Quote

I was very lucky that while I was a chess player in a country where chess was not a big deal, I happened to be in the one city where there was a sprouting chess team: Chennai.

Chess is changing. I hope chess is getting more popular, more spectacular.

I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event.

The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game.

Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

Chess has given me a lot more than I could ask for. I have been able to feel special, travel the world and do what I truly enjoy. Moreover, chess players love being their own boss and hate having to wake up early!

Computers have proved to be formidable chess players. In fact, they've beaten our top human chess champions.

Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.

I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but they certainly didn't serve to bring me down any.