The Tamilnadu government has announced a reward of Rs 9 crores for Magnus Carlsen and 6 crores for Vishwanath Anand...

The Tamilnadu government has announced a reward of Rs 9 crores for Magnus Carlsen and 6 crores for Vishwanath Anand...

I have seen the presentation ceremony on TV. But that's the prize amount of the championship to the winner and runner up respectively.

The Tamilnadu government has announced a reward of Rs 9 crores for Magnus Carlsen and 6 crores for Vishwanath Anand...

I have seen the presentation ceremony on TV. But that's the prize amount of the championship to the winner and runner up respectively.

Yes thats right, in the newspaper it has been announced that Jayalalaitha handed over the cash and I mistook it ...It is actually the prize money that the trophy carried ..

I know the kind of reactions my comments in the title might draw but I hold my ground and please, hold your fire till you finish off the last letter of my post. Anand represents a sport which has affiliations to its world body of more than a hundred odd countries just to give you an idea of the level of competition that our chess maestro has been contending with. He appeared in the scene when India did not have a single Grand Master and became the first one to inspire quite a few to achieve it during his reign. He was World Champion five times - quite mind-boggling. His manners remain immaculate though chess masters are known to be eccentric geniuses. If he loses a few times more that's never ever going to dent his place in the pantheon of sporting gods of our country. You may disagree but I hold my ground!!! :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

Chess in game of mind and stemina. In my opinion every game required hard labour and dedication. Like Schine who is best one cricketers of world Anand is also best one chess player. he is great.

Chess is not a popular game like cricket is in India so few people know about his achievements in chess. This is truth he is one of the best players of all time India has produced. :blink:

I think age does matter in sports and games and the mind game like chess too somewhat is influenced by lesser degrees. I read about Alekhine - one the greatest masters - in his last days in the hospital was made to play against a chess player of standing and the great master after reading his first few moves in his mind as he was blind, with awesome accuracy predicted as to number of moves he would be making to make him surrender to the great amazement of his opponent!!

I think age does matter in sports and games and the mind game like chess too somewhat is influenced by lesser degrees. I read about Alekhine - one the greatest masters - in his last days in the hospital was made to play against a chess player of standing and the great master after reading his first few moves in his mind as he was blind, with awesome accuracy predicted as to number of moves he would be making to make him surrender to the great amazement of his opponent!!

He must be an extremely brilliant and genius person to predict the all the moves, but then after putting in his entire life to the game, no wonder all he must be doing is think about chess and chess alone! Hats off to the great master!

I think age does matter in sports and games and the mind game like chess too somewhat is influenced by lesser degrees. I read about Alekhine - one the greatest masters - in his last days in the hospital was made to play against a chess player of standing and the great master after reading his first few moves in his mind as he was blind, with awesome accuracy predicted as to number of moves he would be making to make him surrender to the great amazement of his opponent!!

He must be an extremely brilliant and genius person to predict the all the moves, but then after putting in his entire life to the game, no wonder all he must be doing is think about chess and chess alone! Hats off to the great master!

Yes, he was one of the very best in this game. About Anand the only thing that stands out is his staid, sober face in the face of all situations. In this regard he happens to be belonging to a class of his own!!! A world champion for five times never courting any controversy of the remotest kind, even our greatest Sachin can't even beat him on this score with all due admiration and respect to him!!! Anand is spotlessly immaculate!!

I know the kind of reactions my comments in the title might draw but I hold my ground and please, hold your fire till you finish off the last letter of my post. Anand represents a sport which has affiliations to its world body of more than a hundred odd countries just to give you an idea of the level of competition that our chess maestro has been contending with. He appeared in the scene when India did not have a single Grand Master and became the first one to inspire quite a few to achieve it during his reign. He was World Champion five times - quite mind-boggling. His manners remain immaculate though chess masters are known to be eccentric geniuses. If he loses a few times more that's never ever going to dent his place in the pantheon of sporting gods of our country. You may disagree but I hold my ground!!! :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

Chess in game of mind and stemina. In my opinion every game required hard labour and dedication. Like Schine who is best one cricketers of world Anand is also best one chess player. he is great.

Chess is not a popular game like cricket is in India so few people know about his achievements in chess. This is truth he is one of the best players of all time India has produced. :blink:

Chess is not popular because it is mind game and played in close rooms. India know this game because of Anand.