Anish Giri

Shaking hands is meant as a sign of respect towards your opponent.

— Anish Giri

I have tremendous respect for my colleagues.

— Anish Giri

Top players are privileged in the chess world.

— Anish Giri

Despite having an Indian grandmother and a Nepalese father, I have never been to India before. I have been to Nepal a…

— Anish Giri

I barely know what my plans are for tomorrow, but I hope chess will remain a major part of my life.

— Anish Giri

If you are serious about being a professional chess player, do know what your parents think and what their expectations are from…

— Anish Giri

My mother is Russian and father Nepalese, so we always had a chess board at home. Chess is part of the culture…

— Anish Giri

I like Hindi movies. Although my wife thinks the hero and heroine breaking into a song and dance every five minutes is…

— Anish Giri

For the moment, I am more focused on classical chess rather than rapid and blitz, as I am hoping to make my…

— Anish Giri

I think chess players are not always what you think them to be. Or maybe it's our job to appear serious.

— Anish Giri

Since I used to visit Nepal often in the past with my father, I have a fair idea about festivals and culture…

— Anish Giri

I believe it is a good thing that there is always quite a lot of online attention around me, it only helps…

— Anish Giri

Spending most of my time on chess there is not much else I can be much good at but I enjoy spending…

— Anish Giri

Being one of the lucky ones I shouldn't be complaining, but for the chess world in general it would be good to…

— Anish Giri

I did take part in a couple of Vishy Anand's training camps. The experience has truly been invaluable. I saw from up…

— Anish Giri

Online it is much more important to have good quick instincts and the nature of opening preparations changes too, as there is…

— Anish Giri

Online chess is very popular and cool, don't get me wrong, but it is a different discipline.

— Anish Giri

Yes, I think I have some good knowledge of India. I have lots of Indian friends in the chess fraternity.

— Anish Giri

No, playing online is an entirely different experience and classical chess events never happen online.

— Anish Giri

As a chess player I learn to adapt to new situations and always try to make the best move without looking back…

— Anish Giri

I started chess around the age of seven. I was inspired by the game, but soon legends like Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Anand…

— Anish Giri