Today is Vishwanathan Anand's 50th birthday! The best ever chess player from India and one of the world's All Time Best Chess players was born in Chennai (erstwhile Madras) on 11th December 1969. He became India's first Chess Grand Master in 1987 and since then he continues to be India's highest rated player! He is... Continue Reading →
In 1991 M. Joyner wrote a paper modeling the optimal marathon performance on the basis of physiological factors and predicted a time of 1:57:58 under limit conditions. Yesterday Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in 1:59:40, breaking the 2h barrier! Here is the paper: https://fermatslibrary.com/s/modeling-optimal-marathon-performance-on-the-basis-of-physiological-factors
Saw this interesting post on Twitter. The 1983 Cricket World Cup team members got Rs 2100 per ODI. Today it is Rs 6,50,000 per ODI (Rs 15 Lakh per test match and Rs 3 Lakh per T-20) That's a CAGR of 18.5%! Very close to what Warren Buffett has achieved (19-20% CAGR, but for 55... Continue Reading →
Just saw this good news on Twitter. If Chess makes it to Olympics, India will have a good chance of winning at least a Bronze. For many years it has been debated if Chess is a Game or a Sport...and if Olympics is only about Sports involving some physical activity. Once Chess is accepted, Bridge... Continue Reading →
World Chess Championship begins today! This is the first time when world rates #1 (current champion, Carlsen) and rated #2 (challenger, Caruana) are just 3 points apart...so close. Also, this is the first time when both player are rates above 2800. And lastly, this is the first time since Bobby Fischer (1972) that an American... Continue Reading →
I love game of chess and Vishwanathan Anand is one of my heroes - not just as a chess player but also as a person! I have written blogs on Vishy several times so far. You can search through few of them here. Another great chess player I admire is Garry Kasparov! He is very... Continue Reading →
As the All England Lawn Tennis Club celebrates its 150th anniversary and the Open Era its 50th year, Wimbledon remains the lone grass court Grand Slam. Infographics from Forbes India magazine (July 20)
Magnus Carlsen won the prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament (formerly Corus Steel Chess Tournament) yesterday after defeating the joint Top position and GM from Netherlands Anish Giri (of Indian origin) in a Tie-break match. Carlsen won this tournament for the record sixth time and some people have already started calling him "Roger Federer of Chess"!... Continue Reading →
Malcolm Gladwell’s bestseller book “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” was published in 2000. Gladwell defined a tipping point as "the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point". The book seeks to explain and describe the "mysterious" sociological changes that mark everyday life. The overarching theme is... Continue Reading →
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