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.
Because of the level of my chess game, I was able - even against a weak opponent, such as my younger brothers or the dog - to get myself checkmated in under three minutes. I challenge any computer to do it faster.
I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good.
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 learned to play chess at a young age, and I think that's where learning to plan things out and put things in position, that was the best thing for me.
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 believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.
I think there's a misconception that chess players are all total nerds. Well, I guess they are.
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.
Chess is, in essence, a game for children. Computers have exacerbated the trends towards youth because they now have an immensely powerful tool at their disposal and can absorb vast amounts of information extremely quickly.
Americans really don't know much about chess. But I think when I beat Spassky, that Americans will take a greater interest in chess. Americans like winners.
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.
You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport.
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 also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting.
I love speculating about solutions to problems in mathematics. I have no interest whatever in sudoku. But I do look at chess and bridge problems in newspapers. I find that relaxing.
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.
Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player.
For us chess players the language of artist is something natural.
I was world champion. For me, chess is my life. It is everything.
I love to play chess. The last time I was playing, I started to really see the board. I don't mean just seeing a few moves ahead - something else. My game started getting better. It's the patterns. The patterns are universal.
I play a lot of chess, just to a bog-average level. But I find it stimulates your mind with all the combinations of different moves.
Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.
