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Viswanathan Anand
Indian
Celebrity
Born:
Dec 11
,
1969
Chess
Game
Important
Me
Work
You
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If revenge motivates you, go for it! But the main thing is to set your game in order.
Viswanathan Anand
You
Game
Revenge
Main
Main Thing
Go
Motivates
Go For It
Order
Your
Thing
Set
In chess, knowledge is a very transient thing. It changes so fast that even a single mouse-slip sometimes changes the evaluation.
Viswanathan Anand
Knowledge
Sometimes
Single
Changes
Chess
Very
Transient
Evaluation
Even
Fast
Thing
I think an important lesson from the game is that once you have made a move, you cannot take it back. You really have to measure your decisions. You think a lot. You evaluate your choices very carefully. There's never any guarantee about what's going to follow once you have made a decision.
Viswanathan Anand
You
Game
Decision
Made
Important
Lesson
Think
Carefully
Back
Once
Follow
About
Take
Never
Important Lesson
Lot
Very
Any
Going
Move
Cannot
Decisions
Really
Choices
Your
Evaluate
Measure
Guarantee
Sometimes, if you are nervous, it could actually turn out to be a manifestation of your exhaustion. The point is that any setback is bad, but if you see it from a perspective, you'll recover.
Viswanathan Anand
You
Sometimes
Perspective
Nervous
Out
Bad
See
Recover
Point
Could
Exhaustion
Any
Manifestation
Turn
Your
Actually
Setback
The Internet gives you access to a lot of material, and it's fun to sit and read. I go to something like Wikipedia and look at different topics... I find the subject fascinating. I like to read about concepts and mathematicians.
Viswanathan Anand
You
Internet
Sit
Wikipedia
Topics
Find
About
Something
Gives
Like
Look
Concepts
Read
Access
Material
Go
Subject
Mathematicians
Lot
Different
Fun
Fascinating
It's important, according to me, to train in small doses so as to not lose the joy of playing chess. I personally think too many coaching and training classes may take away a child's interest in the game itself. The essential thing to do is practise often and, in case of a doubt, to consult a trainer.
Viswanathan Anand
Me
Game
Joy
Training
Important
Lose
Doubt
Think
Too
Classes
Case
Small
Consult
Take
Practise
Chess
According
Itself
Train
Trainer
Child
Essential
May
Often
Interest
Doses
Personally
Coaching
Many
Away
Thing
Playing
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.
Viswanathan Anand
Home
Me
Game
Welcome
Sports
School
Made
Parents
Guilty
About
Perceived
Something
Having
Pursuing
Rival
Never
Instance
Feel
Missed
Supportive
Academics
Always
Got
Were
Chess
Very
After
In Gujarat, we had the world record of largest number of chess games in a single venue - 20,500 - and in Tamil Nadu, I have been emphasizing on the positives of chess to the authorities.
Viswanathan Anand
World
Single
Positives
Record
Had
Emphasizing
Venue
Chess
Been
Authorities
Games
Largest
World Record
Number
I like to keep myself physically and mentally fit before any important match. I usually take a short nap just before the game and do not practice immediately before the tournament.
Viswanathan Anand
Myself
Game
Important
Practice
Before
Immediately
Physically
Mentally
Take
Tournament
Like
Nap
Match
Fit
Any
Short
Just
Keep
My practice schedule is not constant and changes a lot and depends on my moods also.
Viswanathan Anand
Practice
Changes
Moods
Constant
Schedule
Also
Lot
Depends
When you play with the best in the world, it is important that you not lose focus. You must be fully focused. Even a minor error could result in a massive defeat.
Viswanathan Anand
Best
You
World
Result
Focus
Important
Lose
Defeat
Focused
Must
Minor
Could
Massive
Error
Fully
Even
Play
I go to the gym every day. That tends to taper off when I'm at a tournament. During tournaments, I'm not trying to build fitness. I'm simply trying to keep away any kind of tension. I go for long walks to clear my head.
Viswanathan Anand
Fitness
Day
Every Day
Long
Build
Walks
Every
Kind
Gym
Tends
Clear
Head
Simply
Tournament
Tournaments
Tension
Go
Taper
Off
Trying
Any
Keep
Away
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 that generally takes care of everything. Also, you can't be too finicky, since at tournaments you tend to eat at restaurants here and there. But, as long as you're eating sensibly, it's all good.
Viswanathan Anand
Good
You
Game
Care
Long
Healthy
Before
Meal
Too
Sleepy
Everything
Restaurants
Eat
Eating
Having
Tend
Generally
Takes
Tournaments
Feel
Since
Also
Heavy
Sensibly
Board
Avoid
Here
In any match, there are few critical moments where there's no second best decision. The rest of the moves are intuitive.
Viswanathan Anand
Best
Decision
Rest
Few
Critical
Intuitive
Match
Any
Where
Moves
Moments
Second
Each match I play is the most important one yet.
Viswanathan Anand
Important
Most
Match
The Most Important
Each
Play
Professional players work almost every day, for hours on end, and the emphasis is on the word 'work.' It can be with a partner or it can be alone, but professional chess is always a pursuit of something new and surprising.
Viswanathan Anand
Work
Alone
Day
Every Day
Word
Partner
Every
Something
Something New
Pursuit
Almost
Emphasis
Almost Every Day
New
Hours
Always
Chess
Surprising
End
Professional
Players
Preparedness for a game that usually lasts four-five hours requires good physical condition and also steady nerves.
Viswanathan Anand
Good
Game
Lasts
Physical
Nerves
Steady
Hours
Also
Condition
Requires
Preparedness
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 a game.
Viswanathan Anand
Game
Before
Preparation
About
Tournament
Mainly
Long-Distance
Concentrate
Make
Talking
Walking
Prefer
Personally
When I was about six, I saw my elder siblings play chess and pestered my mother into teaching me. Very soon, I was beating everyone at home, and they thought it would be good to join a club. So my sister would take me to the Tal chess club on Thursdays and weekends.
Viswanathan Anand
Good
Home
Me
Mother
Thought
Sister
Club
Everyone
Saw
Would
Would-Be
About
Join
Weekends
Beating
Take
Soon
Chess
Very
Six
Elder
Teaching
Play
Sibling
There is always the risk of being over-confident when you are preparing to face a weaker player.
Viswanathan Anand
You
Face
Weaker
Risk
Always
Being
Preparing
Player
Of course, you feel good to play in a familiar environment. I enjoyed Delhi 2000 a lot. But the advantage doesn't work during a game. There, only the moves count.
Viswanathan Anand
Work
Good
You
Game
Feel Good
Delhi
Only
Count
Environment
Advantage
Feel
Course
Lot
Familiar
Moves
Play
Enjoyed
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
Work
Time
You
Sit
Approach
Immense
New
Like
Match
New One
Ponder
Each
I honestly don't remember when and why I started calling my mom 'Momsi'. These are family things; it starts for some reason. It's not that I just call her Momsi; I call her other things as well!
Viswanathan Anand
Mom
Family
Remember
Starts
Honestly
Other
Some
Remember When
Well
Call
Calling
Just
Reason
Why
Her
Things
Started
We want more women players to take up chess. There are few participants at the national level and hope it will grow.
Viswanathan Anand
Hope
Women
Will
National
Few
More
Take
Participants
Chess
Up
Want
Grow
Level
Players
Things like the financial markets - a proper grounding in mathematics could help the common man. I believe that if people are more familiar with mathematical concepts... it can help deal with modern life, which is increasingly complex.
Viswanathan Anand
Life
Mathematics
Man
People
Financial
Believe
Increasingly
Markets
Complex
Financial Markets
Proper
More
Could
Like
Concepts
Deal
Mathematical
Familiar
Modern
Common
Modern Life
Common Man
Which
Help
Grounding
Things
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