Vishy Anand on Staying in the Game

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">A five-time World Chess Champion, Vishy became India's first grandmaster at age 18, spurring a chess revolution in the country. Now 53, he is still a world top ten player and has been India's number one ranked player for 37 years. As newer talents emerge and old ones retire, Anand's continued excellence showcases an endurance seldom seen.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">Tyler and Vishy sat down in Chennai to discuss his breakthrough 1991 tournament win in Reggio Emilia, his technique for defeating Kasparov in rapid play, how he approached playing the volatile but brilliant Vassily Ivanchuk at his peak, </span><span class="s1">a detailed breakdown of</span> <span class="s2">his brilliant 2013 game against Levon Aronian, dealing with</span> <span class="s1">distraction during a match, how he got out of a multi-year slump, Monty Python vs. Fawlty Towers, the most underrated Queen song, how far to take chess opening preparation, which style of chess will dominate in the next ten years, how AlphaZero changes what we know about the game, the key to staying a top ten player at age 53, why he thinks he's a worse loser than Kasparov, qualities he looks for in talented</span> <span class="s2">young Indian chess players, picks for the best places to eat in Chennai, and more.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Read a <a href= "https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/vishy-anand/">full transcript</a> enhanced with helpful links, or watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XACy_6D4WLk">full video</a>. </p> <p class="p1"><em>Recorded August 7th, 2023.</em></p> <p class="p1"><strong>Other ways to connect</strong></p> <ul> <li class="p1">Follow us on <a href= "https://twitter.com/cowenconvos">X</a> and <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/cowenconvos/?hl=en">Instagram</a></li> <li class="p1">Follow <a href= "https://twitter.com/tylercowen">Tyler</a> on X</li> <li class="p1">Follow <a href= "https://twitter.com/vishy64theking">Vishy</a> on X</li> <li>Join our <a href= "https://dis