"Nowadays, when you're not a grandmaster at 14,……" — Viswanathan Anand

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

— Viswanathan Anand

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59 Quotes by Viswanathan Anand

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Chess is like a language, the top players are very fluent at it. Talent can be developed scientifically but you…
For me, chess is not a profession, it is a way of life, a passion. People may feel that I…
You need to motivate yourself, no matter what-definitely when things are bad, but also when things are good. Or else,…
In a way players at the top should try to promote the game in their own countries as that is…
It is important that you don't let your opponent impose his style of play on you. A part of that…
Psychology plays a big part but I always say psychology will only be a differentiator when the players are of…
It is very difficult to play a single blitz game! You want to play for a long time. So I…
There are some things we do much better than computers, but since most of chess is tactically based they do…
For every door the computers have closed they have opened a new one.
I think the draw quotient has always been high in world championship matches because the amount of effort people put…
In 1996, the players at the VSB tournament in Amsterdam sent me a card for my wedding with this dedication,…
I'll take my five positions per second any day, thank you

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