Viswanathan Anand Quotes

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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.

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  Risk, Needs, Matter

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• Carlsen will be ridiculously difficult to play against. (on the 2013 World Championship match)

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  Play, World, Championship

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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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  Children, Believe, Parent

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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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  Sports, Memories, Unique

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

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  Moving, Intuition, Mind

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

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  Revenge, Order, Games

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• Confidence is very important - even pretending to be confident. If you make a mistake but do not let your opponent see what you are thinking then he may overlook the mistake.

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  Mistake, Thinking, Important

  "Vishy Anand: 'Chess is like acting'". SPIEGEL Interview with Ansbert Kneip,Maik Großekathöfer, en.chessbase.com. October 1, 2008.

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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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  Challenges, Trying, Boards

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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.

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  Moving, Decision, Critical Moments

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

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  Chess, Forget, Youngsters

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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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  Moving, Thinking, Games

  "Q&A: Inside the Mind of the World's Top Chess Player". Interview with Aditi Malhotra, blogs.wsj.com. April 3, 2013.

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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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  Mistake, Hard Work, Long

  "Vishy Anand: 'I found Bobby Fischer surprisingly normal and calm'". Interview with Sean Ingle, www.theguardian.com. December 1, 2011.

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• Each match I play is the most important one yet.

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  Play, Important

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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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  Games, Challenges, Oblivion

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• For every door the computers have closed they have opened a new one.

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  Doors, Chess, Computer

  "Vishy Anand: 'Chess is like acting'". Der Spiegel interview, en.chessbase.com. October 1, 2008.

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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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  Player, Different, Use

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• It is important that you don't let your opponent impose his style of play on you. A part of that begins mentally. At the chessboard if you start blinking every time he challenges you then in a certain sense you are withdrawing. That is very important to avoid.

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  Play, Psychology, Challenges

  "Devil's Advocate: Viswanathan Anand on mind games". Interview with Karan Thapar, en.chessbase.com. May 13, 2008.

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• Just before a game, I try to keep a clear mind so that I can focus better. I'm the kind of person who plays fast and relies a lot on intuition, so being at peace with myself is vital. Saying my daily prayers helps me achieve this heightened state of mind.

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  Prayer, Play, Games

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• A win is a win, which is about that particular moment.

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  Winning, Moments, Particular

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

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  Player, Risk, Faces

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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.

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  Player, Chess, Firsts

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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.

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  Mother, Sibling, Teaching

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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!

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  Struggle, Passion, People

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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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  Children, Thinking, Games

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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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  Games, Long, Healthy

  "Q&A: Inside the Mind of the World's Top Chess Player". Interview with Aditi Malhotra, blogs.wsj.com. April 3, 2013.

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