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Player Quotes by Viswanathan Anand
- 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…
- 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…
- Psychology plays a big part but I always say psychology will only be a differentiator when the players are of equal technical strength.
- 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.…
- There is always the risk of being over-confident when you are preparing to face a weaker player.
- We want more women players to take up chess. There are few participants at the national level and hope it will grow.
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- The broader the chess player you are, the easier it is to be competitive, and the same seems to be true of mathematics - if…
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