-169Leon29 Jun 2024board
34
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Amin, Bassem
26831-027Casablanca19 May 2024board
35
Nakamura, Hikaru
2795
Anand, Viswanathan
27511/2-1/255Casablanca19 May 2024board
36
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Carlsen, Magnus
28301/2-1/223Casablanca19 May 2024board
37
Amin, Bassem
2683
Anand, Viswanathan
27511/2-1/217Casablanca18 May 2024board
38
Anand, Viswanathan
2751
Nakamura, Hikaru
27951/2-1/249Casablanca18 May 2024board
39
Carlsen, Magnus
2830
Anand, Viswanathan
27511-020Casablanca18 May 2024board
40
Anand, Viswanathan
2754
Bluebaum, Matthias
26681/2-1/230Germany25 Feb 2024board
41
Nakamura, Hikaru
2780
Anand, Viswanathan
27541/2-1/255Germany24 Feb 2024board
42
Anand, Viswanathan
2748
Abasov, Nijat Azad
26411-047Germany23 Feb 2024board
43
Anand, Viswanathan
2754
Grandelius, Nils
26891/2-1/241Durres7 Oct 2023board
44
Sadhwani, Raunak
2641
Anand, Viswanathan
27541/2-1/239Durres6 Oct 2023board
45
Martirosyan, Haik M
2696
Anand, Viswanathan
27541/2-1/230Durres5 Oct 2023board
46
Anand, Viswanathan
2754
Amin, Bassem
26801/2-1/252Durres4 Oct 2023board
47
Suleymanli, Aydin Elshan
2588
Anand, Viswanathan
27541/2-1/234Durres3 Oct 2023board
48
Aronian, Levon
2742
Anand, Viswanathan
27541/2-1/243Amsterdam26 Sep 2023board
49
Anand, Viswanathan
2754
Gelfand, Boris
26551-041Amsterdam26 Sep 2023board
50
Kramnik, Vladimir
2753
Anand, Viswanathan
27541/2-1/261Amsterdam26 Sep 2023board
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