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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.

Viswanathan Anand

Player, Average, Games

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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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People, Appreciate, Giving

"I can't campaign for myself for the Bharat Ratna: Viswanathan Anand". Interview with Sanjay Pinto, www.ndtv.com. June 3, 2012.

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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.

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Country, Player, Games

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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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Jobs, Games, Play

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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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Champion, Titles, Relief

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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.

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Finals, May, Firsts

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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.

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Nice, India, Talent

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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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Reading, Doing Nothing, Wildlife

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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.

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Worry, Important, Trying

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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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Sports, Home, School

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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.

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Thinking, People, Effort

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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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Country, Team, Player

"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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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.

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Opportunity, Wife, Wildlife

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Born: December 11, 1969
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