First off, Congrats to Vishy! for becoming no. 1 and also for getting over the elusive 2800 elo point hurdle. I dont think it serves any good by belittling other stars such as Tendulkar that India produced. Each have had their days and have produced quite memorable moments for us to relish. But one thing that stands out is..how Anand, in spite of his calm demeanour and minus all the poster boy attitude has elevated a game like chess to such a level that kindered passion among millions of ppl resulting in India producing one GM after another and even if ppl dont play, they have better knowledge now and follow more games and want their kids to play chess. That by itself is a beautiful and personally satisfying achievement. Keep up the good work Anand! Keep giving more back to chess, the game you breathe! Regards, Arun
