Viswanathan Anand
1969– India World Champion 2007–2013 Peak rating 2817
Five-time world champion (undisputed 2007–2013) and the father of Indian chess — the entire generation of Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, and Erigaisi grew up in his shadow. The "Tiger of Madras" won titles in knockout, tournament, and match formats, a versatility no one else has matched.
4,252games
1,485won · 35%
2,150drawn · 51%
617lost · 15%
1984–2026span
Games in the Archive
4,252 games
1-0
Viswanathan Anand vs Torre, Eugenio
The Modern Era
1-0
Viswanathan Anand vs Polgar, Sofia
The Modern Era
1-0
Viswanathan Anand vs Kamsky, Gata
The Modern Era
½-½
Ivanovic, Bozidar vs Viswanathan Anand
The Modern Era
1-0
Viswanathan Anand vs Ye Rongguang
The Modern Era
1-0
Gelfand, Boris vs Viswanathan Anand
The Modern Era
1-0
Viswanathan Anand vs Rogers, Ian
The Modern Era
1-0
Damljanovic, Branko vs Viswanathan Anand
The Modern Era
½-½
Viswanathan Anand vs Chandler, Murray G
The Modern Era
0-1
Petursson, Margeir vs Viswanathan Anand
The Modern Era
½-½
Viswanathan Anand vs Seirawan, Yasser
The Modern Era
½-½
Georgiev, Kiril vs Viswanathan Anand
The Modern Era
1-0
Viswanathan Anand vs Lautier, Joel
The Modern Era
0-1
Miles, Anthony J vs Viswanathan Anand
The Modern Era
1-0
Viswanathan Anand vs Gurevich, Mikhail
The Modern Era
½-½
Viswanathan Anand vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
The Modern Era
0-1
Olafsson, Helgi vs Viswanathan Anand
The Modern Era
1-0
Bouaziz, Slim vs Viswanathan Anand
The Modern Era
½-½
Viswanathan Anand vs Timman, Jan H
The Modern Era
½-½
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Viswanathan Anand
The Modern Era
1-0
Viswanathan Anand vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
The Modern Era
1-0
Viswanathan Anand vs Boshku, Harallamb
The Modern Era
1-0
Andersson, Ulf vs Viswanathan Anand
The Modern Era
½-½
Xu Jun vs Viswanathan Anand
The Modern Era