I was looking at the Fide Website. Anand is ranked 4th in ELO after Kramnik, Carlsen and Topalov.
Pretty baseless rankings you know... to be world champion 3 successive times and then not be ranked #1.
I dont know chess well and even while looking at the end portion for the game 12, I couldnt tell why topalov resigned... I had to ask a bunch of people and analyse.
All these GMs trade queens very early in the game that I think makes the game simpler to follow but a little boring.
There is some awesome analysis on you tube. Dont just feel proud... do something to appreciate why Anand is so good.
Lastly, there are 4 other Indians in top 100 in chess. Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Sasikaran Krishnan, P. Hari Krishna and one other person...
I hope they carry forward the tradition and chess becomes a good national passtime.
Re: Congrats
by Michael on May 13, 2010 07:43 AM
Those are the old ratings. As per the new rating after the world title, Anand might be ranked 2nd or 3rd. You need to check the date of the given ratings.
Re: South Vs North
by arun bn on May 13, 2010 09:06 AM
and also AR Rehaman - South Aishwarya Rai - South Vishweshwarya - South CV Raman - South Creator of Indian Flag- South Naryan Murhty, Azim Premji - South lol......
Re: South Vs North
by Kd Narang on May 13, 2010 10:06 AM
A.B. Vajpayee - North, Bhagat Singh North, Amitabh Bachhan North, J L Nehru North M.S Dhoni North Last but NOT least- SRK - North these names are sufficient to accomodate all "BIG South" names
Bobby : Hi Anand,Why do you prefer staying in Spain. Is it anything to do with the taxes Viswanathan Anand : From January to June, the chess circuit is at its busiest and as the majority of events happen in Europe its convenient for me to train and live in Spain. However, in the second half of the year, when the calendar is a bit lighter, then I usually come to India for a couple of months.
Re: why he stays in spain.
by Arun Kumar on May 13, 2010 12:45 AM
guava is very good for brain and spain is most popular in the entire universe for guava so he is staying in Spain and eating best quality fresh guava hand plucked by himself....
Re: Heartiest congrats man
by john rambo on May 13, 2010 12:24 AM
i know..all indian incl. sania and shoaib mirza r proud of you....Fly High like a Kite!!
Re: Gretaest Indian Sportsman
by anuj on May 13, 2010 12:06 AM
even leander paes has done a lot for indian sport. he has changed the face of indian tennis. don't forget him.
Re: Gretaest Indian Sportsman
by abc_xyz abc_xyz on May 13, 2010 12:34 PM
I would beg to differ .....Along with these three, i would add Milkha Singh ( the only indian athlete to break a olympic record) and Ramanadan Krishan (former world number 2 in Mens Singles Tennis and captain of 1960 Davis cup runners up team) ....
i want to congratulate this genius... But my bigger demand from everyone who can fulfill my demand is that since Indians are inherently lazy and sharp minded why not govt promote chess which does not take much infrastructure... it just need good training which could happen even under any tree... this game suits the temperament of Indians. it must be publicized... included in school syllabus and many domestic tournaments should be organized. this is the game that belongs to India and i bet it can take india to the peak of glory.... i wish if people like VA exploit the power of media to popularize this game.... check and mate
Re: Re: :P
by anuj on May 13, 2010 12:08 AM
well....its more than urs 'coz u don't get the joke. i know its a bad PJ but that's the way its supposed to be :P
I regularly follow the game moves of Anand's matches that I get from the local chess academy. Sometimes he makes unexpected move that makes ordinary knowledged people like me to look at him like a fool for a second. Only after spending few minutes I would understand oh that was a great move. Sometimes the moves of Anand shocks chess lovers... How can a human brain think like this... huh unbelievable. It takes few days for me sometimes to come out of such shocks. If there is a word better than genius, Anand should be called so. In T.Nagar Chess Academy, Chennai a place where Anand is all time hero, I am not a fan but mad of this guy because of his brain.
