Anand Crowned World Champion

shuvc · 30th October 2008, 12:05

He has now won world championships in all formats of the game.

I hope we take out some time to laud him too, while we are engrossed with Gambhir's (almost double) and VVS's ton

Anand crowned World champion

deepakhon · 30th October 2008, 12:28

Congrats Vishy! While we speak a lot about our cricketing heroes, we tend to forget that Vishy is the only sports person who has consistently performed for India in any sport at the highest level. In my opinion, he is the greatest sports person India has produced so far.

We had the fortune to interact with him since our company is a partner of his sponsor and he came down to interact with us once. I remember him playing chess with about 15 people simultaneously. I still cherish those moments.

Way to go Anand! We are proud of you.

esteem_lover · 30th October 2008, 13:08

Congrats Anand. I just hope chess is included in Olympics very soon.

gkrishn · 30th October 2008, 13:34

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Originally Posted by deepakhon

In my opinion, he is the greatest sports person India has produced so far.

That is so true......

csentil · 30th October 2008, 13:42

Yeah, its a great achievement. I played against him in school when he visited us. This was probably in 1990 or so. He was a young chap and I almost whooped his *** Glad to know that the experience taught him much about the game. ;-)

Seriously, he knocked down the 15 of us without even sitting down once. No wonder he is the king of speed chess.

suvi · 30th October 2008, 14:00

I read somewhere, that he has a higher fan following in Spain than in Chennai. It is nice to see this thread.
Congrats Anand

HappyWheels · 30th October 2008, 14:09

Way to go, Anand! This is no ordinary level of achievement!

Sad that such feats are not given their due respect in our country. Hope atleast our government recognizes this and pays the due respect it deserves.

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Originally Posted by csentil

... He was a young chap and I almost whooped his *** Glad to know that the experience taught him much about the game. ;-) ...

Sentil (with permission to pull a fast one on you) - thanks to you that we now have a world champion! What will we do without you!!! Once again, thank you from our bottom... err... I mean, bottom of our hearts!

iraghava · 30th October 2008, 14:15

Way to go Vishy! I've almost admired Anand for his achievements and even more for his humbleness despite all his success over the years! This just adds another feather to his cap!

BenjiRoss · 30th October 2008, 15:00

Anand has been India's most consistent sportsperson! Hats off to him!

Sudipto-S-Team · 30th October 2008, 22:44

Anand has done India proud, over and over again and once again. But he is still not given the status of the most accomplished Indian sportsperson by the media. Unfortunate. I don't think personally he cares too much about that. What I like most about him is his no frills, simple living style.
Congrats Vishy.
However, I also feel P.T. Usha deserves a prominent place in the hall of fame of Indian sports. If she had access to all the training facilities and international exposure that average Indian sportspersons get today we would have got a world champion long ago. But anyway - let bygone be bygone.

Eddy · 31st October 2008, 00:44

Anand World Champ !! So what ? Gambhir and VVS scored double centuries. That will hog the headlines, unfortunately.

vsh · 21st August 2013, 20:30

Challenger for the world chess crown "MAGNUS CARLSEN" was here in chennai to check out the venue, facilities and weather. He will be challenging the reigning world champion ANAND in november 2013. Here is the video link-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...kTtsh92-U#t=70

watfor · 21st August 2013, 21:06

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Originally Posted by Eddy

Anand World Champ !! So what ? Gambhir and VVS scored double centuries.

Gambhir is trying to make a comeback and VVS has retired. Anand is still the World Champion. Speaks volumes about this under-praised character.

shankar.balan · 21st August 2013, 21:34

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Originally Posted by watfor

Gambhir is trying to make a comeback and VVS has retired. Anand is still the World Champion. Speaks volumes about this under-praised character.

Anand is a great guy! He needs to be praised and held always in high regard.

Eddy · 21st August 2013, 21:45

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Originally Posted by watfor

Gambhir is trying to make a comeback and VVS has retired. Anand is still the World Champion. Speaks volumes about this under-praised character.

I agree with you. And just to clarify; my post was a statement on how other sports are not given enough attention by the media

30th October 2008, 12:05	#1
shuvc Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,913 Thanked: 352 Times View My Garage	Anand Crowned World Champion He has now won world championships in all formats of the game. I hope we take out some time to laud him too, while we are engrossed with Gambhir's (almost double) and VVS's ton Anand crowned World champion
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30th October 2008, 12:28	#2
deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 65 Times	Congrats Vishy! While we speak a lot about our cricketing heroes, we tend to forget that Vishy is the only sports person who has consistently performed for India in any sport at the highest level. In my opinion, he is the greatest sports person India has produced so far. We had the fortune to interact with him since our company is a partner of his sponsor and he came down to interact with us once. I remember him playing chess with about 15 people simultaneously. I still cherish those moments. Way to go Anand! We are proud of you.
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30th October 2008, 13:08	#3
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Congrats Anand. I just hope chess is included in Olympics very soon.
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30th October 2008, 13:42	#5
csentil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,349 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	Yeah, its a great achievement. I played against him in school when he visited us. This was probably in 1990 or so. He was a young chap and I almost whooped his *** Glad to know that the experience taught him much about the game. ;-) Seriously, he knocked down the 15 of us without even sitting down once. No wonder he is the king of speed chess.
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30th October 2008, 14:00	#6
suvi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 121 Thanked: 6 Times	I read somewhere, that he has a higher fan following in Spain than in Chennai. It is nice to see this thread. Congrats Anand
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30th October 2008, 14:15	#8
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Way to go Vishy! I've almost admired Anand for his achievements and even more for his humbleness despite all his success over the years! This just adds another feather to his cap!
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30th October 2008, 15:00	#9
BenjiRoss Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tamilnadu Posts: 1,066 Thanked: 1,330 Times	Anand has been India's most consistent sportsperson! Hats off to him!
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30th October 2008, 22:44	#10
Sudipto-S-Team Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,320 Thanked: 290 Times View My Garage	Anand has done India proud, over and over again and once again. But he is still not given the status of the most accomplished Indian sportsperson by the media. Unfortunate. I don't think personally he cares too much about that. What I like most about him is his no frills, simple living style. Congrats Vishy. However, I also feel P.T. Usha deserves a prominent place in the hall of fame of Indian sports. If she had access to all the training facilities and international exposure that average Indian sportspersons get today we would have got a world champion long ago. But anyway - let bygone be bygone.
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31st October 2008, 00:44	#11
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9,387 Thanked: 13,300 Times	Anand World Champ !! So what ? Gambhir and VVS scored double centuries. That will hog the headlines, unfortunately.
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