In chess, everyone's accepted. That's what's great about it. You can be a little bit different. You can be an oddball.
We want more women players to take up chess. There are few participants at the national level and hope it will grow.
I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in the United States. Making bigger tournaments, more interesting events. Making it a respectable profession for young people to be able to pursue in the future.
In Gujarat, we had the world record of largest number of chess games in a single venue - 20,500 - and in Tamil Nadu, I have been emphasizing on the positives of chess to the authorities.
If the weather is too cold or rainy, I take shelter in the Regence Cafe, where I entertain myself by watching chess being played. Paris is the world center, and this cafe is the Paris centre for the finest skill at this game.
There is technology where you can watch the match live online and also on TV. If people understood the game, I'm sure we would have a lot of chess fans by now.
It's very encouraging that the game of chess is growing in the U.S. and is becoming more popular.
I want to serve chess through games, books that are works of art. I would like to bring the game closer to many people all over the world.
