Viswanathan Anand

🇮🇳 India

Age 56•Grandmaster

Viswanathan Anand is a Grandmaster from India with a current classical FIDE rating of 2739. Viswanathan Anand achieved a peak FIDE rating of 2817 in Mar 2011 (Age 41). Viswanathan Anand is currently ranked #12 in the world and #2 in India. Viswanathan's most popular opening is the Sicilian Defense.

FIDE RATING

2739

Classical

2739

Rapid

2729

Blitz

2704

Career Statistics

World Rank#12

Country Rank#2

Peak Rating2817 - Mar 2011 (Age 41)

Total Games4406

Wins1618 (37%)

Draws2170 (49%)

Losses618 (14%)

Active Years1984 - 2026

Similar Players

Rank

Name

Rating

#10Yi Wei2753

#11Erigaisi Arjun2751

#12Viswanathan Anand2739

#13Jan-Krzysztof Duda2739

#15Jorden Van Foreest2735

Top Openings

Opening

Games

Sicilian DefenseB90

Petrov's DefenseC42

Ruy LopezC65

Italian GameC54

Queen's Indian DefenseE15

Last updated on May 09, 2026