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Home›World chess champions›Viswanathan Anand
World champion #15 · 2007–2013

♚ Viswanathan Anand

Lightning-fast intuition · India

India’s first grandmaster and five-time world champion inspired a generation of Indian players. Anand’s speed, versatility and deep preparation make his games a joy to study for every level.

Three lessons from Anand for your own games

  1. Trust well-trained intuition
  2. Stay versatile across openings
  3. Preparation turns into confidence

Viswanathan Anand’s games to replay

Niemann,Hans Moke – Anand,VTata Steel India Rapid · 20260–1Anand,V – Erigaisi,ArjunTata Steel India Blitz · 20260–1Nihal,Sarin – Anand,VTata Steel India Rapid · 2026½–½Anand,V – Erigaisi,ArjunTata Steel India Rapid · 20260–1Anand,V – Praggnanandhaa,RTata Steel India Rapid · 2026½–½Anand,V – Aravindh,Chithambaram VR.Tata Steel India Blitz · 20261–0Anand,V – Short,NFIDE World Rapid Team · 2026½–½Sindarov,Javokhir – Anand,VFIDE World Rapid Team · 2026½–½Anand,V – So,WTata Steel India Rapid · 20261–0Aravindh,Chithambaram VR. – Anand,VTata Steel India Rapid · 20260–1Anand,V – Murzin,VolodarTata Steel India Rapid · 20261–0Vidit,S – Anand,VTata Steel India Rapid · 2026½–½Anand,V – Nie,XinyangFIDE World Bl Team Pool A · 20261–0Xu,Xiangyu – Anand,VFIDE World Bl Team Pool A · 20260–1Niemann,Hans Moke – Anand,VTata Steel India Blitz · 20261–0Nihal,Sarin – Anand,VTata Steel India Blitz · 20261–0Ilamparthi,A R – Anand,VFIDE World Rapid Team · 2026½–½Anand,V – Naiditsch,AFIDE World Rapid Team · 20260–1Anand,V – Chigaev,MFIDE World Rapid Team · 20261–0Praggnanandhaa,R – Anand,VFIDE World Bl Team Final · 2026½–½Pena Gomez,M – Anand,VFIDE World Bl Team Pool A · 2026½–½Anand,V – Wei YiTata Steel India Rapid · 2026½–½Anand,V – Wei YiTata Steel India Blitz · 2026½–½So,W – Anand,VTata Steel India Blitz · 20261–0
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