THE MOVE NOT TAKEN TWO moves arose in a black and white board, And sorry I could not move both And be one player, long I paused And looked down one as far as I could To where mind went back and forth;
Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better sense, Because it was dicey and felt a better square; Though as for that the passing there It really made me fear about future tense, 10
And both that morning equally lay In square no move had trodden back. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever play black. 15
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two moves arose in a back and white board, and I— I took the move one less executed by, And that has made all the difference.
THE MOVE NOT TAKEN TWO moves arose in a black and white board, And sorry I could not move both And be one player, long I paused And looked down one as far as I could To where mind went back and forth;
Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better sense, Because it was dicey and felt a better square; Though as for that the passing there It really made me fear about future tense, 10
And both that morning equally lay In square no move had trodden back. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever play black. 15
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two moves arose in a back and white board, and I— I took the move one less executed by, And that has made all the difference.
Why don't we think that he needs only one victory.... that pushes the championship in tie break and who knows what thriller that can produce... I am still hopeful for that ONE WIN in next 4 matches
Have been, am and will always remain a fan of Anand. Yet, he is far from being a world champion now. Forget about the last championship, even at Sochi, except for Games 3 and 4, Carlsen has dominated the games. Very unlikely that Anand can win the championship. But neither is that a shame nor does it take away from the fact that Anand is one of the few genuine world champions which India has produced
Re: Old order passeth
by piri on Nov 19, 2014 11:19 PM
Anand has never beaten Kasparov, neither when the latter was in his prime nor when he was fading away.
And before Carlsen, Kasparov was the last truly great master. In fact, even Carlsen might not be as great as Kasparov was.
Re: Re: Old order passeth
by French Cuisine on Nov 20, 2014 05:54 AM
Kasparov evolved from a Soviet machine while Anand came from a non-existent Indian chess background. Anand's talent is pure and his achievements are more than significant. Mr Piri - have you heard of Mir Sultan Khan - an Indian chess player? He was an illiterate with zero chess training and yet beat the top grandmasters of his day. As far as raw talent may be you can find some solace.
