Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand is quite simply, the greatest sportsman India has ever produced.

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand's spectacular career is reproduced here. Keep checking back for updates.


Year of Participation Tournament Performance

2012 WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, MOSCOW WORLD CHAMPION

2011 Corsican Masters Champion

2011 Leon Masters Champion

2010 WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, SOFIA, BULGARIA WORLD CHAMPION!

2008 WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, BONN, GERMANY WORLD CHAMPION!

2008 13th Grenkeleasing
Rapid World Chess
Championship, Mainz
Champion

2008 Morelia Linares Champion

2007 WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, MEXICO CITY WORLD CHAMPION!

2007 World Rapid Championship,  Mainz Champion

2007 20th Magistral Ciudad de Leon Chess tournament, Leon Champion

2007 Morelia-Linares Super Grandmaster Chess Tournament, Linares Champion

2006 Mikhail Tal Memorial Blitz Tournament, Moscow Champion

2006 Grenkeleasing World Rapid Championship, Mainz Chess Classic, Mainz Champion

2006 19th Magistral Ciudad de Leon Chess tournament, Leon Champion

2006 15th Amber Blindfold & Rapid Chess Tournament Joint Champion
2006 Corus Chess Tournament, Wijk Aan Zee Champion

2005 World Chess Championship, San Luis Runner- Up

2005 Mainz Chess Classic, Mainz Champion

2005 18th Magistral Ciudad de Leon Chess tournament, Leon Champion

2004 Corsica Masters, Bastia Champion

2004 Mainz Chess Classic, Mainz Champion

2004 Dortmunder Schachtage, Dortmund Champion

2004 Corus Chess Tournament, Wijk Aan Zee Champion

2003 Corsica Masters, Bastia Champion

2003 World Rapid Chess Championship, Cap D'Agde Champion

2003 Rapid Chess Classic, Mainz Champion

2003 Sparkassen Chess Meeting, Dortmund Runner-Up

2003 12th Amber Chess Tournament, Monte Carlo Champion

2003 Corus Chess Tournament, Wijk Aan Zee Champion

2002 6th Corsica Masters Rapid Chess Tournament, Corsica Champion

2002 World Cup, Hyderabad Champion

2002 Russia Vs Rest of the World, Moscow Champion

2002 Chess Classic, Mainz Champion

2002 "Torneo Magistral de Ajedrez", Leon Runner- Up

2002 Eurotel World Chess Trophy, Prague Champion

2002 Super Torneo de Linnares, Linares Joint Third Place

2001 World Chess Championship, Moscow Semi Finalist

2001 Corsica Masters, Corsica
Champion


2001 "Duel of the Champions"
Champion


2001 "Torneo Magistral de Ajedrez", Leon Champion

2001 2nd Torneo Magistral, Mexico City Champion

2000 FIDE World Championships, Teheran and New Delhi WORLD CHAMPION

2000 FIDE World Cup, Shenyeng Champion

2000 Sparkassen Chess Meeting, Dortmund Runner-Up

2000 Fujitsu Siemens Giants Rapid Chess, Frankfurt Champion

2000 "Torneo Magistral de Ajedrez", Leon Champion

2000 Wydra International Tournament, Haifa Champion

2000 Corus Chess Tournament, Wijk Aan Zee Runner-Up

2000 Plus GSM World Blitz Chess Cup, Warsaw Champion

1999 "Torneo Magistral de Ajedrez", Leon Champion

1999 Chess Oscar Champion

1999 Toreno International De Ajedrez Ciudad De Linares 1999, Linares Runner-Up

1999 61st Hoogoven's Schaak Tornoi, Wijk Aan Zee

1999 Wydra Memorial Rapid Chess,Haifa Champion

1998 Fontys-Tilburg International Chess Tournament Champion

1998 "Siemens Nixdorf Duell",Frankfurt Champion

1998 "Siemens Nixdorf Duell",Frankfurt Champion

1998 "Torneo Magitral Communidad De Madrid", Madrid Champion

1998 Moscow -

1998 - -

1998 Torneo International De Ajedrez, Linares Champion

1998 60th Hoogoven's Schaak Tornoi,Wijk Aan Zee Champion

1998 FIDE World Chess Championship Finals, Basel Runner- Up

1997 Knock-Out Championship, Groningen Champion

1997 "Invesbanka Chess tournament", Belgrade Champion

1997 Credit Suisse Classic Tournament, Biel Champion

1997 Dortmunder Schachtage, Dortmund Runner- Up

1997 Chess Classic Rapid Tournament, Frankfurt Champion

1997 Exhibition against 6 computers at the Aegon Man Vs Computers chess event. Won 4-2

1997 6th Melody Amber Tournament, Monaco Champion

1997 Torneo de Ajedrex, Dos Hermanes Champion

1996 Las Palmas"Super Torneo De Ajedrez", Las Palmas Second

1996 Credit  Swiss Rapid  Chess Grand Prix, Geneva Champion

1996 Dortmunder Schachtage, Dortmund Joint Winner with Kramnik

1995 World Championship, World Trade Center, New York Finalist

1995 Candidates Final, Las Palmas Winner

1994 World Championship Candidates Cycle, Linares Champion

1994 World Championship Candidates Cycle, New York Champion

1994 PCA Grand Prix, Moscow Champion

1994 Melody Amber Tournament, Monaco Champion

1993 PCA Interzonal, Groningen Champion

1993 FIDE Candidates Circle Interzonal, Biel -

1992 Alekhine Memorial (Category 18), Moscow -

1992 Immopar Trophy, Paris Finalist

1992 Played in Linares against Vassily Ivanchuk (then World No. 3) Champion

1992 Chess Olympaid 1992, Manila -

1992 Goodrich Open International Tournament, Calcutta Joint Champion

1992 Reggio Emilia Chess Tournament (Category 18) Champion

1991 World Championship, Brussels Quarter Finalist

1991 "Candidates Match" for the World Championship, Madras Champion

1990 Triveni International Super Grandmasters Tournament, Delhi Joint Champion

1990 Manila Chess Interzonal, Manila -

1990 Asian Open Chess Championship, Manila Champion

1990 Manchester Chess Festival, Manchester Champion

1990 Asian Zonal Championship  Gold Medallist

1989 GMA World Cup Qualifier Tied for 4th place

1989 Asian Team Chess Championship Scored 7 points out of 7 games
1989 2nd Asian Active Chess Championship, Hong Kong Champion

1989 First National Active Chess, Pune Champion

1989 4th International Games Festival, France (Veterans vs. Youth Tournament) 2nd overall, but 1st in the Youth category
1988 51st Hoogovens Chess Tournament Wijk Aan Zee