Viswanathan Anand learnt chess basics from his mother!

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Sean Evans
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Viswanathan Anand learnt chess basics from his mother!

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An interesting interview article with Anand :)

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/mag ... 948508.cms
How have computers changed the game?

Computers are influencing the game a lot; you can’t be a good chess player without the help of computers now. But computers should only be used to learn the game – and not copy the moves. The moves should be analysed independently. Computers are like calculators; it’ll give you the end result. It may not be able to tell you the method of solving a problem. Computers are far superior to the human mind. One may not be able to beat an adv ..