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
½-½ Viswanathan Anand vs Rechlis, Gad 1987 · Wch U20 · Scandinavian Defense: Richter Variation ⚙ Analysed The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Ninov, Kiril 1987 · Wch U20 · Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation ⚙ Analysed The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Ivanchuk, Vassily 1987 · Wch U20 · Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation ⚙ Analysed The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Butt, Sabih Alam 1987 · Wch U20 · Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack ⚙ Analysed The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Blatny, Pavel 1987 · Wch U20 · Modern Defense: Gurgenidze Defense ⚙ Analysed The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Agdestein, Simen 1987 · Wch U20 · Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Norwegian Variation ⚙ Analysed The Modern Era 0-1 Gdanski, Jacek vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Wch U20 · Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Gligoric Variation ⚙ Analysed The Modern Era 0-1 Klinger, Josef vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Wch U20 · Ruy Lopez: Open, Main Line ⚙ Analysed The Modern Era ½-½ Martin del Campo, Roberto vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Wch U20 · Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation ⚙ Analysed The Modern Era ½-½ Serper, Grigory vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Wch U20 · Ruy Lopez: Closed, Pilnik Variation ⚙ Analysed The Modern Era ½-½ Pavanasam, Ananchaperumal vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Coimbatore · Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto The Modern Era 0-1 Geller, Efim P vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Coimbatore · Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Jaenisch Variation The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Thipsay, Praveen Mahadeo 1987 · Coimbatore · Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Gligoric Variation The Modern Era ½-½ Barua, Dibyendu vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Coimbatore · Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Vasiukov, Evgeni 1987 · Coimbatore · Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation The Modern Era ½-½ Zaichik, Gennadi vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Coimbatore · Trompowsky Attack The Modern Era 0-1 Sahu, Sekhar Chandra vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Coimbatore · Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation The Modern Era ½-½ Lukacs, Peter vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Coimbatore · Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Variation The Modern Era 0-1 Ravi, Lanka vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Coimbatore · Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Rashkovsky Attack The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Murugan, Krishnamoorthy 1987 · Coimbatore · Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Mithrakanth, Poorna Sharma 1987 · Coimbatore · Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with Qd2 The Modern Era ½-½ Viswanathan Anand vs Csom, Istvan 1987 · Coimbatore · Caro-Kann Defense The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Hegde, Ravi Gopal 1987 · Coimbatore · Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation, Alburt Variation The Modern Era ½-½ Vaisser, Anatoli vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · New Delhi · Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Variation The Modern Era