Chess is a mind game whenever you play it irrespective of the different defined stategies. We should be proud that an Indian has come out globally with flying colours. He is a national HERO.
in india, we celebrate when players win. when they lose, people take funeral processions. russians have won so many chess cups. they dont celebrate by giving 1 crore rupees.
let us not make a big deal of this.
one year, everyone is winning cricket world cup, chess world cup and hockey cup etc. next year, they all finish last.
let this guy win at least 5 more titles and then let every one celebrate. i think this is the right attitude.
RE:dont celebrate too much
by Rajiv Sundar on Sep 30, 2007 06:56 PM
You have no idea what you are talking about. Anand first made headlines as the 'lightning kid' Today he is often the oldest player in the tournament. Anand has been in the top 3 for more than 15 years now. He has won dozens of major touranaments (linares, Dortmund, etc) and won the official FIde World Champion in 2000 -- At the time he was not the best player in the world and there was a dispute on who the chess champion really was. Today there is no such dispute. This championship is the highest point of an amazing career. We should celebrate it even if Anand never wins another chess game.
RE:dont celebrate too much
by Sameer Bhagwat on Sep 30, 2007 08:35 PM
people like yuvraj have become great without doing anything much. what do you have to say to that? people should prove themselves first. next year, anand will finish last. at that time, do you plan to take a funeral procession? dont get carried away. it is because of foolish fans like you that sports gets spoiled. be a true fan and understand the nature of sports. there is always a winner and a loser. losers are not any less than winners
RE:dont celebrate too much
by SaiKrishnan Thyagarajan on Sep 30, 2007 08:58 PM
Don't talk rubbish. You don't seem to have the slightest clue of his consistency and past achievements. He is one of the four chess players across the globe (any time) whose ELO ratings are 2,800 . He is winning the World Championship for the second time now and was beaten in the finals a couple of times. Do you think these are mean achievements. He has won the Linares Rapid Chess championship 10 times - nobody has ever done that. Don't talk nonsense and for god's sake don't compare Anand and the bunch of cricketing jokers.
RE:dont celebrate too much
by Ranjan on Oct 01, 2007 07:54 PM
Anand has done wonderfully over the years. He deserves all appreciation and rewards. The one thing that is bothersome , however, is that on too many occasions, Anand lost inexplicably when we most expected him to win ; example, quartefinals of World Championship at Sanghinagar, Hyderabad to Gata Kamsky; and then a World Championship title matches with Karpov and Kasparov after brilliant initial runs. Yet, here is a real Indian World Champion , one of the few Indians who have dominated international sport. May his tribe increase.
Anands greatest asset is his mental toughness and resilience.
Even though he lacked the coaches, training and sponsors like the tough russians, americans and germans and britishers had, he still struck on his own with his own resources and defeated them all to become the world champion in 2000 and now again in 2007.
This is the stuff out of which true champions are made. The never say die spirit.
No need of looking behind, Forward. We want infinite energy,infinite zeal, infinite courage and infinite patience. Then only will great things be achieved.
RE:what else
by Sameer Bhagwat on Sep 30, 2007 06:07 PM
even karunanidhi is another brilliant tamilian!! ha ha.. if anand can beat karuna in chess, only then he is the champion
RE:what else
by abhimanyu on Sep 30, 2007 08:52 PM
See where regional idiocies get us to.
We should be proud of our region, but much prouder of our nation that is India.
The members of each state in India, especially the sages and saints and great leaders, has deeply influenced other states in India deeply and has made a permanent impact in them with their boundless love and wisdom.
There are millions of inter-state marriages among the states as well in India .
Hence let us be proud of India first , then of our regions later.
Unity is strength. Disunity is weakness and downfall.
RE:what else
by Ram Chauthariya on Sep 30, 2007 05:47 PM
Here you go with your narrow minded regionalism. Let's try not to be so narrow minded my dear Tamilian.
RE:Kasparov v Anand
by abhimanyu on Sep 30, 2007 05:49 PM
Kasparov is the greatest player ever in the history of chess. However Anand defeated him more than the other players.
Kasparov always loved playing against Anand , as he stated that if he could defeat Anand, then he is indeed the best in the world.
Anand had shocked Kasparov many times.
If Anand had the training and coaches and sponsorships that Kasparov had, I am sure he would have defeated Kasparov consistently and never would have suffered a defeat from him.
RE:Kasparov v Anand
by Sameer Bhagwat on Sep 30, 2007 05:50 PM
friends, dont get offended when some one asks a question. i was watching the india australia cricket match while this was happening. I heard some one say that anand didnt beat any major player and in fact he only had draws. what is the achievement in draws? for people who dont know chess, others should explain. i agree that anand deserves at least rs 50,000 or 1 lakh prize from govt. but karunanidhi is busy with hunger strike in TN. he wont give prize to anand.
RE:Kasparov v Anand
by abhimanyu on Sep 30, 2007 05:56 PM
Anand had defeated many players of many countries. And he had a few draws as well.
To say that Anand won because of draws shows that the person who said this is an utter fool and ignoramus and knows nothing about the game.
And Anand deserves at least 1 crore rupees, as he had defeated the best from america, russia, germany, britain, spain , ukraine, greece, hungary and other countries in order to become the world champion. This is not an ordinary feat, or even an extraordinary feat.
It is an unbelievable feat, especially considering that Anand had no coaches or training or resources as the players in these countries had.
Still he conquered them all and became the best of the best.
RE:Kasparov v Anand
by abhimanyu on Sep 30, 2007 06:21 PM
'Imagine if Anand was actually born in the Soviet Union; how much more dangerous he would have become.'
Let's face it. Chess is played by almost all the countries in the world, but cricket by only exclusive 7-8 Commonwealth nations. Anand, you are the true world champion. Congratulations.
RE:Cricket vs Chess
by Atreya Sarma Uppaluri on Sep 30, 2007 05:42 PM
Good observation! And mind is more powerful, with Vishy being the crowned King in topmost mind game. So also even to imagine that he plays speed chess, simultaneous chess, blindfold chess...is simply baffling.
chess is such a boring game. even so, i think this is a great achievement. the govt should give at least 50thousand or 1 lakh prize for this at least. hockey players can be given more, maybe 2 or 3 lakhs. cricket is a more difficult game. they should get more.
at least the IAS officer from the sports ministry should receive anand at the airport. since he lives in spain, he might not be returning to india soon.
is it true that no major player took part this year, and that's why Anand won?
RE:chess is boring
by Ram Chauthariya on Sep 30, 2007 05:35 PM
All the best active players were there. Those who did not make it like Topalov failed to qualify
RE:chess is boring
by aditya parihar on Sep 30, 2007 05:37 PM
what a crap you are. he beat kramnik, leko for the title. infact he won it in 2000 also, but due to absence of major players, the victory wasn't credited that much.
RE:chess is boring
by Ram Chauthariya on Sep 30, 2007 05:39 PM
This Bhagwat guy is some India hating Muslim or Sikh somewhere in Canada. Ignore this hate mongerer.
RE:chess is boring
by Sameer Bhagwat on Sep 30, 2007 05:48 PM
friends, dont get offended when some one asks a question. i was watching the india australia cricket match while this was happening. I heard some one say that anand didnt beat any major player and in fact he only had draws. what is the achievement in draws? for people who dont know chess, others should explain. i agree that anand deserves at least rs 50,000 or 1 lakh prize from govt. but karunanidhi is busy with hunger strike in TN. he wont give prize to anand.
RE:chess is boring
by Sameer Bhagwat on Sep 30, 2007 08:30 PM
in real life, dhoni has more bucks and bigger job than anand. even mandira bedi has more bucks than anand. he he.
RE:chess is boring
by Sameer Bhagwat on Sep 30, 2007 05:43 PM
friends, dont get offended when some one asks a question. i was watching the india australia cricket match while this was happening. I heard some one say that anand didnt beat any major player and in fact he only had draws. what is the achievement in draws? for people who dont know chess, others should explain. i agree that anand deserves at least rs 50,000 or 1 lakh prize from govt. but karunanidhi is busy with hunger strike in TN. he wont give prize to anand.
