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.
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 boa… - Viswanathan Anand
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 boa…
- Viswanathan Anand
I keep forcing, I keep learning new things in the game, and so far I have been taking challenges as they come. - Viswanathan Anand
I keep forcing, I keep learning new things in the game, and so far I have been taking challenges as they come.
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 … - Viswanathan Anand
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 …
Nowadays, when you're not a grandmaster at 14, you can forget about it - Viswanathan Anand
Nowadays, when you're not a grandmaster at 14, you can forget about it
In any match, there are few critical moments where there's no second best decision. The rest of the moves are intuitive. - Viswanathan Anand
In any match, there are few critical moments where there's no second best decision. The rest of the moves are intuitive.
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 a unique abilit… - Viswanathan Anand
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 a unique abilit…
Intuition in chess can be defined as the first move that comes to mind when you see a position. - Viswanathan Anand
Intuition in chess can be defined as the first move that comes to mind when you see a position.
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 you are good … - 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 you are good …
If revenge motivates you, go for it! But the main thing is to set your game in order. - Viswanathan Anand
If revenge motivates you, go for it! But the main thing is to set your game in order.
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