Viswanathan anand- The Full Conversation-
Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former World Chess Champion, considered as one of the greatest chess players of all time. Anand was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India's highest sporting honour. In 2007, he was the first sportsman to receive India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan.
Harnessing the full potential of our mind and staying relevant in the context of advances in machines is something that all of us wrestle with as we go through our respective journeys. Chess is a great canvas for us to explore perspectives on these two questions. During the 90 odd minutes that I spent with him in Chennai Vishy spoke candidly about how he got into Chess as a career how he thought about his own development at various stages of his growth how he harnesses his mind and leverages the right brain and the left brain how EQ matters as one grows through the ranks how he stays level-headed and grounded despite his towering achievements his thoughts on harnessing human potential and more.