To make a living out of playing chess, you have to be in the top 10. To sustain at that level, you have to shell a lot of money to hire "seconds". Just imagine brining seconds from Europe to India before every major tournament to come up with new moves - Boy that should cost some money, let alone the travel time. Ofcourse, Anand will have to shell that money from his own pocket. In Europe, there is no shortage of former "Top 10" players who will work as seconds. This is probably the reason why Anand lives in Spain. On the same note, I'm note sure how many Indians can really break into the top 10. You have to do that before he or she is 25yrs old.
anand is world no 1 and indias no. 1 sportsperson of all time.
anand is former world champ as well as world cup winner.
anand is 4 times awarded by oscar.
other awards are as follows: Padma Bhushan, Sportstar Millenium Award, British Chess Federation of the Year Award, K K Birla Award, person of the year, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, first ever recipient, Kala Praveena, Shri Rajiv Gandhi Award Outstanding sports person , National Citizens Award, Padma Shri, youngest ever recipient, Soviet Land Nehru Award, Arjuna Award etc.
to know more abt our hero vishy, visit below sites:
and if we talk abt this lose to kramnik. first of all, i tell u this was blinfold chess, in which kramnik is good. in rapid anand is running at 2nd spot, above kramnik!
and anand is staying in spain bcoz thr he get better scope and competition than india. spain govt have offered their citizenship to anand many times. but he denied.
Anand has some loss of confidence when he plays topalov kramnik or gata kamsky! he lost to all of them a lot in recent times. he needs psychologist's help in overcoming this mental blockades. he is too gerat and too alone to approach one. hope he reads this and onsiders this option. I dont think his level of play is lesser than anyone, its just the midset against a few players.
Also, sometimes is shows erratic overambitious play and sometimes he is timid, this all shows lack of proper mental makeup.
RE:here is the critic
by Punia on Mar 21, 2007 10:53 PM
Anand plays too many tournaments. On the other hand, you don't see Kramnik playing all tournaments. Or may be it's just me who thinks he plays too many tournaments compared to others.
RE:here is the critic
by attacker on Mar 21, 2007 03:55 PM
its not loss of confidence. chess is a very competitive and tough game. and anand is playing at the top of this game. even a very very minute mistke can cause a game at this level.
for ur info, anand recently reached no. 1.
and anand lost in blindfold. means playing chess with ur eyes closed.
on the rapid side anand is in the race of 2nd spot yet.
RE:No Critics?
by Sriram S on Mar 21, 2007 12:43 PM
Well, in a cricket obsessed country like India not many know that Anand is presently world no 1... let alone criticize !
RE:RE:No Critics?
by rightinyourface on Mar 21, 2007 01:33 PM
well sriram, anand never "brought" the title to India like Kapil did. That's where the obsession comes from. Anand wud b taking the title to spain. why ask us to follow his travails when he has opted for private glory ?
RE:RE:RE:No Critics?
by shrinivas sharma on Mar 21, 2007 01:41 PM
what??? for your info - Anand represents India. It is true that he stay in Spain but he still continue to play for India.
RE:No Critics?
by rightinyourface on Mar 21, 2007 01:28 PM
can criticize but can't stone his house. u c the fella stays in spain ! told ya, he's smart! has opted for better air & dispassionate fans.
RE:RE:No Critics?
by approximate boy on Mar 21, 2007 10:27 PM
He doesn't play for Spain. He plays for India and the world knows him as an Indian. So whats your point again?
RE:No Critics?
by chandravijoy chatterjee on Mar 21, 2007 01:16 PM
Dear BP, Anand has just become No.1 in the world!! Surely, its an unprecedented feat by an Indian sports person !! Let him settle down & on his way he might lose a few games to top ranked players like Aronian or Kramnik!! But, like all true champs he'll bounce back, take my word 4 this!! cheers...
RE:No Critics?
by thiagarajan muthukumar on Mar 21, 2007 12:44 PM
Anand losing to equal competitor, we don't mind by India losin gto bangaldesh, HAHAHAHA
RE:RE:No Critics?
by rightinyourface on Mar 21, 2007 01:24 PM
how r they equal if one is winning & the other losing ? then again is this the first or second defeat of anand by a lower ranked guy ? how many defeats india has against b'desh ????
RE:RE:RE:No Critics?
by thiagarajan muthukumar on Mar 21, 2007 01:32 PM
rightinyourface Anand is No.1 in Chess, What about India in Cricket? Does India know the spelling of KARIKET? Sorry, CRICKET. India is NOT going into Super8. They need money from advertisement!!!!!
RE:who is he?
by thiagarajan muthukumar on Mar 21, 2007 12:27 PM
Abey chamdi ke aulad, jara cricket se bahar aakar deko, bharat be super 8 se bahar aa raha hai
RE:RE:who is he?
by rightinyourface on Mar 21, 2007 01:22 PM
anand is great NRI son of India.....stays in spain, great ! too much pollution in India doesn't allow him to concentrate.....he has given the message, India has great brains but Spain is a better country :-( Three cheers for great son of India
RE:who is he?
by Anantha Rajamani on Mar 21, 2007 12:28 PM
Chamdi, There is a very popular proverb in Tamil which, when translated into English, states that Donkeys do not know the fragrance of camphour. Your question is a classic example of the above proverb. You are inquiring about camphour.
RE:RE:RE:who is he?
by Nishant Varma on Mar 21, 2007 01:17 PM
Vishy needs to play a little more carefully . I think he is playing sloppy chess perhaps coz he is already no:1 in rating list . That said Vishy can still bounce back with some good performance . Hope he is gonna play some real fighting chess in the next few rounds
RE:RE:who is he?
by rightinyourface on Mar 21, 2007 01:19 PM
so u r saying that anand is camphour....and chamdi is donkey.....and u r....dog ? pig ? porcupine ? i mean its 'bout animals right ???
RE:RE:RE:who is he?
by mayur thakare on Mar 21, 2007 06:22 PM
dude dont even relate this with animal rights. Or else Mrs Menaka Gandhi will ban Anand from playing chess for India and poor chamdi will be sent to animal welfare center :))
