Anand vs Asian GMs/ Torre Asia's 1st GM & Cand.

Anand vs Asian GMs/ Torre Asia's 1st GM & Cand.
Compiled by visayanbraindoctor

I am trying to find Anand games vs Asian GMs, but the data base seems incomplete during his early years when he was still active in the Asian circuit. After 1990, we see Anand playing mostly in the European circuit. Viswanathan Anand is a Tamil from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; and is the first Tamil, Indian, and Asian to become Chess World Champion.

I am limited to 8 collections, so I have doubled the above with Eugene Torre's games from the 1974 Nice Olympiad (second best performance on board 1, right behind Anatoly Karpov), which made him the first Asian to obtain a GM title, and his 1982 Toluca Interzonal victory (shared first with Hungarian GM Lajos Portisch), which made him the first Asian to get to the Candidates. Eugenio Torre hails from Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines; and is the first Ilonggo, Visayan, Filipino, and Asian to become a Chess Grandmaster and a Candidate for the World Championship Title.

GM Torre was defeated by Hungarian GM Zoltan Ribli in the first round of the Candidates Matches in 1983; but this was the farthest an Asian got into the WC ladder, until Anand became World Champion in 2007. Smyslov (at age 61) defeated Ribli in the next round, to face off with Kasparov in the finals. Had Torre won against Ribli, it would have been him who would have faced former World Champion Vassily Smyslov in the next round. Had he passed Smyslov, he would have faced future World Champion Garry Kasparov in the finals, for the right to challenge then reigning World Champion Anatoly Karpov.

I have also placed in GM Torre's decisive games against the World Champions. Unknown to many chessfans, in classical games Torre had a positive score against Tal (Torre vs Tal 1 - 0 plus 3 draws), and a tied career score against Petrosian (4 draws, no decisive games). Another way of looking at it is that in 8 games, Torre did not lose a single game to Tal and Petrosian. Torre has won individual games against Smyslov, Tal, Karpov, and Anand; and in general, except for Kasparov, fought the other World Champions almost to a stand-still:

Torre vs Smyslov (+1 -2 =1) 1.5/4
Torre vs Tal (+1 -0 = 3) 2.5/4
Torre vs Petrosian (+0 -0 = 4) 2/4
Torre vs Spassky (+0 -1 =3) 1.5/4
Torre vs Karpov (+2 -4 =6) 5/12
Torre vs Kasparov(+0 -3 +1) 0.5/4
Torre vs Anand (+1 -2 =2) 2/5

Anand's games in CG.com vs. famous Asian GMs
Anand vs H Ardiansyah, 1986
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 38 moves, 0-1
Anand vs P Thipsay, 1986
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0
Anand vs N Murshed, 1986
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 60 moves, 1-0
Anand vs D Barua, 1986
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0
D Barua vs Anand, 1986
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 52 moves, 1-0
Anand vs D Barua, 1987
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Anand vs P Thipsay, 1987
(C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 59 moves, 1-0
Anand vs P Thipsay, 1987
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4, 70 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Jiangchuan, 1989
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Ye Rongguang, 1990
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 58 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Adianto, 1992
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Sasikiran vs Anand, 2002
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0
Zhong Zhang vs Anand, 2004
(B40) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Anand vs Wang Yue, 2009
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 33 moves, 1-0
Torre's run for the GM title, Nice Olympiad 1974
E Torre vs Portisch, 1974
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
V Liberzon vs E Torre, 1974
(B07) Pirc, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hartston vs E Torre, 1974
(B07) Pirc, 63 moves, 0-1
E Torre vs Hort, 1974
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
E Torre vs Schmid, 1974
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 25 moves, 1-0
E Torre vs Korchnoi, 1974
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Ornstein vs E Torre, 1974
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 44 moves, 0-1
Torre's victory in Toluca Interzonal 1982
Adorjan vs E Torre, 1982
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Torre vs Balashov, 1982
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Torre vs Seirawan, 1982
(E15) Queen's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0
E Torre vs Spassky, 1982
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Igor Ivanov vs E Torre, 1982
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
J A Rubinetti vs E Torre, 1982
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kouatly vs E Torre, 1982
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1
E Torre vs Portisch, 1982
(E15) Queen's Indian, 100 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Torre vs A Rodriguez, 1982
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 42 moves, 1-0
E Torre vs Nunn, 1982
(B07) Pirc, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
Yusupov vs E Torre, 1982
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Hulak vs E Torre, 1982
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 38 moves, 0-1
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1982
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 59 moves, 0-1
Candidates Match 1983 Ribli vs Torre 3 - 1 (with 6 draws)
E Torre vs Ribli, 1983
(E17) Queen's Indian, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ribli vs E Torre, 1983
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Torre vs Ribli, 1983
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ribli vs E Torre, 1983
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Torre vs Ribli, 1983
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
Ribli vs E Torre, 1983
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 20 moves, 1-0
E Torre vs Ribli, 1983
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 70 moves, 1-0
Ribli vs E Torre, 1983
(E97) King's Indian, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Torre vs Ribli, 1983
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ribli vs E Torre, 1983
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
Torre vs Smyslov 1 - 2 plus 1 draw
E Torre vs Smyslov, 1978
(A28) English, 30 moves, 0-1
E Torre vs Smyslov, 1981
(A15) English, 40 moves, 0-1
Smyslov vs E Torre, 1984
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 41 moves, 0-1
Torre vs Tal 1 - 0 plus 3 draws
Tal vs E Torre, 1973
(A15) English, 67 moves, 0-1
Torre vs Spassky 0 - 1 plus 3 draws
E Torre vs Spassky, 1984
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 61 moves, 0-1
Torre vs Karpov 2 - 4 plus 6 draws
Karpov vs E Torre, 1973
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 24 moves, 1-0
Karpov vs E Torre, 1976
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 48 moves, 0-1
E Torre vs Karpov, 1977
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 0-1
E Torre vs Karpov, 1982
(E15) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs E Torre, 1983
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
E Torre vs Karpov, 1984
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 45 moves, 1-0
Torre vs Kasparov 0 - 3 plus 1 draw
Kasparov vs E Torre, 1980
(A43) Old Benoni, 57 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs E Torre, 1981
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 36 moves, 1-0
E Torre vs Kasparov, 1988
(A48) King's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
Torre vs Anand 1 - 2 plus 2 draws
E Torre vs Anand, 1986
(E15) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
Anand vs E Torre, 1990
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 47 moves, 1-0
Anand vs E Torre, 1990
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 47 moves, 1-0

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