only fools will write about retirement of great sports personalities. They know when to retire better than the meddia fools & ignorant fans. Because Anand is from Tamilnadu he is not getting the proper recognition inspite of being world champion thrice. Even Kasporov retired at his own.
He has just given birth to a small son called akhil he should spend more time with junior teach him the moves so that one day junior can challenge carlsen and get the chess crown back for India
Re: akhil
by attacker on Feb 03, 2014 11:20 AM
For teaching chess to Akhil, he is not required to retire.. I teach chess to my son and am still working 10 hrs daily :)
some ignorants here are asking Anand to retire.. why he should retire? he should play till 80... he should play till he enjoy.. Spassky, Korchnoi are still playing... chess players never retire...
Re: Anand retire
by Ram Alegavi on Feb 02, 2014 09:11 AM
playing for fun and enjoyment without any pressure is different but playing top level tournaments is a different cup of tea which requires great concentration and mental sharpness which decline with age. Do you know korchnoi and other oldies get beaten by young female players Do you want anand to start losing to hou yifan and tania sachdev ?
Re: Re: Anand retire
by attacker on Feb 02, 2014 12:49 PM
sportspersons dont afraid of losing.. win and lose are part of game.. concentration, mental sharpness are part of fun in chess.. Vishy is still in world top 10.. will u retire from ur job if u r not in the list of top 10...
Re: Re: Re: Anand retire
by Ram Alegavi on Feb 02, 2014 01:57 PM
If anand is still good enough let him play the candidates tournament this year and win it so that he can once again challenge carlsen for the world title. I doubt very much if he can do that as there is too much competition from younger players.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Anand retire
by attacker on Feb 03, 2014 11:08 AM
he is playing candidate this year.. Obviously, Anand is not the favourite... but, that doesn't mean he should retire.. infact, no one is clear favorite for Candidate.. so, they all shd retire? the question is not whether he stands in the world ranking, the question is why he should retire for no reasons.. he is not doing any harm.. he is still india's no. 1 sportsperson ..
I don't know why rediff calls Anand's losses as "Shock Defeat". That's to be expected of him these days. If he wins, then it should be called a "Shock Win". His days of glory are gone forever. Too bad, he can't recognize the writing on the wall.
Re: Shock Defeat
by sivanandam lakshmanan on Feb 02, 2014 06:40 PM
it is only your ignorance to write this. what you have achieved in ur life to write about Anand like this ? He is the first Indian as world champion. can you say anybody's name before him in singles event ? not this & that games ?!
Re: Shock Defeat
by on Feb 02, 2014 08:31 AM
Nakamura's rating is 2803 and anand is 2777. There is nothing shocking in the defeat. Anand is no longer an improving player. The present players are much better than him. But still with all that anand is top 10 based on ratings (performance). Shock defeat is when a player loses to a lower rated player. Do you know when anand lost to a lower rated player last?
Re: retire
by on Feb 02, 2014 08:21 AM
You should watch cricket and avoid coming to chess sites. Today anand drew caruana. Should he now take back his "retirement", and unlike cricket in chess the players are invited based on their ratings (performance) and not to appease the head or a state.
Re: retire
by Ram Alegavi on Feb 02, 2014 09:01 AM
both of u r idiots Do you know that pentala harikrishna got a chane to play at corus tata steel tournament becoz Anand opted out ?
Re: Re: retire
by Shivram on Feb 02, 2014 10:40 AM
Funny you attribute to Anand a trait that you accuse of him of not having! Harikrishna got a chance because the tournament was sponsored by Tata too. How many tournaments are sponsored with Indian backing? If Anand had opted out of Zurich do you think Hari would have got a chance? And I dont see any adverse comment on Gelfand playing the tournament. Looks like you want to show your anger on Tendulkar critics here. Harikrishna is ranked 35 and he still has some way to go before he can be considered the "top". Till then we dont really have anyone except anand to represent us at the top levels.
Re: Re: retire
by attacker on Feb 02, 2014 12:45 PM
another foolish comment.. Hari got a chance to play bcoz it was sponspered by Indian company.. Hari would have got a chance, even if Anand had played.. go n watch india-pak cricket match.. ur iq level is not at par to comment on chess..
Re: Re: Re: retire
by Ram Alegavi on Feb 02, 2014 02:03 PM
If you really want to think about the future od Indian chess you have to look beyond Anand. Anand can only fit into the scheme of things as a Mentor or Coach but NOT as a player. Do you think India can become a superpower in chess with just one top player ? For chess olympiads you need atleast four top players
Re: Re: Re: Re: retire
by Shivram on Feb 02, 2014 03:01 PM
this is an irrelevant point. India has only one super GM - Anand. To become a superpower we need 4 players. Therefore Anand should stop playing chess and allow another Indian player (i dont know how, maybe recommend him as a proxy to the organisers?). How will that make it 4? If anything it will make the count 0.
Re: Re: Re: Re: retire
by sivanandam lakshmanan on Feb 02, 2014 06:48 PM
who stops other indian players to compete with other world players ? foool, can you give the ELO rating of other indian players ? if you know you will not write like this ?
Re: Re: Re: Re: retire
by attacker on Feb 03, 2014 11:17 AM
How Anand's retirement will help india? we have world champs in each age group, we have won medals in asian and other international events.. All this only bcoz Anand is performing at World top for last 25 years... now we have dozens of gms.. India don't lacks good mentor today.. infact, we lacks good sponsors in india to conduct Zurich level tournament where Hari, Sasi, Negi like players get chance to play against Carlsen, Naka, Anand like players..
Re: Re: Re: retire
by Ram Alegavi on Feb 02, 2014 02:46 PM
once again you are wrong. Hari got his chance becoz it woud have looked really bad if an Indian company is sponsporing the event and there is no indian player playing
Re: Re: Re: Re: retire
by Shivram on Feb 02, 2014 03:14 PM
You have any references from the organisers for making this statement? Any argument to win! Tata Steel 2012 didnt have any Indian Player.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: retire
by Ashok Tandon on Feb 02, 2014 04:00 PM
I met anand in mumbai sometime back he is very polite and mild mannered a decent guy carlsen seems to be brash and blunt like our virat kohli these qualities reflect in your style of playing the game
Re: Re: Re: Re: retire
by sivanandam lakshmanan on Feb 02, 2014 06:45 PM
to play in world level you need ELO ratings. No player from india is in top 10 except anand.so if anand is not playing no indian can play in the tournament. ram,why you are time & again exposing your foolllishness by replying without knowing the game of Chess ?
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: retire
by Ram Alegavi on Feb 02, 2014 07:15 PM
I don't think Zurich tournament organisers have any rule that there should be atleast one madrasi player or the tournament cannot be held. So Sivan what is your problem ? oh btw you hv fully exposed yourself your name tells where u r coming from. My knowledge of chess is better than anybody's on this forum.
Mr Anand its time now to say goodbye to the game of chess as your time is over now. Every person has its era and period of glory. your contribution to the game of chess will be remembered for a long time. But continuing inspite of being repeatedly humiliated is not good for a great player like you.
Re: The Era Passed
by Shivram on Feb 01, 2014 04:54 PM
You seem to be angry with Tendulkar critics. I am not sure if you even saw the 2 matches that Anand played. Both were tightly fought especially in the second game anand could have pushed for a win at one point. he missed ..nh3 by nakamura!
Re: Re: Re: The Era Passed
by on Feb 02, 2014 08:25 AM
Look at anand s ratings. It is still 2777 which was enough for the first rank befor Kasparov. Present crop of players are too good. Anand cannot beat them but he is still top 10 material. And words like humiliation show that alam has not even seen the game let alone understand it.
Re: The Era Passed
by sivanandam lakshmanan on Feb 02, 2014 06:51 PM
Anand is a great player. He knows his time & no need of your advice as you are a dust in waste bin in India where as he is the Jewel of India.
Its time for the grandmaster to take a long leave and do a retrospect what is going wrong with his mind. Stop all games for about a year and come out fresh. This will help him and make him look at the winning ways instead of facing defeats at present.
Re: Re: Zurich Chess Challenge: Anand suffers second successive d
by attacker on Feb 02, 2014 08:28 AM
it's time for u to retire from writing non-sense...
Re: Zurich Chess Challenge: Anand suffers second successive defea
by sivanandam lakshmanan on Feb 02, 2014 06:53 PM
it seems that redifff is filthy site & there are lot of filthy minded people writing in this site only nonsenses.
Re: Re: Zurich Chess Challenge: Anand suffers second successive d
by sunil vaidya on Feb 05, 2014 05:37 PM
yes there are many such people on rediff and you are the one who writes filth in cricket section...
you dont mind writing nonsense there you filthymind...do you?
so why complain here when some similar minded persons like you do the same thing here?
