World Chess Championship, April 2010 - Anand vs Topolov

[lawmani]

This thread is created with the hope that there are some chess (esp. Vishy Anand) fans out here.

Background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2010

Lets hope Anand retains the title!!!

[19thmay]

paakuradhuku sutha bore-ana game.

[Kalyasi]

Lawmani chess ellam kooda follow pannuveengala? hmmm...

[lawmani]

yeah.. kinda agrees.. but check out this commentator's ipl-fication of chess back in 1995..trying to make it more interesting :p karbon kamaal check!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FutTQZfFDuI

actually, tamizhla commentary kodutha chumma weighta irukkum...

[lawmani]

~ a week to go....

heres a cool game between the 2... anand shows his class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaUWB36RCNg

[lawmani]

Rewind: 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2AqNEvu7T4

[sathya_1979]

http://sports.rediff.com/report/2010/may/11/viswanathan-anand-wins-world-chess-title-topalov.htm

Congrats Anand :D :clap:

[lawmani]

Viswanathan Anand retains World Chess Champion title! Congrats Anand!

[Rocky89]

VaazhtukaL Anand Sir :respect:

[lawmani]

Anand (Chennai, India) beat Topalov (Sofia, Bulgaria) 6.5 to 5.5 in a 12-game match held at Sofia

[Kalyasi]

Vaazhthukal Anand!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Kalyasi]

Enna lawmani sir cricket thread pakkame kaanum?

[vanchi]

Anand :notworthy: :clap: :thumbsup:

[lawmani]

Enna lawmani sir cricket thread pakkame kaanum?

naangallaan remba busy

[littlemaster1982]

Anand :clap: :clap:

[kid-glove]

:notworthy: True "World champion".

[ajithfederer]

Congrats vishwanathan anand!!!

Viswanathan Anand retains World Chess Champion title! Congrats Anand!

[MADDY]

Vishwanathan Anand, the great :D

[joe]

ஆனந்த் :bow:

[Kambar_Kannagi]

ஆனந்த் அவர்களுக்கு வாழ்த்துகள் :thumbsup:

[Vivasaayi]

Anand :notworthy:

Before the first game,Hindu carried an article on the challenges that Anand had to face to win this title and atlast ended on a note like

"True champions has it in them to defy all ods and clinch it"

pullarikudhubaaaa :notworthy: TRUE CHAMPION! and notably,anand played black in the final game... :clap:

What a tournament it has been,even reading the daily reports on newspaper has been thrilling

[jinju]

congrats and thanks vishwanathan anand for making India smile!

when asked on the reception that he expects when anand lands in chennai, his father told the ndtv reporter: "Chennai has never failed us!" :thumbsup:

[raajarasigan]

Anand :notworthy: :notworthy: :thumbsup: :clap:

[Dinesh84]

Viswanathan Anand: The king of chess :bow:

[VinodKumar's]

Viswanathan Anand :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

[leosimha]

congrats Vishy Anand..... :clap:

[leosimha]

Anand :notworthy:

Before the first game,Hindu carried an article on the challenges that Anand had to face to win this title and atlast ended on a note like

"True champions has it in them to defy all ods and clinch it"

pullarikudhubaaaa :notworthy: TRUE CHAMPION! and notably,anand played black in the final game... :clap:

What a tournament it has been,even reading the daily reports on newspaper has been thrilling

have you seen the 12th game played by Anand...simply superb....

go to http://www.anand-topalov.com/en/game12.html

[leosimha]

The Man with the Maruti 800

http://in.news.yahoo.com/256/20100513/1691/top-the-man-with-the-maruti800_1.html

[Benny Lava]

Fitting reply from the world champion! :2thumbsup:

Viswanathan Anand :bow: :bow:

I hope at least now those crooked Bulgarian's shut their *** and RESPECT!

[Benny Lava]

Before this match, the bulgarians tried every little dirty trick to put off Anand.

Due to the delay of his flight, he requested to postpone the tournament by 3 days which was refused. So he travelled from Frankfurt 40 hrs by car to reach Sofia. Yet despite his tiredness he went on to win the tournament.

And before the tournament, Topalov's manager accused that Anand doesn't deserve World champion title and he is simply resting on his laurels. He even said that Topalov would refuse to talk during the match. Indha vetti pechukellaam serthu vechaarula aapu :2thumbsup: :2thumbsup:


http://www.chessvibes.com/columns/not-again/

http://www.thechessmind.net/blog/2009/11/10/a-friend-to-everyone-danailov-on-anand.html

[Sanjeevi]

Anand :clap: he is the one (only in india?) who consistenly exceeds the expectation