Talk:Viswanathan Anand

I am looking for a better word
to use in the phrase, "making him the first sportsperson to receive the award." because, is a chess player really considered to be a "sportsperson?" I am thinking not, but am having a difficult time coming up with a better word so am asking you to propose, or even interject, one. "click" Your move. Einar Carptrash (talk) 21:54, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Just say "sportsman." "Sportsperson" awkwardly kowtows to political correctness. Or you can just say "chess master" if it's the case that he's the first chess master to be so awarded. Tpkatsa (talk) 19:44, 10 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Given we have "eSports", I'm pretty relaxed about the use of the term "sportsperson" including chess players User:Carptrash, though I do see your point. in fact, at the elite level, it almost is a sport. Jkmaskell (talk) 22:13, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Relaxed is good, good enough for me. I just wanted at least one other person to think about it. Carptrash (talk) 22:18, 1 December 2016 (UTC)
 * , Well, he did win the "Sportstar Millennium Award in 1998, from India's premier sports magazine for being the sportsperson of the millennium." if that means anything. Professional chess players are definitely working in the field of sport. Giving all they have to win the game like any football player, and often undergoing more grueling matches and tournaments, 7 hours a day most days for weeks. Or there's blitz/bullet chess, like sprinting with your mind.. It depends what you mean "considered", but by a lot of people in the chess world, maybe most, yes they are considered sportsmen and sportswomen. (Can't bring myself to type 'sportspeople') 110.20.157.59 (talk) 08:55, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

how is he a 5 time world champion?
defending the title isn't a new title? He has won it twice, this needs to be changed asap DreamKiller005 (talk) 10:10, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
 * 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012. Yes defended titles are generally considered new championships see Anatoly Karpov. Would you object to calling the Brazilian national football team 5 time world champions simply because two of the titles were consecutive? Auguel (talk) 17:57, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

Superbet Rapid & Blitz 2022
Anand's performance at this event was remarkable for his age, winning the rapid event with one round to spare, scoring 6/7 and with his only loss in the final round to Rapport, when he had already won the event. Should his performance at this event be mentioned in a 2022 section of the article? 9ninety (talk) 02:43, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Former five-time World Chess Champion
The first paragraph describes Anand as a grandmaster and former five-time World Chess Champion. Did one or more of his championships get revoked due to performance enhancing drugs? Were they contested for some reason? He is no longer THE world champion but I don't see this kind of language around the other grandmasters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Just1morerifle (talk • contribs) 23:03, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

Notable Games
The way the game is set in this article is different from other world champions, where you have a link to the game and a short description with a source on why it's notable. Do I have permission from the admins in control here to change the way the games are put to something else? For reference on what I'm referring to, check out Mikhail Tal Chijioke2007 (talk) 07:30, 28 April 2024 (UTC)