Chess Quote by Viswanathan Anand Download Open image “Before a match, I do not follow any chess news except the games.” — Viswanathan Anand ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chess Follow Games Match News
When you watch chess, you don't see the four hours that the player spends preparing for a match ahead of time. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
There is technology where you can watch the match live online and also on TV. If people understood the game, I'm sure we would… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
“While reading Kasparov’s book How Life Imitates Chess on my Kindle, I idly clicked on “popular highlights” to see what passages other readers had… — Clive Thompson Copy Share Image
Part of my preparation for the World Champion match against Kasparov was to be ready for his off-board tactics. I did not to react… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
I have always had a slight feeling of pity for man who has no knowledge of chess. — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
I don't like politics especially in chess. All I want is promote chess 24/7. — Susan Polgar Copy Share Image
I am not a chess historian - I myself am a piece of chess history, which no one can avoid. I will not write… — Wilhelm Steinitz Copy Share Image
I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity the man… — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting. — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
Preparedness for a game that usually lasts four-five hours requires good physical condition and also steady nerves. — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
I would never suggest to anyone that they drop school for chess. First of all even if you can make it in chess, your… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
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… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
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. — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
Each match I approach like a new one. The work is so immense that you don't have time to sit and ponder. — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
For me, chess is not a profession, it is a way of life, a passion. People may feel that I have conquered the peak… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
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… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
I personally prefer long-distance walking, but we are talking about pre-tournament preparation. During a tournament I make do with walking, mainly to concentrate before… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
Confidence is very important - even pretending to be Confident. If you make a Mistake but do not let your Opponent see what you… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
I feel that schools and corporates should help the government in popularising sports in the country. Blaming the government for every sporting debacle will… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
I was reasonably interested in mathematics in school. Typically what happens is... when you start playing chess, it takes up a lot of your… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca! — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share
Real chessplayers think about chess more or less 24 hours a day. It is a passion and a fate that one has to live… — Simen Agdestein Copy Share Image
It's interesting that the greatest minds of computer science, the founding fathers, like Alan Turing and Claude Shannon and Norbert Wiener, they all looked at chess as the ultimate test. So they thought, "Oh, if a machine can play chess, and beat strong players, set aside a world champion, that would be the sign of a dawn of the AI… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
“Relationships are chess for women," he said. "They can see the whole board, plan way ahead. They're the queens, after all. We're the kings,… — Laura Lippman Copy Share Image
The election of Trump threw the chess board up. The pieces are all over the place. That's upsetting to a lot of people, but… — Dave Rubin Copy Share Image
Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan. — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
“the shadows. “Why do you think they invented chess?” “He’s got you there,” said the captain, following Fletcher. Jake jogged slightly to catch up as Captain Chenoweth continued. “These guys are exactly who we need to get you to your destination. They’ve got contacts throughout the area, and we should be able to slip through without anyone even knowing we’re… — Russell Blake Copy Share
[Photographer Julian Wasser] had this great idea that I should play chess naked with Marcel Duchamp and it seem to be such a great idea that it was just like the best idea I'd ever heard in my life. It was like a great idea. I mean, it was - Not only was it vengeance, it was art, and it… — Eve Babitz Copy Share
I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person. — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
