Chess
Main article: Chess in India See also: All India Chess Federation, All India Chess Federation for the Blind, and Chess Players Association of IndiaChess has risen in popularity in India in the last few decades primarily due to its star player GM Viswanathan Anand. He is the current World Champion, and he has revolutionized the popularity of this sport in India.
According to Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation (FIDE) World Ranking (active players) as of May 2013:
1. Viswanathan Anand is in 5th rank with a rating of 2783
2. Koneru Humpy is in 3rd rank with a rating of 2,597
3. Dronavalli Harika is in 18th rank with a rating of 2,492
It is believed that the game originated from India as a successor to Chaturanga or Shatranj. The All India Chess Federation is the governing body for chess in India.
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Famous quotes containing the word chess:
“Work, as we usually think of it, is energy expended for a further end in view; play is energy expended for its own sake, as with children’s play, or as manifestation of the end or goal of work, as in “playing” chess or the piano. Play in this sense, then, is the fulfillment of work, the exhibition of what the work has been done for.”
—Northrop Frye (1912–1991)
“What have we achieved in mowing down mountain ranges, harnessing the energy of mighty rivers, or moving whole populations about like chess pieces, if we ourselves remain the same restless, miserable, frustrated creatures we were before? To call such activity progress is utter delusion. We may succeed in altering the face of the earth until it is unrecognizable even to the Creator, but if we are unaffected wherein lies the meaning?”
—Henry Miller (1891–1980)
“But compared with the task of selecting a piece of French pastry held by an impatient waiter a move in chess is like reaching for a salary check in its demand on the contemplative faculties.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)