Viswanathan Anand: My Career (Vol 1 & 2)

These two DVDs (sold separately) cover the entirety of Viswanathan Anand's career, from his early days as a junior to his World Championship triumphs. Anand himself guides the viewer through his greatest games (as well as a few disappointments). The first DVD covers his career through 1999, while the second covers 2000-2007.

The video presentation is beautiful, and Anand is a great presenter. My only minor complaint is that the DVD can only be watched on a PC with ChessBase software (included), but this is a small price to pay for such a high quality product.

* Complete overview of Anand's career from Anand himself
* Anecdotes and stories bring a personal touch
* Top notch video presentation

Description

* Two DVDs with a total of over 8 hours of footage, covering the entirety of Anand's chess career.
* Narration by Viswanathan Anand.
* ChessBase Reader software included.
* Database of Anand's games through mid-2008.

World Chess Champion - Viswanathan Anand: My Career, Vol. 1

Acclaimed as the "Fastest Brain in the World", Viswanathan Anand is the world number one and World Champion. Experts rate him as one of the biggest natural talents in the history of the game. In March 2007 he reached the number one spot on the world ranking list by winning the prestigious Linares tournament. In September 2007 at Mexico City Anand became undisputed World Chess Champion ending a schism in the chess world which had lasted since 1993. If his talent as a rapid chess player is legendary, his records in classical chess have been superlative. In January 2006 he became the only player in the tournament's 70-year history to win the Corus Chess event five times (1989, 1998, 2003, 2004 and 2006). He has won the Linares Super Tournament twice (1998 and 2007), the Dortmund GM three times (1996, 2000 and 2004), and countless other important events like, Madrid Masters, Biel, etc.

The first DVD with videos from Anand's chess career covers the very beginning of his career to 1999. It starts with his memories of how he first learned chess and shows his first great games (including those from the 1984 World Junior). The high point of his early developmental phase was winning the 1987 World Junior. After that, his career develops rapidly: the first victories over Kasparov, becoming a World Championship Candidate in both the FIDE and PCA cycles the high point of which was the World Championship match against Kasparov in 1995. 3:48 hours playing time.

World Chess Champion - Viswanathan Anand: My Career, Vol. 2

Acclaimed as the "Fastest Brain in the World", Viswanathan Anand is the world number one and World Champion. Experts rate him as one of the biggest natural talents in the history of the game. In March 2007 he reached the number one spot on the world ranking list by winning the prestigious Linares tournament. In September 2007 at Mexico City Anand became undisputed World Chess Champion ending a schism in the chess world which had lasted since 1993. If his talent as a rapid chess player is legendary, his records in classical chess have been superlative. In January 2006 he became the only player in the tournament's 70-year history to win the Corus Chess event five times (1989, 1998, 2003, 2004 and 2006). He has won the Linares Super Tournament twice (1998 and 2007), the Dortmund GM three times (1996, 2000 and 2004), and countless other important events like, Madrid Masters, Biel, etc.

The second DVD begins in 2000, when Anand became FIDE World Champion, and it ends with his victory in the 2007 World Championship in Mexico. Anand not only analyzes his best games, but casts a look back at the World Championship in Delhi/Teheran in 2000 and the years before, he discusses the situation in the Bundesliga and Kasparov's retirement from tournament chess. 4:28 hours playing time.