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Which game is played by Viswanathan Anand?
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After a hiatus of nearly 15 months, Indian Grandmaster (GM) Viswanathan Anand will play his first over-the-board chess game in the Croatia Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz tournament in Zagreb on Tuesday. The tournament will feature 10 elite GMs competing over nine rounds of rapid and 18 rounds of blitz chess.
What is Viswanathan Anand Favourite opening?
Viswanathan Anand Repertoire with White pieces (most played)
| ECO | Opening | Games |
|---|---|---|
| B90 | Sicilian, Najdorf | 99 games |
| C42 | Petrov’s defence | 78 games |
| C65 | Ruy Lopez, Berlin defence | 78 games |
| C67 | Ruy Lopez, Berlin defence, open variation | 66 games |
Is Vishy Anand the best chess player?
Viswanathan Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and the fifteenth undisputed world chess champion. Anand has won the world chess championship five times. He defeated Alexei Shirov in a six-game match to win the 2000 FIDE World Chess Championship, a title he held until 2002.
Who is world number 2 in chess?
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is a super-grandmaster from Azerbaijan. He was the number-two ranked player in the world in the FIDE ratings list of February 2018.
Can Vishy Anand use leftover World Championship preparation to win games?
Anand has won many games using his leftover World Championship preparation. The best example was Aronian vs Anand from Wijk Aan Zee, 2013. According to Vishy this was not such a deep preparation and was just a blunder on Nepo’s part. Check out this video on chess. com for an interview with Vishy Anand towards the end.
Did Vishy Anand lose his edge in Round 5?
And so after four draws, there were talks of Anand having lost his edge and the Madras Tiger unable to hunt anymore! Well, as always Vishy let his chess do the talking and in round five he beat Ian Nepomniachtchi in just 17 moves!
Who won Vishy Anand vs Ian Nepomniachtchi – 17 moves?
Well, as always Vishy let his chess do the talking and in round five he beat Ian Nepomniachtchi in just 17 moves! Nepo has always been an uncomfortable opponent for Vishy and this win against the Russian is going to do Anand’s confidence a world of good in future events as well.
Is Anand the best chess player in the world?
Indeed, Anand began the next decade by winning FIDE’s championship in 2000. Missing from the competition were Kasparov, Karpov, and newly-minted classical champion Vladimir Kramnik, thus making Anand the top-rated player in the knockout tournament.