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Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand discusses his most memorable victory and his most challenging defeat, emphasizing the significance of problem-solving skills in the game of chess.

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00:00 I learnt the game from my mother because my elder brother and sister were playing chess

00:04 and I wanted to join in.

00:06 I was lucky my mother knew how to play the game.

00:09 So that's how I got into it.

00:11 Then a few months later, I think my parents must have noticed that

00:16 I had not forgotten about the game yet.

00:18 So they thought, "Okay, maybe he's serious."

00:20 And then I joined the chess club.

00:22 So I remember 13 was a breakthrough year for me.

00:24 I went from being a strong club player in Chennai to one of the top players in the country.

00:30 I remember especially winning the World Junior Championship in the Philippines in '87

00:34 and then a few months later becoming India's first Grandmaster.

00:37 There was a game in '91, my first high-level international tournament in Linares.

00:42 I lost to Beliavsky.

00:43 It's a mistake I've made before, but that one was particularly painful.

00:46 Prague Rapid in 2002

00:49 and the World Rapid Championship in Riyadh in 2017 were very happy surprises.

00:54 I'm very good at problem-solving in chess.

00:57 Of course, I apply the same methods in other areas, but they're nowhere as successful.

01:01 Clearly, problem-solving requires a lot of practice and dedication,

01:04 and I've spent most of that in chess.

01:06 You

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Viswanathan Anand on chess triumphs, defeats, and problem-solving

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