It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.
It's quite difficult for me to imagine my life without chess.
Like everyone, I was a kid who played chess when I was young. And I am admittedly old enough to have been around during the fervor of the match in Reykjavik and the rise of Bobby Fischer, so those two things conspired to pique my interest.
I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of chess completely. I just decided and it's a firm decision not to play competitive chess anymore.
My mother is Russian and father Nepalese, so we always had a chess board at home. Chess is part of the culture in both Russia and Nepal.
I think there's a misconception that chess players are all total nerds. Well, I guess they are.
Chess is changing. I hope chess is getting more popular, more spectacular.
I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.
One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people - men of the stature of Garry Kasparov, the former world champion, who was my part-time coach.
I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position.
All that matters on the chessboard is good moves.
I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting.
Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.
Online chess is very popular and cool, don't get me wrong, but it is a different discipline.
I barely know what my plans are for tomorrow, but I hope chess will remain a major part of my life.
Chess.com is my home turf.
I was world champion. For me, chess is my life. It is everything.
Before a match, I do not follow any chess news except the games.
Chess has given me a lot more than I could ask for. I have been able to feel special, travel the world and do what I truly enjoy. Moreover, chess players love being their own boss and hate having to wake up early!
Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess.
Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
