Vishy joins a rare league
10/30/2008 11:58:56 AM
Anand with this great win, has joined a rare league of chess champions. Here’s a look at the elite list of Chess wizards in whose company the Indian Grandmaster now finds himself.
The world of 64 squares could just be highly insipid to a common man. Outsmarting Vladimir Kramnik in the Battle of Bonn, Vishy Anand has now joined the league of extraordinary gentlemen.
A highly eccentric American made news beyond the blocks. Bobby Fischer’s controlled madness was a rage of the seventies.
Ironically, a Russian was to follow suit. Anatoly Karpov was calculated, studious and just about perfect picture for the champion.
So, the world of chess revealed that madness was not a flash in the pan.
In came another Russian who pioneered the sport in the modern era. Gary Kasparov was sharp, witty and eccentric like no other, a little Fischer was hidden in him too.
So we weren’t surprised when the world of chess welcomed a man from the land, where the game originated thousand years back.
Vishy got better off his Russian challenger, clinched the world crown second time in a row, and became the undisputed king of chess of the 21st century.
Source: http://www.timesnow.tv
Congratulations to Mr Anand for a solid performance. We have to acknowledge Mr Kramnik too for his sporting and gentlemanly behaviour. So different from the Kamskys and Topalovs. I truly would not like to see either of these guys challenge for the next WCC. With Kamsky’s father around and even worse Danailov,they will do anything to disrupt Anand’s concentration. After the match they will say some rubbish like ” after all chess is war and all means are fair etc etc”. At least Kramnik and Anand played chess and did not indulge in off board low down tactics.