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Did the World championship mean anything to you?
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Did the World championship mean anything to you?
Yes
51%
 51%  [ 33 ]
No
45%
 45%  [ 29 ]
Undecided
3%
 3%  [ 2 ]
Voted : 64
Total Votes : 64
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Tom Giampietro



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PostPost subject: Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you?    Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:18 pm Reply to topic Reply with quote
Kingghidorah wrote:
I ask this question because to me and this is my opinion it really did not matter much. No luster and it was very boring.


I followed it but there wasn't the dramatic tension that I have sensed in previous matches.

Part of the is due to the draws.

But a big part of it was that I did not feel particularly compelled to root for either player. I really like Anand so I WAS rooting for him. However Gelfand was hard to root AGAINST.

I felt a little of the same thing in the Anand Kramnik match 4 years ago. It was really easy to root against Topalov 2 years ago.

I have said this before but I think Anand-Carlsen would have been spectacular. Not that I would necessarily root against Carlsen but the age vs. youth factor would have created a built in rooting interest for or against one of the players by default.

Still I am glad Anand won. He is classy and has been great for a long time. And champ for a long time!

I do think he needs to be in consideration for one of the best champions of all time as he has now successfully defended his title twice and has won the title in three (?) different formats (or was it two formats)

There aren't many champs who have been able to retain the title that many times after winning it!
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Did the World championship mean anything to you? Lonnie Cook Sat Jun 02, 2012 11:53 am
      Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Graham Banks Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:00 pm
      Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Tom Giampietro Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:18 pm
            Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Lonnie Cook Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:12 pm
                  Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Tom Giampietro Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:24 pm
                        Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Dr.Wael Deeb Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:41 pm
                              Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Lonnie Cook Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:52 am
                                    Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Krzych Cybulsky Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:57 pm
                                          Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Lonnie Cook Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:14 pm
                                                Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? S.Taylor Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:03 am
      Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Mc Mad Sat Jun 02, 2012 2:57 pm
      Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? john karger Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:46 pm
      Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Greg Simpson Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:47 am
      Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? S.Taylor Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:04 am
            Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Graham Banks Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:14 am
                  Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? S.Taylor Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:52 am
                        Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Miguel A. Ballicora Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:04 am
                        Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Krzych Cybulsky Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:58 am
      Re: Did the World championship mean anything to you? Javier Marcelo Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:27 am
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