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Viswanathan Anand's opening repertoire

Based on 5149+ over-the-board tournament games in Perdura's database.

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5149
Games analysed
46%
Win rate as White
28%
Win rate as Black

As White

B90 113
C42 104
C65 86
C67 73
B33 72
C54 64
C88 61
C11 48

As Black

E15 70
D27 57
E12 51
C54 50
C65 50
B12 48
C42 46
B90 43

Recent tournaments

WBTC 2026 · WRTC 2026 · Round 15: Anand, Viswanathan - Volokitin, Andrei · Round 14: Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Anand, Viswanathan · BL 2526 SC Heimbach-Weis-Neuwied - OSG Baden-Baden · Tata Steel India Blitz

“As White, Viswanathan leans hardest on the B90 — 113 of the 2640 White games in our sample. As Black, expect the E15 more than anything else. If you're prepping to face him, that's exactly where to start.”

AM
Andrés Merario Alarcón
International Master (IM)

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