Michael Jordan Quotes

I think for me the main goal that I have, or at least what I really aspire to, is to raise the level of chess.

Well, I think, in large part, when I first began playing chess at seven years old, I was quite bad at it. I lost a lot of games when I first started.

Professional players work almost every day, for hours on end, and the emphasis is on the word 'work.' It can be with a partner or it can be alone, but professional chess is always a pursuit of something new and surprising.

It's important, according to me, to train in small doses so as to not lose the joy of playing chess. I personally think too many coaching and training classes may take away a child's interest in the game itself. The essential thing to do is practise often and, in case of a doubt, to consult a trainer.

When I was about six, I saw my elder siblings play chess and pestered my mother into teaching me. Very soon, I was beating everyone at home, and they thought it would be good to join a club. So my sister would take me to the Tal chess club on Thursdays and weekends.

I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt.

My captaincy model was characterised by two distinctive pillars. Proper identification of talent and then ensuring the young finds play fearless cricket.

I did take part in a couple of Vishy Anand's training camps. The experience has truly been invaluable. I saw from up close the level of preparation that I should be striving for.

In Kansas I have a chess school.

I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.

Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else.

Hopefully I'll be a GM one day, or even a coach, teaching the game to the young guys.

I would like to involve and love to work with young players.

Chess is a matter of daily training.

Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.

Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.

I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father - and later trainers. My style became very technical. I sacrificed a lot of things. I was always hunting for the king, for the mate. I'd forget about my other pieces.

It's strange but I suppose I'm one of those senior players now and I'll be helping the young players as much as I can.

The coach doesn't have to play the sport as well as you do. They have to watch you and get you to be your best.

That's my job as a veteran in the league - to help make the young guys better.

Manager Kit Symons sees our players daily. As a top-flight player not that long ago, Kit knows and feels the game.

I grew up with a father who taught me chess at the age of 6 or 7. He'd always beat me. Of course. I was a kid of 6 or 7. After he won, he'd look at me and say, 'It's good to be king.' And then he'd say, 'But you know what's even better? To rule the world.'

As a coach, you're like a teacher. You don't give the players their talent. God gives them talent, but you can give them knowledge, and you can give them information.

I think I have made it known that I definitely want to push my knowledge of pass rushing on to the younger players. Any shape, form or fashion that can be done, I am more than open to it.

If you are serious about being a professional chess player, do know what your parents think and what their expectations are from you.