I don’t give any spoilers, because I think this book
deserves to be read by everyone out there even the ones who don’t follow
chess, I will give reasons why this book can be life-changing in this article
stay with me till the last.
We all might have heard about VISWANATHAN ANAND, still, there is a lot about
this legend that most of us might not be aware of, he became the first Grandmaster
of India in the era where soviet's dominating the game, this man came alone
from the country where no grandmaster have emerged before while rest of the
world was actively involved in chess and it’s tournaments. And he continued his
journey and became the world champion and defended it 5 times, nothing
less spectacular. Vishy inspired the whole generation now in INDIA there are
many chess federations and currently, we have 69 grandmasters, the whole credit goes
to one man. The legend whom the world called lighting kid and many
chess players even Magnus(the current world champion) addresses him as a saint
chess player the world has ever seen. Enough with the introduction let me tell you, why one should read this book.
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| This book is a piece of art created by Vishy, one can learn many things and it can change the course of your life!! |
1 From Tamil Nadu and the family
Here he explains that how his family helped him to become
great, even his mother used to pay chess
and the all sacrifices his mother did for the greater good of his son who was
gone lift the pride of the whole country one day. In the era where the internet was
just kicking in and the only sources he got were books, he explains how he shaped
himself with the books he got without any coach except his mother, it’s
inspiring for every INDIAN out there.
2 Chess knowledge
Whether you are into chess or barely know the game, you gain immense knowledge over here, the situation
they face in reality, and the names of some chess legends in the world. And also we get to know so many interesting facts about VISWANATHAN ANAND and his interests apart from the chess world.
3 The partner
He speaks about his better half throughout the book, after
reading this you learn good lessons about how a partner plays an important role in
making anyone successful. How to deal with family and career he has given the
best advice, I remember when the legend was having a tough time defending his title
against Magnus his wife says and I quote “everything can change if you lose but
not us, we three (including his son) always with you” that put a smile on his
face. like this book is full of cherished moments that you will appreciate.
4 Updating
Here champion talks about how learning works, and how we need
to update our knowledge otherwise we fall behind, learning new things is
important but unlearning also plays an important role in life. We have to
always check out roots and unlearn the things which need new learning methods.
5 Motivation
Not only does he discuss the success he got in his life he also talks about how to pick oneself in the hailstorm, you will feel pumped up after finishing this book, even I can say this is one of the best self-help books I have read
For all those who still don’t want to go through the book, I will
make a short summary of the book soon.
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