Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan "Vishy" Anandis an Indian chess Grandmaster and a former World Chess Champion...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionChess Player
Date of Birth11 December 1969
CityMayiladuthurai, India
CountryIndia
mistake hard-work long
Grandmasters decline with age. That's a given. There is nothing special about the age of 40, but age eventually takes its toll. That much is clear. Beyond that, it's about how long you can put off the effects and compensate for them. Mistakes will crop in, but you try to compensate for them with experience and hard work.
jobs games play
My job is to play chess, the game that I love. I achieve what I can in chess. That is what I focus on. Basically, I am always focused on playing the game, and this is important to me.
worry trying important
When there's an important tournament going on, I try and stay in a bubble. It's easy that way because then you don't have to worry about anything else.
challenges trying chess
I attend to my fitness. I go the gym every day and try to maintain my physical fitness; without that, it is tough to take challenges on the chess board.
nice india talent
India has lot of talent. What I am happy with is that the talent keeps on coming. Certainly it could be nice, though I am not terribly keen on seeing my successor yet.
chess forget
Nowadays, when you're not a grandmaster at 14, you can forget about it
risk matter becoming
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.
issues mind tools
There are some things we do much better than computers, but since most of chess is tactically based they do many things better than humans. And this imbalance remains. I no longer have any issues. It's bit like asking an astronomer, does he mind that a telescope does all the work. He is used to it. It is just an incredible tool that you can use.
practice schedules mood
My practice schedule is not constant and changes a lot and depends on my moods also.
fans match online people sure technology understood watch
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 have a lot of chess fans by now.
call calling family honestly mom remember starts
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!
mainly personally prefer tournament
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.
few machines muscle running shoulders work
I don't bench press, but I use machines to work 10-12 muscle groups. Biceps, triceps, a few things for the back, calves, shoulders and so on - and then I'll go on the running machine, cross-trainer or mountain climber.
alert drastic happened pick realise stops trying
Sometimes an opponent stops breathing, and you realise something drastic has happened and they are trying not to let on. Or they go quiet, or they get fidgety. After a while you pick these things up and become more alert to them.