Anand's chess career was sandwiched between probably the 2 best players ever - Kaspaov and Carlsen. Even then, to his credit, he became the world champion 5 times that too in multiple formats and really dominated for a few years..
@@Cnut_the_grape i dont think so...Carlsen reached world no. 1 somewhere around 2008-2009 i reckon..and that was when Anand started winning world championships...although there was some controversy regarding Carlsen playing the Candidates around that time too but still..Anand really was superior to Carlsen in his glory days...it didnt last very long because obviously its Magnus...but still..Anand managed to win so many strong tournaments where he had to battle Kramnik, Topalov, Shirov , Gelfand , Short,Aronian..these were no easy opponents..those were world top 10 at that time...so he did really dominate for those few years. Absolute gem
@@themaster9601 i just checked wikipedia..it was in 2010..Anand and Carlsen competed for World no. 1 but by the end of 2010 it was Magnus who became World no. 1 and has since stayed there for almost all these years
At the age 52 he beats Magnus 2 times in blitz and he as good advantage in Classic but he missed that move and Magnus hold Vishy on draw in Norway Chess 2022. .. WOW... What a Genius he was in his prime time and now... Mark the name Viswanathan Anand.
Anand is one of The Last Greatest Classic player who grew up without Chess Engines. Today's modern players remember moves from engines and copy paste in their games; Where as Anand create magic on the board.. Do you guys know that Anand was far ahead of his contemporaries in his native India. He surpassed the rest of the junior players in the country at a very early age and was already dominating the top adult players in his early teens. There was no one around that was strong enough to coach him. Nowadays, with computers and the internet, this is less important. But back in the 70s and 80s, that really made a difference. He was and even today so strong that he dominated the modern super Grandmasters who played as brilliant as the Engines with ease.. He is a super Grandmaster and former World Champion - he is Very very good at all aspects of chess. Generally he is Considered a strong tactical player but he’s so accurate that he plays positionally until his opponnets err.. He is modern version of Paul Murphy a super legend..
Modern players don't copy paste from engines. They gain experience from the moves played by engines and apply in the real games. I agree Anand is an extraordinary player, but you can't just criticize the advantage which the modern ones have.
Vishy is a genius and a remarkably consistent player. His patience, his creativity, and technique are inspiring. The community could have asked for no better a human being to represent us as the World Champion during his reign. His resurgence to win the World Rapid Championship in 2018 is proof he still has the ability to play at the highest level. Legend!
the whole game was a combination of great moves...not just that ....there were multiple tactic in all the variation ..especially after be5 ...there are smothered mate in at least 2 different lines and after Nd5 ....it was just amazing how it all came together . Basically the one game has alteast top 3 moves (Be5 Nd5 F5)...so they would have decided not to go for long video he also didnt include the famous win against sergey in nadjorf in wijk aan jee 2006 and the qd4 move against fabiano caruana
@@ashulivechess he used the tal principle : when your opponent has forked two of your pieces, offer a third one, your opponent can only take one of them
@@ashulivechess it shows his calculation skill in his prime were insane.... specially in the Sokolov game finding Nb5 after such a tactical variation and attack shows his works out every possibility ….his game would have more been like Fabiano's current play(even more deadlier) if engine would have been there during 90's and 2000's
Simon might be the greatest chess commentator in terms of passion and well-spokennes. Sure, people like Agadmator and Eric Rosen are excellent, but Simon has that playful, enganging personality. I could understand what he meant back when I was only 900 rated on lichess, and hundreds of points later I'm only enjoying it more!
@@overclockinggames2419 my rapid rating is at 1421 right now on Lichess, but I'm noticing I have to study more. I've stagnated a little bit so back to the drawing board
Agad a good commentator. ? He just yells out moves...captures captures... For me, probably the greatest commentator is Daniel King. Jerry, kingcrusher are all better than agad. Agad works hard and appeals to beginner -intermediate players.
Anand is certainly one of the most attacking champions Chess has ever seen. Nice to see that authenticated by other GMs as well. Good show sir. Love your channel. All the best
I am his compatriot. May be Carlsen and Kasparov has proven to be tougher than him to beat, Anand can sit back and proudly say that no other player has more fan following than him, simply because he was born in a country of more than a billion people and has been an inspiration to many to follow his path. Dont forget that he is the first grandmaster of India and now the country has crossed 64, and this man had played a tremendous single handed role in that. What a great player and proud of you !!!
@@pkskyw I'm not a native speaker but this type of sentences are widely used and to my knowledge there is nothing wrong with the way the sentence was formed
@@jonesjoestar sure he is just because they dont speak a lot about him doesnt mean they dont appreciate him, he has been the world champion 5 times thats a big deal. I have heard a lot of GMs speak highly about him.
In the first example vs Lautier, the brilliancy began a move prior to the one you showed. Pawn to h6 was played by Anand and that's Anand's personal favorite move of his. The pawn was captured and then Anand played bishop to g6. But the most brilliant move of the whole sequence was pawn to h6.
It's just amazing how many amazing moves he's had in his career.. but I feel you should have included the recent one again Nepo where he sacrificed bishop !
Anand’s games and moves are something else. He made chess interesting. They are just aesthetically different from other games or players. You see otherworldly. The best chess games occurred either in the 1500s or the early 2000s and late nineties. Today’s people are such tryhards and grind on d4 openings and heavy theory to get wins
@@ultimatesoccer8680 you must not say that tal was not in best shape rather say that tal was having so many health issues around that time and still he was playing chess proves how strong was tal. If he would have taken care for his health surely he would be a greatest world champion of all time
i only started playing a year ago and something just dawned on me. top players aren't playing 'hope' chess. they're playing a pressure cooker style where they force opponent's moves. that's incredible. correct me if im wrong. this game has so many layers
In the first game, against Lautier, he could play such a tactic only because of his previous move h6!, opening the diagonal for the dark squared Bishop, so that Bxh6+ is possible. I somehow think h6 in that position is even more stunning than Bg6...
Seriously, how could you omit his fabulous 42... Qf3!! against Kramnik in the Amber rapidplay 2008? Admittedly it was only one move rather than a whole succession as in some of the examples used, but a stunning queen sac to take down one of the best players in the world. In one variation he would even have given mate despite being two queens down. 99% of chess players can only ever dream of playing a move like that.
