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In honor of the Anand-Carlsen match, I spent today's rest day working on a draft of a song about Anand. I'd written some snippets of this before, but most of it today, so that means it's quite a rough draft. But, here it is!
Comments, advice, feedback, beats, etc. always appreciated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElTuDcqvl_k
Hope some will enjoy it :-)
I also wanted to mention that in working on it, I read up some more on Anand, and it was fun to do so: reliving some of his past tournament and match wins, seeing his progression as a player, etc.
pdela
yeah, it would guess he is not offended,knowing his nature. And he has lived long time in Spain and here get a short for your first name o your father's name is normal, starting by myself
zakkudruzer
Kramming Kramnik!
please, someone looks for an appropiate facepalm emoticon or image
GeniusKJ
I don't think he minds being called Vishy but his first name is Anand.
IM dpruess
it certainly seems like it's widespread. thx, Bala.
Balachandar
Vishy doesn't irritate him. Everyone in the chess world calls him Vishy, and he's cool with it.
not if he'll be offended!!
but thanks :)
pawn_in_shiningArmor
This is great! Enjoyed it! Thanks. You need to get Vishy to hear it!!
thx, LaskerFan, i knew about the naming system, but i did not realize that the common "Vishy" was upsetting to him. maybe i can remove it when i edit the song further.
thanks Chessplaya, for the feedback. i probably can't really change the "gangsterish" thing.
and as to the music, i don't have any right now. i'm just writing words, and hearing it in my head. but it would be nice to have music to go with it.
and i agree with you that in chess, in rap, in any discipline, you want to study the classics, and then the development on up after that. i've listened to a lot of rap, but had not heard this one, so thx for that as well.
LaskerFan
A word on his name: Vishwanathan Anand.
Unlike our name (proper name first, then family name), his name is in reverse: father's-name first, then his-name! Vishwanathan is his father's name, Anand is his actual name.
Calling him "Vishy" irritates Anand as it is an abbreviation of his dad's name, not his.
Crazychessplaya
Another thing, where is the music? A capella rap is notoriously difficult to perform. Very few top rappers can get away with it.
In chess, one is often advised to "study the classics", i.e. games played by Morphy, Capablanca, et al. Here is a rap classic illustrating good blend of music and lyrics. I hope it helps you improve.
Bad. There is nothing gangsterish about your voice, that's the problem. I'm sorry to say that Korchnoi, with his voice, would do much better.
ananthhh
good one :)
Lawdoginator
Please stick to teaching chess.
DENVERHIGH
Today is absolutely Vishy's last chance in the WCC match. I hope he wins with White today. Perhaps a shocker opening today? Veresov? Scotch Gambit?
By the way, good rap David!
MomirRadovic
A great video to pay homage to Vishi, the departing champion handing over the baton to the next generation...
iPlayoo!
Natchez
Well done. I like the part about Kramnick and the Petroff and the Berlin Wall, and it had a good ending. You've put some time into that one. Good job.
ToughNinja
cool
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World Champion: Carlsen-Anand Game 10
by dpruess 5 months ago
What the... Anand-Carlsen Game 9
Vishy
Satisfied: Carlsen-Anand Game 8
Solid Draw: Anand-Carlsen Game 7
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