Anand hi Anand

I had totally missed this until one of my friends mentioned it today.. Anand is now ranked 1 in the latest FIDE rankings!!

I remember the hysteria in the mid 90s when he rapidly rose through the Chess world. He has been among the top 3 for almost 10 years, but couldn’t quite make it to No. 1 until now. According to Wikipedia he’s only the 6th player to be ranked 1!

I know chess doesn’t get much coverage in India (which sport does, apart from Cricket and may be Tennis?) but this is really awesome news!!