81. The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sports Tribune particularly satisfying not only for vishwanathan anand but also for chess inIndia. To begin with anand started the year well, winning the World Blitz http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001230/spr-trib.htm

SPORTS TRIBUNE Saturday, December 30, 2000, Chandigarh, India A year punctuated with optimism By Ramu Sharma I F in the years to come one was to single out a specific instance of a performance by an Indian which outshone every perceivable acts of excellence on the sporting arena the vote would automatically go to Vishwanathan Anand, the country’s, nay the world’s most accomplished player. Cricket is no more a gentleman’s game By R. Suryamurthy T HE bodyline Ashes series gave the first major blow to the gentleman’s game of cricket. The red leather ball was blood thirsty for victory. Kerry Packer in the 1970’s transformed the game by giving it colour and glamour. With it came the sure result and unconventional strokes, which were frowned upon by cricket loyalists. Indian tennis hits the nadir By M.S. Unnikrishnan I NDIAN tennis hit the nadir as the millennium year drew to a close when the country failed to figure in the finals of the fourth edition of the Asia Cup Tournament, which concluded at the R K Khanna stadium in the third week of December. Paradox underscores tainted year By Gavin Evans I T was the best of times; it was the worst of times. That was sports in the first year of the new millennium. The year 2000 had it all the good, the bad — but mostly the ugly. To begin with the good, the Sydney Olympics turned out far better than expected. Outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) boss Juan Antonio Samaranch has a habit of declaring every Games the “best ever” — even the fiasco in Atlanta in 1996.

82. Sports News : Anand Believes On Luck In Championship, ( Kerala News, India News, vishwanathan anand said a lot would depend on luck in the world chess championshipto be held in San Luis, Argentina from September 27 to October 16. http://www.keralanext.com/news/?id=305340

83. Chess Tigers Homepage Translate this page 19.07.2005 - Der indische Super-GM vishwanathan anand hat eine neue GM AlexanderGrischuk anlässlich der chess Classic Mainz im August 2005 an. http://www.chesstigers.de/index_news.php?id=307&rubrik=1&lang=0

84. The Week In Chess 325 They had been struggling and anand motivated himself to his best chess with 1 ENG Adams Michael 287 25Jan-01 2 IND anand vishwanathan 283 25-Jan-01 3 http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic325.html

THE WEEK IN CHESS 325 29th January 2001 by Mark Crowther TWIC Home The London Chess Center Shop Sponsored by the London Chess Center Contact The Week in Chess Mark Crowther E-Mail mdcrowth@netcomuk.co.uk Tel or fax 01274 882143 [Bradford England] Mobile 07957381719 http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html Contents 1) Introduction 2) Corus Wijk aan Zee 2001 3) FIDE Rapid Ratings January 2001 4) World Cup of Rapid Chess ... 14) Forthcoming Events and Links Contact the London Chess Center Order from the online shop at http://www.chesscenter.com email: chesscentre@easynet.co.uk Call toll free 1-888-chess06 in the USA or Canada Call +44 (0) 171 388 2404 or Fax +44 (0) 171 388 2407 in the UK and ROW ChessBase 8! ChessBase 8 is out now- to see the latest info/screenshots and to order visit http://www.chesscenter.com/cb8.html For the latest chess book releases check out http://www.chesscenter.com/book.html For the latest new software check out http://www.chesscenter.com/newsoftware2.html For the latest new products check out http://www.chesscenter.com/newproducts.html

85. Chess Tigers 2003 :: Chess.GR vishwanathan anand won the chess Classic event. An 8game rapid chess matchbetween Judit Polgar and vishwanathan anand will take place in Mainz, http://www.chess.gr/tourn/2003/chess_tigers03/

:: Chess Classic Mainz Vishwanathan Anand won the Chess Classic event. He beat Judit Polgar in the two last games. Total Score 5-3. In the Random Chess event Peter Svidler beat Peter Leko 4.5-3.5 Round 1, 14.08.2003 Polgar - Anand 1-0 Svidler Leko 1/2 Round 2, 14.08.2003 Anand - Polgar 1-0 Leko - Svidler 1/2 Round 3, 15.08.2003 Anand - Polgar 0-1 Leko - Svidler 1/2 Round 4, 15.08.2003 Polgar - Anand 0-1 Svidler - Leko 0-1 Round 5, 16.08.2003 Polgar - Anand 1-0 Svidler - Leko 1/2 Round 6, 16.08.2003 Anand - Polgar 1-0 Leko - Svidler 0-1 Round 7, 17.08.2003 Anand - Polgar 1-0 Leko - Svidler 1/2 Round 8, 17.08.2003 Polgar - Anand 0-1 Svidler - Leko 1-0 View and download the games An 8-game rapid chess match between Judit Polgar and Vishwanathan Anand will take place in Mainz, Germany, from August 14th until August 17th 2003. At the same time, the Ordix Open will take place as well. Also, the first Chess960 World Championship match between Peter Leko and Peter Svidler will be held in Mainz, and a unique Chess960 simultaneous exhibition of the two players on August 13th 2003.

86. VISWANATHAN ANAND PAGE 1999, chess Oscar, Champion, anand wins the coveted chess Oscar for the second 1998, Moscow, , Viswanathan anand wins the chess Oscar for 1997 ! http://www.tnqsponsorship.com/vishwa.html

GM Viswanathan Anand - 2004 Review 2004 Photographs 2005 Schedule Archive ... Vishy Vs Chennai 2005 Viswanathan Anand is quite simply, the greatest sportsman India has ever produced. He won the FIDE World Chess Championship on Christmas Eve, 2000 to assure himself a place in history and ascend the very summit of the game. Viswanathan Anand's spectacular career is reproduced here. Keep checking back for updates. TNQ Sponsorship exclusively represents the commercial interests of Viswanathan Anand, the international chess grandmaster, in India. We can put together a sponsorship program for your brand with Anand,both in India and across the world. Career Highlights Year of Participation Tournament Performance Highlights Mainz Chess Classic, Mainz Champion Took the title for the 5th year in a row, by beating Alexander Grischuk 5-2 in the Final, in an utterly dominant and professional display 18th Magistral Ciudad de Leon Chess tournament, Leon Champion Anand once again underlined his mastery over the rapid format, as he came back from a 0-1 deficit to beat FIDE champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan 2.5-1.5 Corsica Masters, Bastia

87. Viswanathan Anand - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia anand has won the chess Oscar in 1997, 1998, 2003, and 2004. After severalnear misses, anand finally won the FIDE World chess Championship in 2000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viswanathan_Anand

Viswanathan Anand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand (pronounced Vis'wah'nəh'thən Ah'nənd) (born December 11 ) is an Indian chess grandmaster . In the July 2005 FIDE Elo rating list, Anand has a rating of 2788, tying him and Veselin Topalov for number two in the world (behind Garry Kasparov ). He has been the strongest non-Soviet player since Bobby Fischer , although recently P©ter L©k³ has rivalled him. Contents Chess career World Chess Champion World Rapid Chess Champion Chess titles ... edit Chess career Anand's rise in the Indian chess world has been meteoric. National level success came early for him when he won the National Sub-Junior Chess Championship with a score of 9/9 in at the age of fourteen. He became the youngest Indian to win the International Master 's Title at the age of fifteen, in . At the age of sixteen he became the National Champion and won that title two more times. He played games at blitz speed, earning him the nickname " Lightning Kid " ("Blitz chess" is known in India as "Lightning chess"). In , he became the first Indian to win the World Junior Chess Championship . In 1988, at the age of eighteen, he became India's First

88. 10Questions The King of chess has surpassed Bobby Fischer and equalled Garry Kasparov’s fourchess Oscars in ’05. What does a 4th chess Oscar mean to By S. anand http://www.outlookindia.com/10question.asp?fodname=20050502

89. Anand's Bio chess Career Vishy anand Viswanathan anand, popularly known as Vishy, anand, known as the One man Indian chess revolution, keenly promotes the game, http://www.rebel.nl/anand3.htm

Links Anand's Biography The below Career description of Anand is written by his wife Aruna Anand. Chess Career- Vishy Anand Anand has been awarded many prestigious titles in India like the Arjuna Award, the Padmashri (the youngest recipient of the title), the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the Soviet Land Nehru award, the BPL Achievers of the World, Sportstar, Sportsworld "Sportsman of the year 1995" Award. Anand, known as the "One man Indian Chess revolution," keenly promotes the game, through innovative methods in the country, where the game first originated. He lives in Collado Mediano in Spain with his wife Aruna.

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googleid = "pub-0902163812360900"; Menu Chess HOME How To Improve Chess Tips Challenges The Best Classifieds News Weblog Chess Pieces Pawns Knights Bishops Rooks Queen King Chess Shop Chess Boards Chess Sets Chess Software Chess Clocks Miscellaneous Further Resources Others About Us Sitemap The GrandMasters (Ratings are 2004) Garry Kasparov Country: RUS Rating: 2817 Comments: Garry Kimovich Kasparov was born Gary Weinstein in Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR in 1963. Kasparov learned to play chess from his father who later died in a road accident when he was 7 years old. He subsequently changed his name to Kasparov, a Russified version of his mothers maiden name, Kasparyan. Kasparovs chess talent was apparent at an early age. In 1973 he attended the Botvinnik Chess School and Kasparov continued to make rapid progress. In 1975 at the age of 12 he became the youngest ever player to win the USSR Junior Championship. At 16 he won the World Junior Championship. He achieved the title of Grandmaster on his 17th birthday Viswanathan Anand Country: IND Rating: 2774 Comments: One of the best known non-Russian and Asian chess player, Anand has often been given sobriquets like “Lightning Kid” and Vishy, the Tiger from Madras. Born on December 11, 1969, he picked his early lessons in chess, at the age of six from his mother, Susila Viswanathan. By 14 he was the “Boy Wonder” in Indian chess and his assets, lightning speed, ability to see and read the game far ahead besides on-board intuition saw him emerge as the Youngest Indian National Champion at age of 16. In 1987 he became the First Asian to win the World Junior Championship at Baguio City in the Philippines. The same year he became the first Indian to earn the coveted Grandmaster title.

91. Chess Viswanathan anand, popularly known as Vishy learnt chess at the tender age anand, known as the One man Indian chess revolution, keenly promotes the http://www2.egr.uh.edu/~skolgaon/chess.htm

Chess " The Game of Kings and the King of Games" "The way he plays chess demonstrates a man's whole nature." -Stanley Ellin "There is no other game so esteemed, so profound and so venerable as chess; in the realm of play it stands alone in dignity." -Ely Culbertson "The chess master today must have courage, a killer instinct, stamina, and arrogance." -Evans "It is not a move, even the best move, that you must seek, but a realizable plan." -Znosko-Borovsky Gary Kasparov Kasparov, Gary 1963-, Armenian chess player; b. Azerbaijan as Garri Kimovich Wainshtein. In Sept. 1984 he challenged Anatoly KARPOV for the world championship and appeared likely to win when the match was halted amid controversy in Feb. 1985. He won a rematch (Sept.-Nov. 1985), becoming the youngest world champion ever. He later broke with the World Chess Federation and formed a rival association; in 1993 he defended against Nigel Short. Kasparov is noted for his aggressive style of play. "The future of chess lies in the hands of this young man."

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Review Interview Celebrities Cinebits ... Supershot Vishwanathan Anand Name Anand Pet Names Baba, Sagara Nick Names Lightning Kid, vishy-theTiger from Madras Date of birth 11th December,1969 Born in Chennai Brought up in Chennai and Manila (Philippines), for a couple of years -the vital stage in his early development in Chess. Education Graduation in Commerce from Loyola College, Chennai. Started Chess at The age of 6 Learned Chess from Mother Current World Ranking No: 2 Marriage June,1996 (arranged by his parents) Family Father Vishwanathan... Retired General Manager, Southern Railways Mother Susheela... housewife Elder Brother: Shivakumar... Chief Design Engineer with Crompton Greaves Elder sister :Anuradha... teaches at Michigan University,USA Wife :Aruna...Graduate in Public Relations First Tournament First Junior level national Championship won at Vasco-da Gama, Goa

93. News India NDTV GOOGLE News India Make Homepage Newsletter SMS Print this page Email this story Report anand plays to raise money for charity At the plush Traders Hotel, anand took on several young chess http://www.ndtv.com/sports/showsports.asp?sportname=Report&story=Anand plays to

94. Welcome To Vishy Anand's Home Page World Rapid chess Champion and NIIT Brand Ambassador, Viswanathan anand, Viswanathan anand launches 2005 National School chess Tournament in Delhi http://www.niit.com/vishy/

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95. Viswanathan Anand: Information From Answers.com After several near misses, anand finally won the FIDE World chess Championshipin 2000 anand has won the prestigious chess Oscar 4 times (1997, 1998, http://www.answers.com/topic/viswanathan-anand

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Viswanathan Anand Wikipedia Viswanathan Anand Vishy Anand Viswanathan Anand December 11 ) is an Indian chess grandmaster . In the April 2005 FIDE Elo rating list, Anand has a rating of 2785, making him number two in the world (behind Garry Kasparov Chess career Anand's rise in the Indian chess world has been meteoric. National level success came early for him when he won the National Sub-Junior Chess Championship with a score of 9/9 in at the age of fourteen. He became the youngest Indian to win the International Master 's Title at the age of fifteen, in . At the age of sixteen he became the National Champion and won that title two more times. He played games at blitz speed, earling him the nickname " Lightning Kid " ("Blitz chess" is known in India as "Lightning chess"). In , he became the first Indian to win the World Junior Chess Championship . At eighteen, he became India's First Grandmaster "Vishy", as he is sometimes called, burst upon the upper echelons of the chess scene in the early

96. Viswanathan Anand -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article anand has won the prestigious chess Oscar 4 times (1997, 1998, 2003 and 2004), Viswanathan anand, My Best Games of chess (Gambit, 2001 (new edition)) http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/v/vi/viswanathan_anand.htm

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97. Welcome To The Fullhyd.com Discussion Boards! :: View Topic - Sporting Hero's But in modern India there s only one Nawab of chess. And he is 31year-oldVishwanathan anand, master of a sport dominated by black and white squares. http://www.fullhyderabad.com/discussions/viewtopic.php?t=41078&postdays=0&postor

98. The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport anand wins Corus chess crown Wizk Aan Zee, January 27 World champion Vishwanathananand began the New Year with a classy title triumph at the 65th Corus http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030128/sports.htm

Tuesday, January 28, 2003, Chandigarh, India THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS 50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS S P O R T S 8th Grand Slam title for Agassi Melbourne, January 27 Andre Agassi crushed German Rainer Schuettler to claim his eighth Grand Slam crown in the most lop-sided Australian Open final for 77 years here yesterday. Awesome Agassi needed just 76 minutes to destroy Schuettler 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. Andre Agassi of the USA holds the winner's trophy as he is sprayed with champagne by his coach Darren Cahill after his men's singles final victory against Rainer Schuettler of Germany at the Australian Open on Sunday. — AP/PTI photo Leander-Martina clinch title Melbourne, January 27 India’s Leander Paes and naturalised American Martina Navratilova have won the mixed doubles title at the Australian open helping the veteran Navratilova win her 57th title yesterday. BCCI ban on Jadeja quashed New Delhi, January 27

99. Webindia123-Indian Personalities-sports-VISWANATHAN ANAND Viswanathan anand is the first Asian to win the World chess Championship anand outplayed the most popular chess software programme, Fritz in July, 99. http://www.webindia123.com/personal/sports/vishwa.htm

Yellow Pages E-Mail E-Cards Matrimonial ... Feedback VISWANATHAN ANAND Born : 1969 Viswanathan Anand is the first Asian to win the World Chess Championship title. He won the title on 24th December 2000, defeating Spain's Alexei Shirovyoungest at Teheran. Born in Chennai in December 1969, he started playing chess at the age of 6. He learnt chess from his mother Susheela. His parents encouraged him and used to take him to the Tal Chess club. Young Anand had an exceptional memory power and an ability to grasp things fast which made him excel in Chess. Anand got his B.Com degree from Loyola College. He has won many titles even from a young age. He was the youngest Asian to win the International Master's Title at the age of fifteen. At sixteen he became the National Champion; At eighteen India's First Grandmaster. In 1987, he became the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess Championship. In 1992, he won the formidable Reggio Emilia Tournament. He was the runner up to Kasparov in World Championship final in 1995. He beat Kasparov in the rapid chess tournament in September 96 and Karpov in June 97 in Hamburg Rapid Chess. Anand outplayed the most popular chess software programme, Fritz in July, 99. Anand has also received many awards; Arjuna Award for Outstanding Indian Sportsman in 1985, Padmashree, National Citizens Award and Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1987, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Chess

100. ChessWorld - Chess News, Chess Tournaments Some annotated links to chess databases and programs, chess clubs, VishwanathanAnand and Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) played out an exciting draw as http://www.very-best.de/NewsList.htm?Message=7&Max=all

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