Indian chess: Viswanathan Anand and Dibyendu Barua - The one and two play tango!
The HinduDibyendu Barua and Viswanathan Anand — born three years apart, they were chess prodigies with awesome talent. Eventually, in 1987, Anand beat Barua by a distance to end India’s wait for its first GM. He cannot resist that same impulse.” These words from Anand about his good friend Dipu give an insight into the man’s heart that cherishes old friendships. I remember the question making the rounds those days was, who would be India’s first GM — Anand or Barua? So during tournaments like Bhilwara and some others, players like Ravi Shekhar, Tiruchi N. Parameswaran and Praveen Thipsay would actually notice Anand thinking over the board and say, ‘Ah… Anand’s opponent has made him think.’ That was a big achievement for Anand’s rival to gain his respect.
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