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.
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