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ARTICLE ON SPORTS. by : Amit kumar upadhyay. Viswanathan Anand relieved to make it to World Championships Friday, April 2 3, 2010 .
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ARTICLE ON SPORTS by :Amitkumarupadhyay
Viswanathan Anand relieved to make it to World ChampionshipsFriday, April 23, 2010 • Defending champion Viswanathan Anand said he is happy to make it to the World Chess Championships, which had to be delayed by one day because the Indian's travel plans were snarled due to the giant ash cloud from Iceland's volcano.
EXPLAINATION OF THIS NEWS • Sofia: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand said he is happy to make it to the World Chess Championships, which had to be delayed by one day because the Indian's travel plans were snarled due to the giant ash cloud from Iceland's volcano. • The game, which was to be held Friday, will now be played Saturday. • Anand will play the opening game with black pieces in the 12-game title match against challenger Veselin Topalov. • The postponement came about following Anand's request for a three-day postponement after arriving four days late here. The organisers had earlier rejected the request but then agreed to pushing back the first game by a day.
EXPLAINATION OF THIS NEWS • At the press conference on Wednesday, FIDE deputy president Georgios Makropoulos said: "I explained to Vishy that it is a shock for the organizstion to postpone 3 days, and I said to the organisers that the situation is force majeure." • "After many discussions I talked to the presidential board and the FIDE president and we decided to postpone the start of the match by one day. I expect from the organisers understanding for the one day postponement and understanding from Anand's team that three days was also not optional."
VOCABULARY • Delayed-to act slowly,to cause to be late • Snarled –to speak angrily • Postponement –to delay ,to defer • deputy president—vice president • Shock– an offence,a blow • Expect-to look forward,to wait for • Force maseure—an unexpected and disruptive event
Why did I choose this topic & REFRENCE • I choose this topic because I have to given presentation only on sports news and this topic is related to sports. • h ttp://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_viswanathan-anand-relieved-to-make-it-to-world-championships_1374897
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