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Old 09-05-2009, 12:26 AM   #1 (permalink)
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The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Sports | Oscar for Anand

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How good is Anand? India's greatest sportsperson ahead of Tendulkar.

1997 Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand India
1998 Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand India
1999 Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov Russia
2000 Kramnik, VladimirVladimir Kramnik Russia
2001 Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov Russia
2002 Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov Russia
2003 Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand[1] India
2004 Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand India
2005 Topalov, VeselinVeselin Topalov Bulgaria
2006 Kramnik, VladimirVladimir Kramnik[2] Russia
2007 Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand[3] India
2008 Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand[4] India
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Old 09-05-2009, 12:42 AM   #2 (permalink)
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The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Sports | Oscar for Anand

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How good is Anand? India's greatest sportsperson ahead of Tendulkar.

1997 Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand India
1998 Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand India
1999 Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov Russia
2000 Kramnik, VladimirVladimir Kramnik Russia
2001 Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov Russia
2002 Kasparov, GarryGarry Kasparov Russia
2003 Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand[1] India
2004 Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand India
2005 Topalov, VeselinVeselin Topalov Bulgaria
2006 Kramnik, VladimirVladimir Kramnik[2] Russia
2007 Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand[3] India
2008 Anand, ViswanathanViswanathan Anand[4] India
Considering how globally massive chess as a sport is as compared to cricket, and how billions of Indians are worried about chess, meh.
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Old 09-05-2009, 12:44 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Considering how globally massive chess as a sport is as compared to cricket, and how billions of Indians are worried about chess, meh.
Cricket is hardly global. Achievement wise, Anand is way ahead of Tendulkar comparatively.
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Cricket is hardly global. Achievement wise, Anand is way ahead of Tendulkar comparatively.
Not at all. What is the number of Grandmasters whom Anand compete with each year? And what is the number of players whom Tendulkar has competed in his career? Any comparison is laughable. Chess still remains a dormant sport in India. While Tendulkar was instrumental in making it a craze on his own.
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Not at all. What is the number of Grandmasters whom Anand compete with each year? And what is the number of players whom Tendulkar has competed in his career? Any comparison is laughable. Chess still remains a dormant sport in India. While Tendulkar was instrumental in making it a craze on his own.
anand was our first GM...just cheke out how many GM's we had since
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Old 09-05-2009, 01:25 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Not at all. What is the number of Grandmasters whom Anand compete with each year? And what is the number of players whom Tendulkar has competed in his career? Any comparison is laughable. Chess still remains a dormant sport in India. While Tendulkar was instrumental in making it a craze on his own.
You are mistaking popularity with achievement. Anand competes against many grand masters.. He has effectively been player of the year 6 times. How many times can Tendulkar claim that he was player of the year.
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Is chess actually classified as a sport? Not me being facetious, I've just never heard it referred to like that.
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Is chess actually classified as a sport? Not me being facetious, I've just never heard it referred to like that.
It isn't. Fails the "Stephen Hawking" test.

Any activity where the motor neuron disease-striken theoretic physicist could beat you must be purely mental, so devoid of the physical aspect, it isn't a sport.
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It isn't. Fails the "Stephen Hawking" test.

Any activity where the motor neuron disease-striken theoretic physicist could beat you must be purely mental, so devoid of the physical aspect, it isn't a sport.
Haha loving that description.
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Chess is always covered in the sports news media section and in sports magazines in India. Never knew it wasn't a sport.
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Chess is always covered in the sports news media section and in sports magazines in India. Never knew it wasn't a sport.
that's because it clearly is...people who prefer muscle over mind might not think so...
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Anand is my favorite Indian sportsperson of all time. What he has done for chess in India (Directly or Indirectly) is simple amazing. His Achievements, IMO, are highest and most decorated among Indian sports fraternity. And yes, Chess is a sport.
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Anand is my favorite Indian sportsperson of all time. What he has done for chess in India (Directly or Indirectly) is simple amazing. His Achievements, IMO, are highest and most decorated among Indian sports fraternity. And yes, Chess is a sport.
and it's just a bonus that he is an absolute nice guy, not like some of those other arrogant pricks at the top of the chess world...
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and it's just a bonus that he is an absolute nice guy, not like some of those other arrogant pricks at the top of the chess world...
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