Viswanathan Anand's Best Chess Game Ever

We continue the best game series - this one is the greatest game that Viswanathan (Vishy) Anand ever played. Players featured here are Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, and others...

[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Joel Lautier"]

18.Rb1 Qxd4 19.Rxb7 Rd8 20.h6 gxh6 21.Bg6 Ne7 22.Qxd4 Rxd4 23.Rd3 Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Kxd8 25.Bd3 1-0

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[GothamChess]

Shout out to the fans from 🇮🇳 ❤️ What’s your favorite Vishy game?

[ConcordMass]

“To become good at anything you have to know how to apply basic principles. To become great at it, you have to know when to violate those principles.” - Garry Kasparov

[Ankur]

"And then he will lose everything else...probably including his desire to play chess."
You brutal, Levy! Loving this series!

[Silent.]

I feel like a child watching Dora the explorer when Levy asks me a question

[AnotherPanther]

Vishy losing queen: oh no
Also Vishy: anyway

[pallavrajpatra]

Viswa - Sanskrit for World
Nathan - Sanskrit for Ruler.

So yes, World Champion.

[AnishGiriOfficial]

I actually watched this video by accident. It's actually a good video.




Good stuff.

[milosmilojevic]

Vishy said "Oh no my queen!"

[t.hussain]

Vishy after playing bishop to g6 : "Call an ambulance, call an ambulance... But not for me."

[mukulagarwal]

Toughest task ever: choosing best Vishy game

[growandgame]

It looked like Vishy was hanging by a thread the whole time, when in reality, he was dominating

[swolejszo]

When Vishy plays like this he is every bit as entertaining as Tal in his prime. My head spins trying to sort through how he could possibly see the combinations of moves he seems to always find. Great video and analysis!

[gadingnizam]

This 'best game' series begin after Levy lose a chess dice game against Eric Rosen😂

[Gnemfran]

I met him a few years ago in the Cap d agde event. I exchange a few words with him about his book and how to use it. I still have the picture of him and i on my desk. Nice nice guy !!!

[MVeeraManoharaSubbiah]

GothamChess: He didn't say all that, they don't speak to eachother over the board chess.
Everyone: But they do give each other stares that are like flares over the board 😂

[SrikarMaddula]

Me: Sees Vishy Anand on Thumbnail.
Me: Clicks the next second.

[ImprovePath]

I am from India. This game of vishy reminded me of Magician Mikhail Tal. Vishy plays like magician in this game. Absolutely insane. ❤

[-_Nuke_-]

Picasso once said it took me a lifetime to learn to paint like a child again... In this game Anand played like a complete beginner, or at least his play reminded me of how I used to play before I learned how to play chess... With the difference that he crushed a GM.

Absolute jaw dropping genius from Anand, and before computers existing to validate his moves, shows Anands true genius and passion for the game...

I can see in my imagination Anand prior to that game playing on his own with these variations on his board some cold night of winter drinking hot chocolate and hearing the drizzle of the rain outside planning out his moves!

Chess is a wonderful game :)

[mosiah.torres]

7:12 Agadmator: "Wait, that's illegal"

[JaganChess]

Wow Levy. What a homage you have paid Vishy! Described the game so well, tongue in cheek! Great selection too as its probably a lesser known absolute jewel.