How FIDE Unfairly Treated Anand in 1998

Was the 1998 World Chess Championship the most unfair match in chess history?

India's Viswanathan Anand fought his way through a brutal 100-player knockout tournament—mentally exhausted and physically drained—only to face a fresh and fully-prepared Anatoly Karpov in a final of the FIDE world chess championship , that many top players boycotted.

In this video, we unravel the chaos of the 1998 FIDE World Chess Championship:
– How the chess world split into two after Kasparov and Short formed the PCA
– Why Anand's path to the title was designed to break challengers
– The political undercurrents and FIDE's controversial format
– Karpov’s mocking post-match remarks—and how Anand silently vowed revenge
– The inspiring story of Anand’s comeback in 2000 and inspired the entire Indian Chess


💥 This wasn’t just a match. It was a war against a system.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - The Chess world splits
02:32 - The Knockout Tournament
05:09 - The Unfair Final
08:17 - Aftermath





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