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Stockfish at the start of the endgame

Viswanathan Anand in the endgame.

1,770 endgames of Viswanathan Anand, each evaluated by Stockfish at its start. 989 began equal – they brought 51.7 % of the points and 133 wins.

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How it began – and how it ended

Every endgame of Viswanathan Anand by the value Stockfish gives its start – from the side of Viswanathan Anand –, and what became of it.

  1. Clearly worse (−1.5 and less) 188 · 14.4 %
  2. Slightly worse 47 · 31.9 %
  3. Equal (±0.5) 989 · 51.7 %
  4. Slightly better 82 · 77.4 %
  5. Clearly better (+1.5 and more) 464 · 93.2 %

won drawn lost

By endgame family

Rook and minor piece91958.5 %62
Queen and piece54661.8 %42
Minor pieces15460.4 %15
Rook endgames15153.6 %14

Viswanathan Anand against World champions

Points per endgame family – the family the endgame began in. Only families with at least ten endgames.

Viswanathan AnandWorld champions

A click on a row shows only the positions of Viswanathan Anand from these endgames in the trainer.

21 turning points the tablebase found in these endgames

By time control

The same endgames, split into classical, rapid and blitz games – each beside the own group.

Classical1,196 games 60.4% 63.8%
Rapid265 games 60.9% 60.6%
Blitz311 games 53.5% 57.9%

Viswanathan AnandWorld champions

chessophia recognizes the time control by the name of the event (“Blitz”, “Rapid” …); all other games count as classical.

Won from equality 133

133 endgames Viswanathan Anand began without an advantage – Stockfish saw at most half a pawn for either side – and won them all the same. Here the 24 with the lowest starting value.

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.32 – White: Kh5, Ra1, Be1, g2, f3, e4, c5; Black: Kd7, Rd4, Nc6, f4, e5, h6, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.32 → won

A. Tari – Viswanathan Anand
10th Norway Armageddon 2022 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.25 – White: Kb2, Ra4, Be2, a2, c2, b3; Black: Kf6, Ra7, Ng4, a5, f5, e68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.25 → won

Viswanathan Anand – Veselin Topalov
Linares 22nd 2005 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.18 – White: Kg1, Ra1, Nc3, a2, b2, h2, c4, d5, g5; Black: Kg7, Rf8, Bg4, d6, g6, a7, b7, c7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.18 → won

Garry Kasparov – Viswanathan Anand
Geneve PCA-GP Credit Suisse 1996 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.18 – White: Kh1, Re3, Ne1, c2, h2, b3, d3, a4, g5; Black: Kg7, Rf2, Ne2, b4, c5, e5, a6, d68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.18 → won

Viswanathan Anand – Sergey Karjakin
Norway Supreme Masters Blitz 2013 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.18 – White: Kg2, Qc4, Re3, f2, a3, g3, b5, e5; Black: Kg8, Qd8, Re6, a4, g6, h6, b7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.18 → won

Fabiano Caruana – Viswanathan Anand
Zurich CC Blitz 2014 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.17 – White: Kg2, Rc1, Nb3, a2, b2, c2, g3, h3, e4; Black: Kg8, Rd8, Ng4, a6, c6, b7, c7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.17 → won

Viswanathan Anand – Praveen Mahadeo Thipsay
Coimbatore 1987 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.16 – White: Kb2, Rd7, Bd6, c2, g2, b3, c3, f3, h3; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Nc6, b5, e5, h5, a6, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.16 → won

Vladimir Akopian – Viswanathan Anand
ARM-ROW m 2004 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.16 – White: Kg1, Bf4, Nf1, a2, f2, g2, b3, c4, e5; Black: Kc6, Be6, Bd8, g4, c5, a6, b6, c7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.16 → won

Viswanathan Anand – Veselin Topalov
Amber-rapid 14th 2005 · Two bishops vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.15 – White: Ke2, Rb1, Nc4, c2, h2, c3, e4, f5; Black: Kf7, Rd8, Ng4, a4, c5, g5, a7, e7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.15 → won

Evgeny Bareev – Viswanathan Anand
Paris Immopar rapid 1992 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.15 – White: Kg2, Rf1, Bc1, a2, b2, f2, g4, d5; Black: Kg8, Rd7, Bd6, g6, a7, b7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.15 → won

Teimour Radjabov – Viswanathan Anand
Mainz CCM6 m 2006 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.15 – White: Kh1, Bd2, Nh2, f2, g2, d3, h3, c4, e4, a5; Black: Kh7, Bc7, Nb8, c5, e5, a6, d6, h6, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.15 → won

Viswanathan Anand – Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.07 – White: Kf1, Ra1, Be1, f2, g2, h3, a4, b4; Black: Kh7, Rb3, Nf4, e5, h5, a6, c6, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.07 → won

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Viswanathan Anand
World Blitz 2017 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.04 – White: Kb3, Qb5, Re1, c3, g3, b4, d4, f5; Black: Kh7, Qg4, Rd8, e4, d5, h5, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.04 → won

Peter Leko – Viswanathan Anand
Dortmund final 2004 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.02 – White: Kg1, Rf2, Bd3, c2, g2, h3, a4, c4, f4; Black: Kf8, Rf6, Bc3, d4, a5, f5, h6, c7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.02 → won

Sergey Karjakin – Viswanathan Anand
4th Zurich CC Blitz 2015 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.01 – White: Kg1, Re1, Bd6, a2, b2, f2, g2, h2, c5; Black: Kg8, Ra8, Bd3, e5, c6, f6, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.01 → won

Viswanathan Anand – P. Piscopo
Le Defi Anand Rapid Matches 2014 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −0.01 – White: Kg2, Rd1, Bd7, a2, f2, h2, g5; Black: Kf8, Rc8, Nh5, a6, f7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.01 → won

Val Popov – Viswanathan Anand
World Blitz 2018 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qf3, Rd4, g2, e3, h3, b4, c5; Black: Kg8, Qa2, Re8, a6, f6, g6, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Viswanathan Anand – Peter K. Wells
Wch U20 1984 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: 0.0 – White: Kb1, Rd1, Re1, a2, b2, c3, h3, d4; Black: Ka8, Rg7, Re8, e3, c6, a7, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Viswanathan Anand – Pavel Blatny
Wch U20 1987 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: 0.0 – White: Kh2, Rg8, Bf1, f2, g2, c3, d4; Black: Kb8, Ba4, Nf4, c4, d5, a6, f6, b7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Viswanathan Anand – Sergey Arkhipov
Moscow-B 1987 · Rook and bishop vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qe3, Re1, f2, b3, c3, f3, g5; Black: Kg8, Qh5, Rc8, b5, d5, a6, g6, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Svetlana Matveeva – Viswanathan Anand
Frunze 1987 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: 0.0 – White: Kh2, Bg2, Ne3, a2, b2, g3, h3, e4, f4, d5; Black: Kg8, Bb5, Ne8, b4, d4, a5, d6, g6, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

K. V. Shantharam – Viswanathan Anand
IND-ch 1988 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qd4, Rb1, g2, h2, a3, f3, b4, d5, b7; Black: Kg8, Qa4, Rf8, b2, d6, g6, e7, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Viswanathan Anand – Bent Larsen
Cannes schev 1989 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qb7, Ra1, b2, f2, g2, h3; Black: Kg7, Qf4, Rd2, h5, f6, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Viswanathan Anand – Tahmidur Rahman
Asia zt 1990 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: 0.0 – White: Kc1, Rf4, Bd2, b2, c2, h2, a3, g4, e5; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Nf5, c4, a6, e6, h6, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Gata Kamsky – Viswanathan Anand
Linares 11th 1993 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Saved 51

51 endgames Viswanathan Anand held or won although Stockfish saw a disadvantage of at least one and a half pawns at the start. The 12 with the worst value.

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −9.67 – White: Kg1, Qd1, Rd2, g2, a4, b5; Black: Ka7, Qe4, Nd3, g3, c4, a5, e5, b68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−9.67 → drawn

Viswanathan Anand – Alexander Grischuk
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2018 · Queen and rook vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −6.71 – White: Kh3, Qg6, Rg1, f2, h4, b5, e5, c6; Black: Kh8, Qe7, Ra8, f5, b6, e6, h6, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.71 → drawn

Alexei Shirov – Viswanathan Anand
Mainz m 2004 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −6.67 – White: Kf2, Qe5, Rb5, c2, e3, a4, c4, f4, d5; Black: Kh7, Qd7, Ra6, e4, g4, a5, c5, b6, h6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.67 → drawn

Gennadi Zaichik – Viswanathan Anand
Coimbatore 1987 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −6.56 – White: Kb1, Qa8, Bd3, b2, c2, g2, h2, a3, d5; Black: Kg7, Qc1, Re1, b5, a6, f6, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.56 → won

Viswanathan Anand – Ljubomir Ljubojevic
Amber-rapid 4th 1995 · Queen and rook vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −6.47 – White: Kh2, Re4, Ba4, g2, d5, h6; Black: Kg8, Rf2, Rf8, c4, a6, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.47 → drawn

Viswanathan Anand – Loek Van Wely
Amber-rapid 14th 2005 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −6.46 – White: Kh1, Qd7, Nd3, g2, h3, a4; Black: Kg8, Qd6, Bf8, c2, h5, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.46 → won

Viswanathan Anand – Fabiano Caruana
GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −6.32 – White: Kg1, Re2, Ne5, g2, h3, e6; Black: Kh8, Rd5, Rf8, g3, c5, h6, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.32 → drawn

Viswanathan Anand – Levon Aronian
7th Norway Armageddon 2019 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −6.19 – White: Kg1, Qf2, Rd5, a2, h2, g3, b4, c5, e5; Black: Kg8, Re8, Ng7, c6, g6, a7, b7, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.19 → drawn

Mihail Marin – Viswanathan Anand
Oakham YM 1986 · Queen and rook vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −6.15 – White: Kg2, Rh1, Nc2, a3, b3, f3, g4, e5; Black: Kf7, Rc6, Bf4, c3, a5, d5, g5, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.15 → drawn

Viswanathan Anand – L. Yeoh
FIDE World Cup 2017 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −6.07 – White: Kg2, Qb6, Be3, a2, f2, g3, h4; Black: Kg8, Qa6, Bc3, b4, g61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.07 → drawn

Veselin Topalov – Viswanathan Anand
FIDE-Wch 2005 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −6.02 – White: Kb1, Rd1, Rg1, a2, b2, c2, h2, f4, g4, f5; Black: Kg8, Qa8, Bf8, b4, c4, b5, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.02 → won

Viswanathan Anand – S. Yudin
World Blitz 2018 · Queen and bishop vs. two rooks

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: −5.81 – White: Kg1, Ra1, Rf1, a2, f2, g2, e3, h3, d6; Black: Kf8, Rb6, Be4, c5, d5, f6, a7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.81 → drawn

Dmitry Andreikin – Viswanathan Anand
11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Let slip 54

54 endgames Viswanathan Anand began at least one and a half pawns up – and did not win. That belongs to it too: the 12 with the highest value.

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: +8.61 – White: Kg1, Qa5, Rb1, f2, g2, h3, a4, e5; Black: Kg8, Qc6, Rc4, c5, g6, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+8.61 → drawn

Viswanathan Anand – Ruslan Ponomariov
Cap d'Agde KO 2003 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: +7.02 – White: Kh3, Qg5, Re1, a2, b2, h2, g3, d5; Black: Kg8, Qf7, Rf2, a6, b6, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+7.02 → drawn

Viswanathan Anand – Judit Polgár
Leon Man+Comp 2000 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: +6.97 – White: Kh2, Qh4, Rf3, f2, b4, c4, a5, g5, h5; Black: Ke7, Qg7, Rh8, e5, a6, d6, b7, c7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.97 → lost

Viswanathan Anand – Magnus Carlsen
Glitnir blitz 2006 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: +6.97 – White: Kf3, Rc5, Ne4, g3, b4, d4, h4; Black: Ke8, Rc2, Ne78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.97 → drawn

Viswanathan Anand – Vladimir Kramnik
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: +6.71 – White: Kg1, Qc7, Ra1, h2, c3, f3, e4, g4, b5; Black: Kg7, Qe5, Ra8, c4, a5, g5, f6, e78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.71 → drawn

Viswanathan Anand – Richárd Rapport
Superbet Blitz 2022 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: +6.65 – White: Kg1, Qc1, Nf3, f2, e3, b4, h4, f5; Black: Kg6, Qe7, Rd8, b5, e5, h5, f61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.65 → drawn

Olivier Touzane – Viswanathan Anand
FIDE-Wch k.o. 2001 · Queen and rook vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: +6.32 – White: Kg1, Rc3, Nf5, g2, f3, h3, e4, b5, d5; Black: Kg8, Ra2, Ng6, d6, h6, b7, c7, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.32 → drawn

Viswanathan Anand – Anish Giri
GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: +6.26 – White: Kg1, Re6, Rd7, f2, g2, b3, h3, a4; Black: Kg8, Rd8, Re8, c5, g5, h68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.26 → drawn

Viswanathan Anand – Vladimir Kramnik
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: +6.23 – White: Ke1, Re7, Be2, c2, h2, a3, g3, e5; Black: Kb8, Rg8, Bd7, d5, b6, e6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.23 → lost

Viswanathan Anand – Michael Tischendorf
Mainz CC sim1 2001 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: +6.23 – White: Kd2, Rf2, Rd8, a3, b4, d4, g4, h4, e5; Black: Kb6, Re7, Bg6, a4, d5, e6, h6, b7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.23 → drawn

Viswanathan Anand – Alexei Shirov
Leon Man+Comp 2001 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: +6.18 – White: Kg1, Rf1, Ra5, Bd3, b2, c2, g2; Black: Kg8, Rg7, d4, h5, b6, e6, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.18 → drawn

Viswanathan Anand – Tiger Hillarp Persson
Benidorm Hotel Bali Stars 2003 · Two rooks and bishop vs. rook

Start of the endgame, value for Viswanathan Anand: +6.18 – White: Kg2, Re8, Nh4, a2, b3, f3, f5; Black: Kg8, Rc7, Nb1, b4, a5, d5, g51h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.18 → drawn

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Viswanathan Anand
GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

How it was measured

For each of the 1,779 endgames Stockfish 19 evaluated the position in which the game became an endgame – at depth 24, with a time limit; a measurement that missed the depth does not count. The values are pawns from the player's side: an evaluation, not a verdict like that of the tablebase. When a game counts as an endgame is told on the page Database.

Measurements as of 14 November 2026.