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Center is a very tough position to play.

I don't think the sport is any more dangerous than it's ever been.

There are the medical dangers of football in general caused by head trauma over repetitive hits.

Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though.

If you can defend, counter-attack and take the initiative then you become a more dangerous player.

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.

The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.

Every sport has its dangers. I've been pretty lucky, knock on wood. But I've had really confident, brave and smart horses growing up, which I think is important when you're young. You are working with massive animals over big fences, and especially at this top level, there is really no room for error.

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.