Chess, of course. Just finished in Mexico City - and now we have the first non-Russian to hold the title since Bobby Fisher, American Maverick par excellence and uncertified nutcase, in the 70s. The Indian, Viswanathan Anand (try saying that with a mouthful of Bombay mix), has triumphed over seven of the strongest players out there (lots of Russians, an Armenian, a Hungarian, an Israeli who was quite possibly from Russia originally...) including former champion Vladimir Kramnik. Anand has been hanging around the world's top three spots for at least a decade and plays exciting chess, so it's fitting that he should have come out champion - undefeated in this tournament, in fact.
Chessbase.com has been my faithful guide to this process, and it's just a shame it's all over. Oh, and also a shame that no one played the King's Gambit - it would have been interesting to see what Anand would have made of that! Far too many Catalans and Slavs (chess openings, not people) on the board for my taste. But Grandmasters will be Grandmasters...
