Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan "Vishy" Anandis an Indian chess Grandmaster and a former World Chess Champion...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionChess Player
Date of Birth11 December 1969
CityMayiladuthurai, India
CountryIndia
alexander attack despite extra played position quite unpleasant
He conducted the attack quite well and I had an unpleasant position despite the extra pawn. Alexander just played better than me today.
worry trying important
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.
school skills chess
I would never suggest to anyone that they drop school for chess. First of all even if you can make it in chess, your social skills need to be developed there.
games challenges keep-learning
I keep forcing, I keep learning new things in the game, and so far I have been taking challenges as they come.
practice schedules mood
My practice schedule is not constant and changes a lot and depends on my moods also.
chess position five
I'll take my five positions per second any day, thank you
player dedication cards
In 1996, the players at the VSB tournament in Amsterdam sent me a card for my wedding with this dedication, 'Anand congrats on your wedding. You were a great player, now be ready to lose 50 points'.
thinking people effort
I think the draw quotient has always been high in world championship matches because the amount of effort people put into neutralizing each other's openings. It's just now with computers that it has reached a new level.
player want chess
We want more women players to take up chess. There are few participants at the national level and hope it will grow.
country player games
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.
mean kids years
When I started out playing chess as a kid I thought I should be world champion. As a kid you have no idea what that means and you only sort of picture it. It is hard to imagine that I waited all those years and it happened in a late stage of my career.
player chess firsts
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.
issues mind tools
There are some things we do much better than computers, but since most of chess is tactically based they do many things better than humans. And this imbalance remains. I no longer have any issues. It's bit like asking an astronomer, does he mind that a telescope does all the work. He is used to it. It is just an incredible tool that you can use.
hate player up-early
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!