posted Dec 12, 2008

It wasn't meant to be a dig at anyone, England have produced many a good snooker player and darts too. Wouldn't know about chess tbh.

I think GB probably won more medals in track and field than a great number of other nations.

At end of day, we not to bothered if our only win ever was in shooting. Every medal is a medal.

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posted Dec 12, 2008

No chess is not a sport, but there is occasional lobbying of Parliament to have it recognised as a sport.

If archery is a sport I suppose darts can stake a claim, as for snooker probably not but the BBC think it is. Steve Davis sports personality of the year ???!!!

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posted Dec 12, 2008

Does Steve Davis still compete? What about Alex Higgins and Dennis Taylor. Have not followed it since the end of the Hendry White rivalry.

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posted Dec 12, 2008

Like darts, India has this fascination for carrom which i find ridicuilous, though it is a skilled game same with badmitton

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posted Dec 12, 2008

Davis still plays, I don't know about compete

Is Alex Higgins still alive is a more appropriate question.

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posted Dec 12, 2008

"Both Anand and Kramnik have appeared recently and performed badly in tournaments, each not wanting to disclose their hands before the big punch up, hence the loss of ranking points."

Back in my day the very thought of anyone out-preparing a Russian was preposterous. Has anything changed - I don't know like I said I haven't paid much attention recently. Remember this game?

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1018625

Anand was lost after Kasparov has used up less than 2 minutes on the clock!

Anyhow, it'd be great for Western chess if we finally found a Western champ again! Carlsen is the closest thing we've had for many a year!

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posted Dec 12, 2008

Mp,
Haha CarromBoard. Believe it or not, me and my mate started a competition in sixth form with that. It became so popular, even with the 'white kids' and we started a competition. In the end two very talented english lads lost to bengali kids. I believe carrom became th emost popular sport at the collage after cricket and alot more popular then cricket ever was.

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posted Dec 12, 2008

correction: 'most popular sport at the collage after football'

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posted Dec 12, 2008

Sigh IA, I succumbed to cards early and learnt painfully late, lucky to get out of that hoppy while still young!

I still remember as a youngster playing with older stalwarts all night and would sheepishly sneak home and avoid the wife

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posted Dec 16, 2008

I'd like Captain Capey to call heads for the second test in Mohali too.

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