What happens to you at the board begins to feel like it's happening to you in person. - Viswanathan Anand

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What happens to you at the board begins to feel like it's happening to you in person.

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About Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan Anand (born December 11, 1969), known popularly as "Vishy", is an Indian chess Grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. Anand was the first Indian to win the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2000 and since then he has won this Championship in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012. He remained the undisputed World Champion from 2007 to 2013. Anand was the FIDE World Rapid Chess Champion in 2003, and is widely considered the strongest rapid player of his generation. In the World Chess Championship 2013 he lost to challenger Magnus Carlsen. He is, all in all, a great chess player.

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Native Name: விசுவநாதன் ஆனந்த்
Alternative Names: Vishwanathan Anand
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Magnus has many good qualities... he is very versatile and he can play a lot of positions at a very high level. He's also very flexible. And he has this amazing talent for grinding on, as you say. So that combination I was unable to deal with.
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