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Viswanathan Anand

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Viswanathan Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster, widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time. Born on December 11, 1969, he has won numerous international titles and competitions, including the World Chess Championship multiple times. Anand's contributions to the game have been recognized with numerous awards, and he has inspired a generation of chess players around the world.

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“Things like the financial markets - a proper grounding in mathematics could help the common man. I believe that if people are more familiar with mathematical concepts... it can help deal with modern life, which is increasingly complex.”

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“I attend to my fitness. I go the gym every day and try to maintain my physical fitness; without that, it is tough to take challenges on the chess board.”

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“Intuition in chess can be defined as the first move that comes to mind when you see a position.”

Mind Firsts Moving Position Intuition Chess Defined

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“I appreciate the support and anyone who takes up a position on my behalf. Especially in matches, this feeling that there are people behind you, gives me a lot of strength.”

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“Being the undisputed world champion is a relief. We instituted a unified chess title, I am the absolute world champion.”

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“I would prefer chess to become part of the Olympic Games. This would also lead to chess become more accepted as a sport in general.”

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“There are some aspects of work you need to keep working on and no matter what environment you are in. Continuous learning is very important. It's what I call 'competitive tension', which is about having a competition around.”

Needs Important Matter Environment Aspect No Matter What Competition Tension Continuous Learning

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“The broader the chess player you are, the easier it is to be competitive, and the same seems to be true of mathematics - if you can find links between different branches of mathematics, it can help you resolve problems. In both mathematics and chess, you study existing theory and use that to go forward.”

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“The Internet gives you access to a lot of material, and it's fun to sit and read. I go to something like Wikipedia and look at different topics... I find the subject fascinating. I like to read about concepts and mathematicians.”

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“My job is to play chess, the game that I love. I achieve what I can in chess. That is what I focus on. Basically, I am always focused on playing the game, and this is important to me.”

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“When you play with the best in the world, it is important that you not lose focus. You must be fully focused. Even a minor error could result in a massive defeat.”

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“When there's an important tournament going on, I try and stay in a bubble. It's easy that way because then you don't have to worry about anything else.”

Way Trying Important Easy Worry Bubbles Tournaments

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“Parents, first and foremost, it is important to... understand and recognise the activities your child is naturally gravitating towards. It's important also to ensure that your child likes what he or she is doing. I believe in exposing children to as many hobbies and extracurricular activities as possible.”

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“I feel that schools and corporates should help the government in popularising sports in the country. Blaming the government for every sporting debacle will not be fair.”

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“I was very lucky that while I was a chess player in a country where chess was not a big deal, I happened to be in the one city where there was a sprouting chess team: Chennai.”

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“India has lot of talent. What I am happy with is that the talent keeps on coming. Certainly it could be nice, though I am not terribly keen on seeing my successor yet.”

Nice Seeing Talent India Being Nice Successors

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“My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always made me feel very welcome; I didn't feel guilty at all about pursuing chess with such fervour. They never, for instance, perceived sports as a rival to academics.”

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“In chess, knowledge is a very transient thing. It changes so fast that even a single mouse-slip sometimes changes the evaluation.”

Sometimes Chess Slips Mice Transient Evaluation

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“I think an important lesson from the game is that once you have made a move, you cannot take it back. You really have to measure your decisions. You think a lot. You evaluate your choices very carefully. There's never any guarantee about what's going to follow once you have made a decision.”

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“A win is a win, which is about that particular moment.”

Moments Winning Particular

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“Before a match, I do not follow any chess news except the games.”

Games News Chess

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“Each match I approach like a new one. The work is so immense that you don't have time to sit and ponder.”

Approach Immense Pondering

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“Each match I play is the most important one yet.”

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“I keep forcing, I keep learning new things in the game, and so far I have been taking challenges as they come.”

Has Beens Games Challenges New Things Keep Learning Learning New Learning New Things

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“If revenge motivates you, go for it! But the main thing is to set your game in order.”

Ifs Order Games Revenge

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“In any match, there are few critical moments where there's no second best decision. The rest of the moves are intuitive.”

Moments Moving Decision Critical Intuitive Second Best Critical Moments

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“My practice schedule is not constant and changes a lot and depends on my moods also.”

Practice Depends Constant Mood Schedules

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“Preparedness for a game that usually lasts four-five hours requires good physical condition and also steady nerves.”

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“There is always the risk of being over-confident when you are preparing to face a weaker player.”

Faces Player Risk Preparing Over Confident

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“We want more women players to take up chess. There are few participants at the national level and hope it will grow.”

Want Grows Levels Player Chess Participants

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“Before a game, I avoid having a heavy meal so that I don't feel sleepy at the board. You eat to be healthy, and that generally takes care of everything. Also, you can't be too finicky, since at tournaments you tend to eat at restaurants here and there. But, as long as you're eating sensibly, it's all good.”

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“Chess as a sport requires a lot of mental stamina, and this is what that makes it different from a physical sport. Chess players have a unique ability of taking in a lot of information and remembering relevant bits. So, memory and mental stamina are the key attributes.”

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“Chess has given me a lot more than I could ask for. I have been able to feel special, travel the world and do what I truly enjoy. Moreover, chess players love being their own boss and hate having to wake up early!”

World Feels Has Beens Able Hate Asks Given Enjoy Player Special Wake Up Chess Boss Travel The World Up Early Chess Players

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“For me, each game is a new challenge, which has to be dealt with rationally and systematically. At that time, every other thought fades into oblivion.”

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“Grandmasters decline with age. That's a given. There is nothing special about the age of 40, but age eventually takes its toll. That much is clear. Beyond that it's about how long you can put off the effects and compensate for them. Mistakes will crop in but you try to compensate for them with experience and hard work.”

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“I don't know how many calories an average chess player burns per game, but it often exceeds that of a player in ball games. It is not only the chess as such: You need to be fit and undergo complicated preparation.”

Knows Needs Games Know How Player Fit Balls Average Complicated Chess Preparation Exceed Calories Chess Players Ball Games

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“I have a love for astronomy; Aruna, my wife, and I love travelling, so whenever we get an opportunity, we set off to explore places that have tickled our interest. We are also wildlife enthusiasts.”

Opportunity Interest Wife My Wife Astronomy Wildlife

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“I like to keep myself physically and mentally fit before any important match. I usually take a short nap just before the game and do not practice immediately before the tournament.”

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“I love travelling and going on wildlife safaris. I have an interest in astronomy. I like reading on current affairs, business and science. I love doing nothing if I can help it.”

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“If you have a strong opponent, a competition is stimulating. I am generally most open to ideas when I have had a bad result. In chess, too, players specialise. This specialty then becomes an entry barrier.”

Ifs Ideas Strong Results Player Competition Chess Opponents Barriers Entry Specialty

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“In the knockout tournaments, it's futile to prepare for a grand finale. You may have worked out many strategies for the final. But you may lose in the first round itself.”

Firsts May Loses Strategy Finals Rounds Tournaments Finale Knockouts

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“It's important, according to me, to train in small doses so as to not lose the joy of playing chess. I personally think too many coaching and training classes may take away a child's interest in the game itself. The essential thing to do is practise often and, in case of a doubt, to consult a trainer.”

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“There are two aspects to being competitive; one is to do with sports, and the other is about technical skills. Being able to recollect the moves and apply them when necessary is a critical aspect.”

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“When I was about six, I saw my elder siblings play chess and pestered my mother into teaching me. Very soon, I was beating everyone at home, and they thought it would be good to join a club. So my sister would take me to the Tal chess club on Thursdays and weekends.”

Play Home Would Be Mother Saws Teaching Six Clubs Be Good Chess Take Me Weekend My Sister Elders Sibling Thursday

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“You bring to chess facets of your personality and what you are. I have interests other than chess, like music and world and current affairs. I also have many friends around the world with whom I like to keep in touch.”

World Interest Personality Affair Currents Chess Around The World Facets Many Friends Current Affairs

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“Chess is like a language, the top players are very fluent at it. Talent can be developed scientifically but you have to find first what you are good at.”

Firsts Language Player Talent Chess Chess Players Fluent

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“For me, chess is not a profession, it is a way of life, a passion. People may feel that I have conquered the peak and will not have to struggle. Financially, perhaps that is true; but as far as chess goes, I'm still learning a lot!”

People Way Feels May Stills Passion Struggle Profession Chess

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“Nowadays, when you're not a grandmaster at 14, you can forget about it”

Forget Chess Youngsters

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“You need to motivate yourself, no matter what-definitely when things are bad, but also when things are good. Or else, you risk becoming complacent.”

Needs Matter Risk Becoming No Matter What Complacent

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“In a way players at the top should try to promote the game in their own countries as that is the legacy that makes you feel proud. If you have not done that you have failed as a sportsperson.”

Ifs Way Feels Should Trying Country Done Games Player Proud Legacy

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About the Author

Born: December 11, 1969
Known for: Chess Player
Quotes: 63

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