ravishingravi Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Greatest sportsman in India and one of our greatest treasures. I think if you have played chess at any level you would recognize the sheer genius and magnitude of the man's achievements. Not that you can't otherwise.
coffee_rules Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Congratulations, he has made Spain very proud! http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_viswanathan_anand_a_citizen_of_Spain
yoda Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Congratulations, he has made Spain very proud! http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_viswanathan_anand_a_citizen_of_Spain Official: Viswanathan ANAND (India) 4 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2791 4 1969 http://ratings.fide.com/top.phtml?list=men
StriKe Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 sachin tendulkar @sachin_rt Congratulations to Vishwanathan Anand. 5th world chess championship..... You make all Indians so proud!!
vvvslaxman Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/chess-am-too-tensed-to-be-happy-but-really-relieved-says-viswanathan-anand/20120530.htm I am too tensed to be happy but really relieved: Anand Defending champion Viswanathan Anand [ Images ], who clinched his fifth World Championship title at Moscow [ Images ] on Wednesday, said he is really relieved to achieve the milestone after an incredibly tense battle with Challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel. "I am too tensed to be happy but really relieved," said Anand after wining two of the four rapid chess games to win the tie-break with a 2.5-1.5 margin. "It was incredibly tensed. Well, when I woke up this morning, I knew it would end one way or the other but didn't know how it will go. Match was so even that I had no sense of what shape the tie-break would take. I think that right now, the only feeling you have is relief. The 42-year-old Anand, who has given a fillip to the game in India [ Images ] as brand ambassador of IT company NIIT [ Get Quote ], said he was a little tensed going into the tie-breaker. "Given the fact that we drew 12 games and it was decided by tie-breakers is a reasonable situation. After such a long and tough match probably it was the only thing that could have seperated us. I was too tensed," he said. "In the fourth game, I knew I shouldn't play too hard for a draw but somehow at the board I started to do exactly that. was pretty happy when my rooks were doubled. He had a lot of chances in the third and fourth game but things want my way in the end and I can say I won only because I won," he added. Anand's wife Aruna was also ecstatic at his achievement and said: "It is a happy moment, it was very tough. It went down to the tie-breaker and even today it was going to and froth, in the end it went our way and I am happy about it. "There was no clear indication. We didn't anticipate anything. You can't be prepared for such scheme of things to happen. It went all the way to the tie-breaker and that showed the preparation of both the teams." Anand and Gelfand had drawn the final regular match in their 12-game Moscow series to leave the world championships level. Anand had earlier won the world chess championship in 2000, 2007, 2008 and 2010.
ganeshran Posted May 30, 2012 Author Posted May 30, 2012 Last few moments were tense when Gelfand was attacking but he ran out of time.
Nova Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Only person to win the championship in three different formats.. making him the most versatile player in the last decade.. :hatsoff:
Crookbond Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Now that Sachin has wished Vishwanathan Anand, his wishes will get more coverage than the win itself. #SachIsLife https://twitter.com/BoredCricket/status/207873916344082432
akshayxyz Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Last few moments were tense when Gelfand was attacking but he ran out of time. IIRC, in any of 4(+12) games, Gelfand was never ahead of Anand - in matters of time.
Crookbond Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Sports Ministy, Government of India will bestow a Cash Award of Rs 10 lakh to Vishwanathan Anand for his remarkable feat
vvvslaxman Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Congratulations, he has made Spain very proud! http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_viswanathan_anand_a_citizen_of_Spain check out the flag
vvvslaxman Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Sports Ministy, Government of India will bestow a Cash Award of Rs 10 lakh to Vishwanathan Anand for his remarkable feat That is pittance for Ravi Jaddu , Vinay legend :icflove:
yoda Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 That is pittance for Ravi Jaddu ' date=' Vinay legend :icflove:[/quote'] Vishy is going to make close to $1.5 mill for this. So it's kinda pittance for him also. :winky: I never understood these cash awards by the government. They are ready put their hand in the Govt Gazhana anytime.
yoda Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 I saw the second half of the 2nd rapid game on replay, the one Anand won. Was interesting to see Gefland battle for time and trying to make something out of it. He almost managed to pull a draw, being down to just 10 seconds on his clock at one point, finally had to resign having to make moves with practically no time on the clock.
vvvslaxman Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikR3nCujXFc]Anand-Gelfand : The playoff and final thoughts - YouTube[/ame]
vvvslaxman Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Tendu fanboys strike back. http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/chess/item/189854-viswanathan-anand-the-sachin-tendulkar-of-indian-chess.htm Dont under-estimate Tendu :cantstop:
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