Anand speaks to one billion fans
6/16/2003 – What is it like if you are a sporting hero in your country and are spending a few weeks doing the newspaper circuit? Vishy Anand, the world's number three player, is one of India's brightest media stars. Which has special implications when you consider the demographics and circulation numbers. Anand is quite possibly the most popular chess player of all times. On Tuesday you too can chat online with "the Vish". Here are the links...
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The online chat with NIIT Brand Ambassador and Former World Chess Champion Vishy Anand will take place on one of India's largest news portals, Chennai Online. It starts on June 17, 2003 at 6.00 p.m. Indian Standard Time. This is GMT + 5.5 hours, which according to our calculations translates to 14:30h European Standard, 13:30h London and 8:30 a.m. New York.
Recent news reports
We have tested all of the following links. Some may, however, decay in the coming days, as the news stories move from the topical sections into the archives. But it is possible to find them again by doing an archive search for the title (or part of it) in the news page that appears.
Vishy Anand's Indian tour
- Calcutta: Anand regrets lack of sponsorship in chess
- New Delhi: Mess in world chess can't go on
- Cochin: Rapid no threat to classical chess
- Bangalore: Chess scenario positive
- Madras: Young pros face danger of burnout
Mess in the chess world
- The
mess in world Chess can't go on like this: Hindustan Times, India - 10
Jun 2003
- Anand
hopes chess mess clears up soon: Times of India, India - 10
Jun 2003
- Chess
mess wards off sponsors: Sify, India - 10 Jun 2003
- Mess in World Chess can't go on: Sun Network, India - 10 Jun 2003
- World chess in a mess: Rediff, India - 10 Jun 2003
- Chess
world in a mess: Times of India, India - 10 Jun 2003
- The
mess in world chess can't go on like this: Hindustan Times, India - 10
Jun 2003
- Anand
hopes chess mess clears up soon: Times of India, India - 10
Jun 2003
- Mess in World Chess can't go on Sun Network, India - 10 Jun 2003
- Chess mess wards off sponsors: Sify, India - 10 Jun 2003
General
- Anand
to teach chess to a million: Sify, India - 8 Jun 2003
- A dream duel against chess champ: Times of India, India - 8 Jun 2003
- Judih Polgar is a guy in chess: Deepika, India - 12 Jun 2003
- ' No need for dope testing in chess': Hindustan Times, India - 10 Jun 2003
- '
No need for dope testing in chess': Times of India, India - 10
Jun 2003
- Rapid chess will not eclipse classical version: Times of India, India - 8 Jun 2003
- Rapid
chess will not eclipse classical version: Hindustan Times, India - 8
Jun 2003
- Anand
to teach chess to a million: Sify, India - 8 Jun 2003
- A
dream duel against chess champ: Times of India, India - 8
Jun 2003
- Chess
scenario is very positive: Anand: Newindpress, India - 8
Jun 2003
- Young
Chess players should not turn pros: Hindustan Times, India - 6 Jun 2003
