What is Viswanathan Anand's FIDE rating?

Viswanathan Anand's FIDE rating is 2739 standard, 2721 rapid, 2706 blitz, world #14. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Viswanathan Anand's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Viswanathan Anand played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 4,060 over-the-board games by Viswanathan Anand (2,786 classical, 641 rapid, 649 blitz), with 36% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Viswanathan Anand's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Viswanathan Anand?

Open Viswanathan Anand's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Viswanathan Anand's style, before facing them.

Viswanathan Anand

World No. 14Indiaborn 1969FIDE ID 5000017

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2760

2754 · Sep 2023

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2739Classical

2721Rapid

2706Blitz

2817peak, Mar 2011

4,060games

1,474wins, 36%

1,957draws, 48%

628losses, 15%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2817 · Mar 2011

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 93.7% average

High resilience (64%): Dangerous even when losing

Solid conversion: 82%

Very consistent (80%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.Nf3 as

(76% in 98 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4

(only 46%)

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Based on

4,060 games

Based on 4,060 games

Openings

4,060 gamesBased on 4,060 player games

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 8 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

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 2,719 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 2,719 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

97.0%

Middlegame

94.2%

Endgame

95.5%

Clutch factor

+4%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

94%158g

EqualEqual position

96%287g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%55g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

22%

52 err

22%

53 err

16%

39 err

16%

39 err

12%

28 err

12%

28 err

Critical moment

Move 38 avg

1-15

26%

16-25

16%

26-35

32%

36-45

21%

46+

32% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

79Errors mapped

f6 / e1Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1111 err

99 err

88 err

f6/e1 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#25

♜b1?? vs Ibarra Jerez

Middlegame · OTB · 2026

#83

♞d2+?? vs Pena Gomez

Endgame · OTB · 2026

#52

♜a5?? vs Erigaisi Arjun

Endgame · Rapid · 2026

#32

♜xg2+?? vs Gukesh D

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#49

♜f4?? vs Gukesh D

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#48

♛b1?? vs Firouzja

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

4,060 games

Firouzja, Alireza(2757)

TechM GCL 2026 · 7 Sept 2026

½–½

Carlsen, Magnus(2823)

TechM GCL 2026 · 6 Sept 2026

0–1

Sindarov, Javokhir(2778)

TechM GCL 2026 · 5 Sept 2026

0–1

Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime(2718)

TechM GCL 2026 · 5 Sept 2026

½–½

Gao, Rui(2534)

FIDE World Bl Team Pool A · 20 Jun 2026

1–0

Chen,Jonathan(2170)

FIDE World Bl Team Pool A · 20 Jun 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

993 endgames (50%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (17%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

50%

993 / 1,986

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Opposite-Color Bishops: only 17% win rate (35 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

4,060 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

2,126 games44%W44%D12%L

2,126games in this linewon 44%, drew 44%, lost 12%

Move

1. e4

17231w

43%45%12

65%

1. d4

2433m

46%44%10

68%

1. ♞f3

984y

60%31%9

76%

1. c4

584y

53%33%14

70%

1. e3

27y

50%50%

75%

1. b3

1Sept 1991

100%

1. g3