The story till thenViswanathan Anands ascent was both quick and spectacular. He created waves from his early years, with the world junior champion crown in 1987 establishing his prodigious talent. His maiden world championship title came along in 2000, against Alexei Shirov. Anand was the first Asian to achieve the feat. He was, however, not yet considered a champion in the league of Garry Kasparov or Vladimir Kramnik. The Soviets, particularly, regarded him as suspect.The moment The unified world championship in Mexico City in September 2007 was Anands acid test. It was the first reunified championship since Garry Kasparov broke away from FIDE to create a rival Professional Chess Association (PCA) Championship in 1993. While the first reunification championship match was held in 2006, between Veselin Topalov and Kramnik, the holders of the FIDE World Chess championship title and of the breakaway Classical World Chess Championship respectively, the championship was reunified in its truest sense only the following year, when it was contested not just by two champions. Winning the eight-player tournament with nine points out of 14, a full point ahead of joint-second-place finishers Kramnik and Boris Gelfand, Anand stamped his authority as the undisputed world champion.The reaction Attaining the world title in both match and tournament formats put all doubts and confusions to rest. It meant a lot to me. Suddenly your position in chess history becomes very significant. - Viswanathan AnandExpert view Anand dented the Soviet belief in the superiority of their players with his performance. He proved that he was a force to reckon with. - Grandmaster Pravin ThipsayThe story since Following the 2007 win, Anand went on to defend his title on three subsequent occasions, - 2008, 2010 and 2012 - holding it for six years in all. His convincing victory over Kramnik in 2008 caused the latter and his Soviet supporters to come around and acknowledge Anands might.While Anand may not have won a world title since his 2012 victory over Gelfand (there were two successive defeats at the hands of Magnus Carlsen), at 46 he continues to challenge himself and rivals half his age with his self-belief and insatiable drive to excel.Recommended reading My Best Games of Chess by Viswanathan Anand Noah Vonleh Jersey . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. Kevin Garnett Jersey . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. https://www.cheaptimberwolves.com/250j-doug-west-jersey-timberwolves.html . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Minnesota Timberwolves Store . "Theyve both been real good," said Babcock. "Havent changed our minds." A decision has seemingly been made - Sundays Group B-deciding tilt against Finland ahead - but it could not have been an easy one. Price opened the tournament with a sturdy 19-save performance against the Norwegians, yielding just one goal. Kelan Martin Jersey . With his new coach and six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker watching him during an official match for the first time, Djokovic appeared tentative early against the Slovakian player, who often appeared content to keep the ball in play. LEXINGTON, Ky. -- One of four people charged in connection with the shooting death of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gays 15-year-old daughter has allowed his case to be moved to a grand jury for review.Multiple news outlets report 21-year-old Dvonta Middlebrooks waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday and let the grand jury consider the charges.Middlebrooks is charged with wanton endangerment in the death of Trinity Gay, who was shot Oct. 16 outside a Lexington restaurant after wwitnesses told police that gunfire was exchanged between two vehicles.dddddddddddd Police say Trinity Gay wasnt in either car involved in the shooting.Thirty-eight-year-old Chazerae Taylor; his 19-year-old son, DMarkeo Taylor; and 20-year-old Lamonte A. Williams also face the same charge.Middlebrooks also is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. ' ' '