Top players are privileged in the chess world.Anish GiriTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“Top players are privileged in the chess world.
“I like Hindi movies. Although my wife thinks the hero and heroine breaking into a song and dance every five minutes is ridiculous, but I find them entertaining.”Anish GiriBreaking
“As a chess player I learn to adapt to new situations and always try to make the best move without looking back or asking why and how I ended up in a situation I ended up in.”Anish Giri
“I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good.”Magnus CarlsenChess
“I organize a chess festival in Hungary. I support chess in schools, and I have my own chess foundation. And I started writing books.”Garry KasparovChess
“Being one of the lucky ones I shouldn't be complaining, but for the chess world in general it would be good to find a structure in which chess professionals of lower levels would make a good living as well.”Anish GiriChess
“Spending most of my time on chess there is not much else I can be much good at but I enjoy spending time with my wife, parents, siblings and friends, listening to music, some sports, the Web and well... the usual stuff.”Anish GiriChess
“I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least they got that.”David BaileyChess
“Chess is a lot of fun for me. Football is a physical game, and in chess you can just beat someone mentally - you outwit somebody, outmaneuver them, think ahead of them.”Larry FitzgeraldChess