Viswanathan Anand's Top 5 Moves Of All Time

[@josin007]

If it's Tal, it's a Queen sacrifice. If it's Anand, it's a rook sacrifice.

[@JTST1234]

Haha so true.

[@Vs1234.]

If it's me , it's a king sacrifice.

[@pranaytony]

@@Vs1234. Ha ha! Super!😊

[@kpradheep8868]

Y Anand is kinda student of tal here

[@hairyputter5363]

@@Vs1234. Hey Anish, you're great. I've been trying your King's Gambit for a long time now. Big fan

[@LionHGH]

My favorite player of all time. A gentle genius. The people's champ. They don't get any classier than Anand.

[@rheayadav-uwd3d]

Mine too

[@259forever]

Totally agree with you!

[@sivakumarbala2413]

@@rheayadav-uwd3d hi

[@akashchaudhary7837]

Agree with yoy

[@ResponsibleCitizen001]

@Official Pluto is*

[@overclockinggames2419]

*Anand thinking * *Rook starts sweating*

[@manonit]

Golden comment 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ajaykiran6]

😂😂😂😂😭😂

[@mittumohanan]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@48-atharvapatil6]

lmao

[@Shubham-fk5oq]

Lmao

[@martininakilazatin7390]

When i put a bishop in front of two pawns, it's probably because i didnt see the two pawns

[@vickybaby99]

That was really funny😂

[@atomizerFPS]

😂😂

[@official.rajarshidutta]

LMAO

[@SivappuKaakkaa]

😂😂😂

[@Doge-xt2fx]

😂

[@ahamedmaluk1493]

Anand:- *Deep calculation in the middlegame* Rooks:- Ayo Bro, our time has come......

[@sandeepyati2403]

🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@yourstruly1234]

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]

Most of those 5 times were in the void between the Era of Kasparov and the Era of Carlsen. But I agree he's incredibly strong.

[@karthiknarayanan7484]

Well said bro

[@harshrajbasant]

@@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]

@@harshrajbasant he reached no.1 around 2013 not 2009

[@harshrajbasant]

@@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

[@CMAAvinash]

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.

[@Abhishek-150]

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..

[@danjeory3659]

so true

[@alfie0]

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.

[@unclepodger]

It's just a generational difference, and he has adapted well to it. No wonder he's #9 in the World and #1 in India.

[@techmania5957]

@@unclepodger that too at his age

[@niadoesorigami6959]

Werrrrrry true

[@hatunglam9761]

I’m a big fan of Anand. I really like him!!! Love from Vietnam!!!

[@riyaznadaf2291]

15 5

[@Raj_Deep.]

Love & respect from India 🇮🇳

[@nmppriyantha9485]

Love from SL

[@nmppriyantha9485]

🇱🇰🇱🇰

[@Brandon-a-writer]

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!

[@allahm-ast3mnlywlatstbdlny164]

Ma

[@gopalakrishnan2491]

Anand and Federer are the finest player who have graced the game and the Role Model for the younger generations

[@hritikpawar163]

Magnus : Rook are My Favorites Anand : Time to say good bye my friend

[@kyogrecards955]

Admit it, you never thought you'd hear: "Blocking the rooks diagonal"

[@teteeheeted]

TheKyogre&Groudonshow just a mistake in what he said

[@sameerplaynicals8790]

You deserve a like.

[@kyogrecards955]

@@teteeheeted I Know

[@teteeheeted]

sameer playnicals how so? By making a generic comment with a generic format?

[@rheayadav-uwd3d]

L.O.L.!

[@plutomixdelirium6538]

the most understandable English speaker for a French speaker, thank you for speaking English properly!

[@peterwinters8587]

Yall dont no nothing. Mericans speak english da best.

[@VishalPJ]

@@peterwinters8587 Indians:We are officially a joke by being and biggest English speakibg country 😓😓

[@ethan.bennett]

C’mon Simon show us your top 5 moves! Like this to make him do it! 👇

[@yesicanhearyouclemfandango]

Yes, please!

[@felixtag5121]

absolutly.... upvote guys

[@olesinell7994]

C'mon Ethan, Simon's top 5 moves obviously are h4, h5, h6, h7 and h8.

[@siddharthkorukonda7662]

Yes plz

[@ToastedHamburgerBun]

h4! h5!

[@devin6935]

Excuse me, where is his Immortal against Aronian?

[@chopinfanclub6672]

Immortals are whole games. good moves there too

[@tejaskarthickthangaperumal9530]

I actually thought that game was the no 1

[@BharadwajSubramaniamdude]

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

[@foreverbooked2964]

@@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

[@BharadwajSubramaniamdude]

@@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

[@pipapandameuk]

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]

What's your rating now

[@pipapandameuk]

@@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

[@overclockinggames2419]

@@pipapandameuk amazing

[@pranjalverma3501]

What about Jerry in chessnetwork.

[@abhishekkj9664]

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.

[@rmahesh]

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

[@Musicrafter12]

2:10 TIL rooks have diagonals

[@vilakkattulife295]

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 !!!

[@realitychek1817]

Looking at his moves .. i think how many practices it need to reach here . Thanks Anand for making India proud

[@innovega]

you're the best Simon!

[@hughmongusfeline3452]

Ben finegold disagrees

[@VishalPJ]

@@hughmongusfeline3452 lmfao Benjamin is 20 kgs heavier than Simon so Simon wins

[@stackupsitesh_sumanyu3392]

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.

[@kallashiOfficial]

I’d have to say I made some great sacrifices too, including the one where I sacrificed my dignity.......

[@kevlarmaximus2720]

Lmao

[@AdityaPal_sciencepal]

lol

[@Gagandeep_B_]

Yudhishthir moment

[@kartikesharan4106]

Unpopular opinion: Vishy isn’t appreciated enough

[@pkskyw]

when u say its an unpopular opinion, it automatically implies that he is quite appreciated, make sensible sentences next time

[@jonesjoestar]

@@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

[@pkskyw]

by sensible i mean logically not grammatically learn to read the entire thing that i wrote

[@jonesjoestar]

@@pkskyw so is anand someone who's appreciated very much by people outside of india?

[@pkskyw]

@@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.

[@-ChrisD]

Wow, those were really great to see!! Simply amazing. Thank you for uploading this video!

[@Martin_Neal]

I really liked that first example; because, sac'ing the Queen is so confident.

[@divyapadhariya141]

2:36 BISHOP g2: NO WAY HOME

[@DarthVader-wm6tf]

This is not stuff .... These are masterpiece .....

[@dilipwalmiki9898]

Only one word is enough for vishy sir you are proud of india we all loves you

[@kavansheth7263]

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 !

[@kevinprasad_8434]

The wait is over!!!!🔥🔥🔥 Thanks Simon✌🏻

[@kumar9346]

I have 20/20 eyesight whenever I don’t play chess

[@BharadwajSubramaniamdude]

he forgot to include the Aronian one..

[@Wesssss84]

Anand is a beast!!! Great video dude

[@ssadiq14359]

Amazing collection Sir, really enjoyed watching it Anand is one of chess Legends

[@vaibhavsingh-dh9iq]

This is actually the most beautiful video for wonderfully fantastic fascinating tactics

[@tanmaykulkarni6627]

Finally!!!! Thanx man you are the best.

[@jasper5016]

Anand games sometimes reminds me of Tal. Bravo Anand! We all love you.

[@humungous09]

An exceptionally brilliant player with a super exciting gameplay. Extremely honoured to have been his compatriot. Bravo!

[@Astaroh]

Where is the game where he destroyed Nepo recently?

[@tamalidey3262]

Bro I was watching it live and it was awesome

[@27srividya]

@@tamalidey3262 GSS

[@ajithkm4645]

One of the best in the business 🔥❤️

[@mridulkumar7371]

Levon Aronian in 2013 game must have been included That game is a master piece

[@Sharleee]

Is Nf5 needed at 10:15? If Kh6, Qh3+ anyway and f5 is guarded by the queen. If knight remains at d4 it blocks black queen from attacking g1

[@gonzalo4658]

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

[@urvilpachode7697]

0:12 when vishy anand stopped watching this video..

[@Gd-jq6mz]

He's the Federer of chess.

[@ami_gourav]

The humble genius of Anand is our pride

[@Akshay-mw7bu]

At last...Anand's top 5😂👍

[@josephroda7110]

Very creative move by Anand# thanks GM SIMON FOR SHARING THIS MOVE

[@ujjwalsharma3827]

Gives me goosebumps everytime I watch

[@shashankprasad11]

At 9:03, how about Queen to e5, rook takes , the pawn takes rook...will that be a good move?

[@anshjoshi26]

Anand Sir is Legend, Shame on us for not giving respect which he deseves!

[@deepakmeena3874]

A god of chess in India , he was 2nd Grandmaster from India , now India have around 85 and still he is sitting on the crown , long live you legend

[@mohan9465]

he was 1st grandmaster from india not 2nd

[@bibincesebastian7]

@@mohan9465 he was first yeah..and now 64

[@Sai-qz9nk]

0:11 Dutch legend Vishy van Anand

[@amitpatil9677]

Beautiful collection,did not thought like this ever

[@TheDigiWorld]

I really enjoyed this one, because honestly I have a similar mindset when playing, just attack, attack and attack

[@georges64]

Great choice, thx!!!

[@chitrasrinivasansalem8276]

Next the 5 most amazing moves of GM simon williams You the ginger

[@KironKabir]

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

[@kushalbhalerao1463]

If you want to improve even above 1200 rating hope chess doesn't work

[@polar.bear865]

The first one is just golden

[@DanielRodriguez-bd9bt]

Thanks a lot. In the first move the real good move is the previos one h6, I think.

[@vaibhavjain2946]

Finally its here..was waiting for it for a long time. Thank you Simon.

[@kaustubhmanipushpkunj8462]

So finally , Vishy !!!! 😇

[@MultiKarthiks]

Okay need a bit explanation here. What happens when after king takes g6 at 10:08, Qd3 check. Now if we play f5. Isn't that guarded?

[@arpanmukherjee961]

En Passant

[@yosefcohen483]

Well done, as usual. Way to go! Thank you!

[@willtrick7618]

Why did opponent resign at 11:16 position? What’s the next few moves or plans for white

[@flytoheights1]

Everything is winning. The black king doesn't have good protection. White has the threats of Qh8#, gxf8=Q, fork on Nxe6. It is overwhelming. One line could be if black plays 1. ... Kxg7 to avoid the threats of Qh8# and gxf8=Q. White plays 2. Nxe6 forking the king and the rooks. Then 2. ... Kg8 3. Nxd8 winning a rook. Rxf1 4. Qxf1 (Not Rdxf1 b/c leaves N on d8 unprotected). Still, bad position for black because black king not safe and down in material. Another line could be if black plays 1. ... Rxf1 to avoid the threat of Qh8#, gxf8=Q, and fork on Nxe6. Then white will play 2. Qh8+ Kf7 3. Rxf1+ Ke7 4. Qh4+ g5 (Optional to play g5 to move the queen away from the knight protection). 5. Qxg5+ Kd6. Now the star move 6. Rf8 to block the g8 square from black rook and threatens to queen next move also black rook on d8 is hanging. Black is without a move here. 6. ... Rxf8 only helps white to queen 7. gxf8=Q. Black can't even at least capture the knight 6. ... Qxd4 because of the skewer 7. Rxd8+ winning the queen. Material is even after 6. Rf8, however too many threats and the black king is still in a bad position.

[@flytoheights1]

Also, in the first line after 3. Nxd8 Black can't capture the knight back Rxd8 because of a forced mate will follow shortly. so Rxf1.

[@camthomasgoat1121]

10:26 cant black queen remove the check?

[@yashjhunjhunwala6381]

8:41 why don't move knight to b3 and win the queen

[@alvarosoares3530]

Anand is my favorite champion, I like studying his games and also admire him as a person.

[@marekzawal1744]

Beautifully, precisely, deadly.

[@keyboardenthusiast6689]

I think the third piece hanging from Anand vs Aroninan game should have been featured

[@curiosityman988]

A legendary gameplay by Vishy ❤️

[@santushgoswami1423]

Vishy , the Pride of India!!

[@Harshil-r6z]

What bout 2008 Anand vs Kramnik.... Knight to E3 was a great move

[@manavsankaran7143]

Have been waiting for this for far too long, thanks Simon

[@suriyasanjay6276]

From Tamil Nadu, the best player.... (I also live in Tamil Nadu!)

[@jaswanthkrishna4073]

Anand is amazing. 💓💓💓

[@UpdatesInKannada-]

Finally... Comes what we need.

[@hakotkiwa5792]

Can you do Simon Williams top 5 moves?

[@luwangth999]

Waiting for it...have suggested too...happy

[@youneverknow5555]

This peak of Vishwanathan Anand is inspirational.

[@kunalpandya8819]

At 2:13 did he say rook’s diagonal

[@priyasingh-ik6iu]

*Pride of India* ♥️♥️🔥🔥 *Madras tiger* op🔥🔥

[@akj3344]

Why do you have to put indians to shame by commenting nonsense like this?

[@Aditya-dw4kz]

@@akj3344 No one should be ashamed of their own country

[@Dheemanth-it8ew]

Make a video on top 5 queen sacrifices by Vishwanathan Anand

[@semiquavertriplitz]

What an amazing player 🙌

[@bhaargavbalasubramanim6349]

Can u do knight to e3 at 2:05?

[@josephcallahan1664]

Give me more respect for Carlsen learning what a great attacker Anand is. Thanks!

[@BehnamEsmayli]

Well even more beautiful in the first game is what Anand played just before Bg6. It is a pity you left it out!

[@captainoss5872]

This is the video!!

[@noone-gr4is]

He’s the one who inspired me to get better

[@kenarathod427]

It just blown my mind 😮

[@intercrew99]

@4:55, where is the checkmate very soon?

[@alexponco4753]

Queen+rook combo

[@AJ_Stark007]

Thanks for this video I asked for this way before! When you posted the Anish Giri and Magnus Carlsen videos Finally it's here!!

[@nimaybolar]

For the second bologan game why didnt black put the queen infron of the king?

[@warrenginmartini]

Anish Giri's 5 Best Draws.

[@manojkaipu3621]

😂😂

[@msmsvivoshetty3564]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@karbingamer8118]

I am verry salty that anand's immortal (aronian vs anand)in the semy slav wasn't shown he litterly offers 2 pieces and a rook in his combination.

[@afc358]

Two kicks in the Bologans. Nasty.

[@user-he2pf1sz3u]

He is soooo creative

[@BorisGamingChannel]

Been missing Simon and this series!

[@M10PrasanthkmCR7]

Been waiting for this...