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India celebrates Asia's chess king
By Raja Murthy
India's Vishwanathan Anand defended his world championship chess title for the fifth time a fortnight ago in Moscow, consolidating his status as one of Asia's greatest and more unusual sporting icons. He stands as a Great Wall of Asia defying Russian desperation to regain their lost chess czardom.
Ever since Anand dethroned the mighty Vladimir Kramnik in 2008, the affable margherita pizza-loving champion from Chennai has been a bitter pill to swallow for Russians. It's an undesirable chapter for the land that produced masters like Mikhail Botvinnik, Alexander Alekhine, Mikhail "the Magician" Tal, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were among millions worldwide who closely
By Raja Murthy
India's Vishwanathan Anand defended his world championship chess title for the fifth time a fortnight ago in Moscow, consolidating his status as one of Asia's greatest and more unusual sporting icons. He stands as a Great Wall of Asia defying Russian desperation to regain their lost chess czardom.
Ever since Anand dethroned the mighty Vladimir Kramnik in 2008, the affable margherita pizza-loving champion from Chennai has been a bitter pill to swallow for Russians. It's an undesirable chapter for the land that produced masters like Mikhail Botvinnik, Alexander Alekhine, Mikhail "the Magician" Tal, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were among millions worldwide who closely
