Anand was once again crowned the King of Chess but not before having to fight a challenging Topalov till the end (12 round that too with Black pieces). The win was sweet considering that Anand had to travel on road for more than 2 days (because of volcanic ash the flights got canceled). Hail the king !!
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Anand Wins the World Chess Championship Title
I am not sure what percentage were following this and were happier to know this compared to the ongoing India-Australia series and the double hundreds from Gambhir and Laxman. I love cricket but that does not take away from me the fact that Chess is close to my heart as well and no matter, everyone has to agree that this is the only Sport/Game where we are the number 1, thanks to Anand. Congrats Vishy
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After a looooooong gap, I had the chance to participate in a Chess tournament conducted as part of the annual day celebrations at Broadcom. I participated only in Chess as it would be conducted only in weekdays and not in weekends when I would be in Pondicherry. 16 players had given their names including me. In the first round, I was up against Ramki. We tossed and he got white. He is a senior manager and was also playing really well. The game was getting ready for a nail-biting finish when he received calls for a meeting. That did have …
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