No part of this site may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way or by any means (including photocopying, recording or storing it in any medium by electronic means), without the written permission of FIDE International Chess Federation.

Viswanathan Anand won the Candidates Tournament by remaining undefeated and scoring victories over Levon Aronian (in round 1), Shakriyar Mamedyarov (in Round 3), and Veselin Topalov (in Round 9). This guaranteed his spot as challenger to Magnus Carlsen in the Sochi World Chess Championship match.

In April 2007 Anand made the #1 ranking on FIDE’s official rating list (begun in 2000) for the first time with a 2786 mark that ranked 14 points above rivals Topalov and Kramnik. Later that year Anand won the world championship title by a full point in another double round-robin.

1 day ago · "Viswanathan Anand withdrew on short notice," stated the Freestyle Chess website. ... Freestyle Chess organisers have stated that FIDE demanded $500,000 annually to permit the event's continuation.

FIDE Events; Events Archive; Other Tournaments; Calendar Regulations; Ratings. Top Players; All Players; ... Calculators Rating Progress Chart Periods Complete | 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | 5 Years. Anand, Viswanathan (IND) Profile | Rating Progress | Game Statistics:: Full report; Period RTNG GMS RAPID RTNG RAPID GMS BLITZ RTNG BLITZ GMS ...

Won the FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament Groningen 1997 which qualified him to play Karpov for the title in 1998. Won the World Championship Knockout Tournament 2000, holding the FIDE title until January 2002 when Ponomariov …

Jan 3, 2025 · Viswanathan Anand (born December 11, 1969, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian chess master who won the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE; International Chess Federation) World Championship in 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2012.

FIDE - World Chess Federation, Online ratings, individual calculations

Viswanathan Anand is an Indian chess player. He holds the title of chess grandmaster and is a former five-time World Chess Champion. Achieving the status of the first grandmaster from India in 1988, he boasts the eighth-highest peak FIDE rating in history. In 2022, he was elected as the deputy president of FIDE.

Nov 17, 2024 · India's first grandmaster, India's only world champion till date, and until last year, India's highest-ranked chess player, Anand has paved a way which the likes of D Gukesh are aspiring to...