Anand Wins A Sicilian Brilliancy - Karjakin vs. Anand, 2006 - Best Chess Games
Few chess players ever play a single "Immortal Game." In 2006, Anand defeated Sergey Karjakin in a chess game that was widely cited as just such a chess masterpiece. With sacrifices of both a knight and bishop, he crafts a brilliant heavy piece assault.
Eight years later, Anand won another brilliant "Immortal Game" against Aronian at the same tournament. Which do you consider Anand's "true" Immortal Game or can a chess player win more than one so-named brilliancy?
I've annotated this game below. Forgive me for skipping over the MASSIVE theoretical battle at play. Instead I focused on the beautiful Sicilian ideas at play 
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Want more of Viswanathan Anand's games? Check out my previous videos.
- Anand Wins Best Game AND Best Novelty! - Anand vs. Bologan, 2003
- Attacking The Weak Back Rank! - Radjabov vs. Anand, 2002
- Anand's Defensive Brilliancy! - Kramnik vs. Anand, 1997
- Anand's Most Spectacular Move? - Anand vs. Lautier, 1997
- Anand's Incredible Exchange Sac - Anand vs. Ivanchuk, 1996
- Anand's Sacrificial Miniature - Anand vs. Gelfand, 1996
- Anand Defeats Kasparov in the World Championship - Anand vs. Kasparov, 1995
- Anand Crushes The Sicilian - Anand vs. Sokolov, 1992
- Anand's Positional Chess Masterpiece? Ivanchuk vs. Anand, 1992
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