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 Levitt, Jonathan vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · London m2 · Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack The Modern Era ½-½ Viswanathan Anand vs Levitt, Jonathan 1987 · London m2 · French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation The Modern Era ½-½ Sherzer, Alex vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Lloyds Bank op · Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation, Main Line The Modern Era 0-1 Levitt, Jonathan vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · London m2 · Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Thorhallsson, Throstur 1987 · Lloyds Bank op · French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Guimard Defense, Main Line The Modern Era ½-½ Viswanathan Anand vs Levitt, Jonathan 1987 · London m2 · French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation The Modern Era 1-0 Manor, Ilan vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Lloyds Bank op · Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Wegner, Hannu 1987 · Lloyds Bank op · Sicilian Defense: Velimirovic Attack The Modern Era ½-½ Knott, Simon JB vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Lloyds Bank op · Old Indian Defense: Czech Variation, with Nc3 The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Adams, Michael 1987 · Lloyds Bank op · Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack The Modern Era ½-½ Hergott, Deen vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Lloyds Bank op · King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Lalic, Susan 1987 · Lloyds Bank op · French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation The Modern Era ½-½ Rogers, Ian vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Lloyds Bank op · Catalan Opening: Closed The Modern Era 1-0 Foisor, Ovidiu vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Moscow-B · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense The Modern Era 0-1 Khalifman, Alexander vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Moscow-B · Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack The Modern Era ½-½ Petrosian, Arshak B vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Moscow-B · Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack The Modern Era 0-1 Casper, Thomas vs Viswanathan Anand 1987 · Moscow-B · Sicilian Defense The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Arkhipov, Sergey 1987 · Moscow-B · French Defense: Winawer Variation, Positional Variation The Modern Era 0-1 Viswanathan Anand vs Davies, Nigel R 1987 · Moscow-B · Modern Defense: Standard Defense The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Garcia Martinez, Silvino 1987 · Moscow-B · Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Sozin Attack The Modern Era 1-0 Viswanathan Anand vs Kotronias, Vasilios 1987 · Moscow-B · Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation The Modern Era ½-½ Viswanathan Anand vs Pigusov, Evgeny 1987 · Moscow-B · Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation, Gufeld Gambit The Modern Era 0-1 Viswanathan Anand vs Sveshnikov, Evgeny 1987 · Moscow-B · Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack The Modern Era ½-½ Viswanathan Anand vs Vyzmanavin, Alexey 1987 · Moscow-B · Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation The Modern Era