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In any match, there are few critical moments where there's no second best decision. The rest of the moves are intuitive.

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Viswanathan Anand
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: December 11
Chess Player
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For me, chess is not a profession, it is a way of life, a passion. People may feel that I have conquered the peak and will not have to struggle. Financially, perhaps that is true but as far as chess goes, I'm still learning a lot!
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