Scouting report: Viswanathan Anand (GM, IND)

4,066 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (2,504 classical, 869 rapid, 693 blitz): 36% wins, 48% draws, 16% losses. FIDE rating 2739 standard, 2694 rapid, 2706 blitz, world #14. 2,719 games analyzed with Stockfish: 94% accuracy, 0.11 blunders per game.

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Viswanathan Anand

TitleGrandmasterRankWorld No. 14FederationIndiaBorn1969FIDE ID5000017

Classical2739
Rapid2694
Blitz2706
Games4,066
W · D · L36 / 48 / 16
Peak2817

Rating history

2660
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2740
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2024
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Classical2739Rapid2694Blitz2706no games played
Accuracy by phase
97.0%Opening94.2%Middlegame95.5%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.7% average
High resilience (65%): Dangerous even when losing
Very consistent (80%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 as ♔ (76% in 98 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 46%)

Recent games

Nepomniachtchi, Ian(2719)

TechM GCL 2026 · 12 Sept 2026

½–½
Firouzja, Alireza(2757)

TechM GCL 2026 · 11 Sept 2026

½–½
Carlsen, Magnus(2823)

TechM GCL 2026 · 10 Sept 2026

1–0
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime(2718)

TechM GCL 2026 · 9 Sept 2026

1–0
Sindarov, Javokhir(2778)

TechM GCL 2026 · 8 Sept 2026

0–1

Play against Anand's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 4,066 games

Openings

2,129 games as White · scores 66.2%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Alekhine Defense1.e4 ♞f6 2.e5 ♞d528 games, last played 10 months ago71.4%wins
Caro-Kann: Panov-Botvinnik1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c412 games, last played 17 years ago66.7%wins

By family

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PRO
4,066 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 66.2%
62465.4%—
49763.0%−3.2 pts
15170.9%+4.7 pts
12268.9%—
11463.2%—
10275.5%+9.3 pts
9660.9%−5.2 pts
7062.1%−4.0 pts

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

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Repertoire

PRO
4,066 games in scope
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2,129 games44%W44%D12%L
Move
1. e4
17266w
43%45%
65%
1. d4
2434m
46%44%
68%
1. ♞f3
984y
60%31%
76%
1. c4
584y
53%33%14
70%
1. e3
27y
50%50%
75%
1. b3
1Sept 1991
100%
100%
1. g3
1Sept 1991
100%
50%

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