4/20/2010 – Aljazeera is an international TV news network headquartered in Doha, Qatar. One of their star reporters is Riz Khan, a Yemeni-born British television news reporter and interviewer, who first rose to prominence while working for the BBC and CNN. Recently Riz spoke to World Chess Champion Viswanathan in his One on One show on Aljazeera. An incredibly relaxed and informative interview.
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Meet the world chess champion, Vishwanathan Anand
Aljazeera with Riz Khan
This episode of One on One was aired from Saturday, April 11, 2009.
It has been posted in two parts on YouTube and on the Al
Jazeera web site. In in Vishy Anand describes very frankly and in a relaxed
atmosphere his career in chess. Star Jazeera reporter Riz Khan contributes wonderfully
to the flow of the interview.
With his quiet and unassuming manner, it is intriguing to hear him described
as "arguably the best sportsperson India ever produced". As a young
boy in Madras, now Chennai, Vishy, as he is known, was introduced to chess when
his sister took him to a club in the city.
India was keen to produce its first grandmaster in a game that has its roots
in that country – and Anand, by far the youngest in line for the title,
finally made it in 1987 – the year in which he also became the World Junior
Champion. He soon gained widespread recognition in India as its chess icon.
After being crowned undisputed World Chess Champion in September 2007, Anand
became the first non-Russian, other than the American Bobby Fisher, to hold
the top rank and world title at the same time.
Referred to by some as the father of the Indian chess revolution, for inspiring
a whole new generation of players, Anand gives simple advice to the hundreds
of children asking him for tips. The World Champion says, if you enjoy playing
chess – then just do it.
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