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Anand, Viswanathan

Viswanathan Anand

GM🇮🇳

FIDEFIDE 5000017· Male· India· Born in 1969

Viswanathan Anand, a 57-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2739 and ranked 3rd among Indian players, and 14th worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Mar 2025 and May 2026. Recent appearance: the German Bundesliga. Also played 7 rapid (including 2026 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 5 blitz events (including 2026 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout) recently. His peak of 2817 was reached at age 42 (Mar 2011); he also reached World #1 in Jan 2008 and spent 15 months as World #1. In the 1990–2000 FIDE lists (source: OlimpBase), he was already rated 2610 in Jul 1990.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 32).

Current rating

2739

Standard

Rpd2694·Blz2706

All-time high

2817

−78 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 42

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#3

#3 · Indian players · of 20,270
15 months in World #1 (2008–2011)

Profile · last 5 years

  1. Similar results in every format: 55% in classical (17.5 / 32), 52% in rapid (76 / 145), 57% in blitz (70.5 / 123).
  2. Against higher-rated players (+50): 13 / 42. Against lower-rated (−50): 88 / 124.
  3. Out of form: −33 in rapid rating and 30 / 57 in rated rapid games over the last 12 months.

From 300 games in FIDE-rated events since Oct 2021 (32 classical, 145 rapid, 123 blitz). Fixed rules: every figure comes from these results.

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Career timeline

23 entries
2026
1st 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2739
Oct 2026
2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2743 → returned at 2739
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2750
at age 55
Mar 2024
2021
1st 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2753
Aug 2021
2015
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
2785 → 2816
Jul 2015
Re-crossed 2800
at age 46
May 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Rating history: OlimpBase (opens in a new tab) until 2000, FIDE since 2001

His openings · over the board

What Viswanathan Anand plays, by color

4,190 games with moves in our base · over the board · last in Sep 2026

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As White

171 games100.5 of 171

111 more games in other lines

As Black

165 games77.5 of 165

99 more games in other lines

Over-the-board games from our public base only.Find his online games ›

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-4
2743 → 2739
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
0W3D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026
Team
Apr 20261.5/3#772636-4.4

By color · classical · 5 years

32 games

As White

59%

10 / 17avg opp. 2690

As Black

50%

7.5 / 15avg opp. 2679

Best win

vsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM2750

Norway Chess 2022 · May 2022 · White

Worst loss

vsPentala HarikrishnaGM2717

37th European Chess Club Cup 2022 · Oct 2022 · Black

Games 4,190 · 1984–2026

Time control
  • LvsJavokhir SindarovGM
    Global Chess League · R1.1 · 2026-09-05
    Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line · 57 moves · rapid · 2721
  • DvsIan NepomniachtchiGM
    Global Chess League · R29.1 · 2026-08-31
    Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack · 32 moves · 2739
  • DvsAlireza FirouzjaGM
    Global Chess League · R25.1 · 2026-08-31
    Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line · 33 moves · 2739
  • LvsMagnus CarlsenGM
    Global Chess League · R23.1 · 2026-08-31
    King's Indian Attack, with e6 · 37 moves · 2739
  • LvsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
    Global Chess League · R19.1 · 2026-08-31
    Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Reversed Albin Countergambit · 66 moves · 2739
  • LvsJavokhir SindarovGM
    Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 | Preliminary Stage · R16.1 · 2026-08-31
    Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Arkhangelsk Variation · 74 moves · 2739
  • LvsIan NepomniachtchiGM
    Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 | Preliminary Stage · R13.1 · 2026-08-31
    Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Modern Line · 23 moves · 2739
  • DvsAlireza FirouzjaGM
    Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 | Preliminary Stage · R12.1 · 2026-08-31
    Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit · 59 moves · 2739
  • LvsMagnus CarlsenGM
    Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 | Preliminary Stage · R9.1 · 2026-08-31
    Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian · 64 moves · 2739
  • DvsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
    Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 | Preliminary Stage · R6.1 · 2026-08-31
    Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation · 36 moves · 2739

Over-the-board games only, matched to this player through official FIDE pairings and tournament records. Opponents marked “?” could not be identified with certainty. Source: Lichess broadcasts (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab).

Most-Played Opponents

vsLevon AronianGM
🇺🇸USA·2725
+15 −20 =59
94 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMagnus CarlsenGM
🇳🇴NOR·2823
+8 −28 =57
93 games·last met Sep 2026
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vsFabiano CaruanaGM
🇺🇸USA·2784
+17 −21 =40
78 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHikaru NakamuraGM
🇺🇸USA·2792
+7 −20 =43
70 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsVladimir KramnikGM
🇷🇺RUS·2753
+7 −12 =42
61 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings

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India
#3
out of 19,882 players
Asia-Pacific
#6
out of 53,983 players
World
#14
out of 221,391 players

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
2
🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun
2,746
3
🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan
2,739
4
🇮🇳Gukesh D
2,710
5
🇮🇳Nihal Sarin
2,709
6
🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
2,693
7
🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.
2,677
7
🇮🇳Pranav, V
2,677
9
🇮🇳Pranesh M
2,674
10
🇮🇳Harikrishna, Pentala
2,648
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
2
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
3
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
4
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
5
🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun
2,746
6
🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan
2,739
7
🇻🇳Le, Quang Liem
2,732
8
🇮🇷Tabatabaei, M. Amin
2,728
9
🇨🇳Ding, Liren
2,723
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, Ian
2,719
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
5
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
6
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
8
🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
2,761
9
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
10
🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
2,757
...
14
🇮🇳Anand, Viswanathan
2,739
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