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InterviewwithIndia'slatestGM:AnkitRajpara
HeisthelatestGMofIndia.Afeatthathehasachievedatthetenderageof19.5years.HemadeasupersprinttowardstheGMtitlebycompletingal
his3normsinjust6months.Thatjustshowstheamountoftalenthepossesses.
BeforetheinterviewIknewAnkitasaverydedicated,sincereandhardworkingpersonbutaftertheinterviewtherearesomanynewqualitiesabouthim
Idiscovered.Kindhearted,Noble,verypractical,aconstantthirstforimprovementandaboveall,anextremelyhumblehumanbeing!Inthisinterviewy
willnotonlygettoknowthistalentedGrandmasterbetterbutalsogetalotoftipsandideasfromhimastohowyoucanbecomeabetterchessplaye
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Withacurrentratingof2506,Ankitisthe35thGMofIndiaand2ndfromtheStateofGujarat.
June(2)
May(2) InthisinterviewARstandsforAnkitRajparaandSSstandsforSagarShah.
April(5)
SS:HowdoesitfeeltobecomeaGM?
March(5)
AR:Itfeelsreallygreatespeciallybecauseitwascompletelyunexpected.IgotmytwoGMnormsandincreased51ratingpointsinmylasttwo
OliverBarbosaconquers tournaments.GettingtheGMtitleisadreamofeveryprofessionalchessplayerandIamreallyhappytohaveachievedit.YetifyouaskmethetruthIa
KolkataOpen2014.
yettodigestthisfactentirelythatIhavebecomeaGM!(smiles)
InterviewwithIndia'slatest
GM:AnkitRajpara
SS:YouplayedtwotournamentsbeforeyoubecameaGM.i.eCasinoGrazinAustriaandCannesOpeninFrance.Youwere2455with1GM
UnderstandingChess, norm.Whatwereyourexpectationsfromthese2tournaments?
Anand'sway!
AR:Myaimswereprettymodest.IwantedtotryandscoreanotherGMnormandincreasemyratingby1520points.ButIhadagutfeelingthatthese
AnandgiveshisfansAnand tournamentswouldbespecial.BeforegoingtothetournamentsIeventoldmymotherthatseeintheyear2013AkshayrajKorewentto2tournamentsin
(happiness)!! Francewithexactlythesameratingasminei.e2455andwontheCannesOpenandbecameaGM.MaybeIcandoanencore!
Candidates2014! ThusitwasquiteacoincidencethatIandAkshayrajKorebothbecameGMsbywinningtheCannesOpen!

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February(4) SS:Thatisreallywonderful!YoubecameaGMbybeatingGMYuriYakovichinthe8throundoftheCannesOpen.Canyoutellwhatexactlywa
January(6) goingoninyourmindwhenyouweresoclosetobecomingaGMandalsoyourfeelingafterbecomingone?
AR:MygamewithGMYakovichwasextremelycomplicatedbutsuddenlyhemadeamistakeandIwasabletosacrificeaknight.AfterthatIknew,ifI
2013(50) playednormalchess,thepointwasinthebag.ButImusttellyouthatinthepastIhaveoftenfallenpreytosomewishfulthinkinginsuchtensesituation
2012(6) BeforeIbecameanIM,Ihadmade7IMnorms.SothatjusttellshowmanytimesIhadbotchedupduringcrucialmoments.SoIknewitsnotoveruntil
overandhencetriedtocontrolmyemotions.Iwasn'tnervous.InfactIcalculatedwithextremefocusandconcentrationrightuptotheendandfinallywhe
2011(13)
wonIknewIhadbecomeaGM!

PopularPosts SS:Sothenthecelebrationsbegan?
AR:No!ThelastroundwasstillleftandIwasfacingthesuperstrongChineseGMfamedforhisopeningpreparationGMLiChao.Ihadahalfpointlead
AChessthemed andIhadthechancetowinthetitleandhencethecelebrationshadtowait!
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Interviewwith
India'slatestGM:
AnkitRajpara

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AnkittakingonLiChaointhefinalroundoftheCannesOpen2014.

SS:Thatisexactlymynextquestion.InspiteofbecomingaGM,howdidyoucontainyouremotionsandprepareyourselfforthefinalround?
AR:WhenImademyfirstGMnorminGreece,Ididitwitharoundtospare.SoIwasincompletecelebrationmode.Icalledalmosteveryone,myparen
relatives,coaches,friendsetc,InthelastroundIhadthechancetowinthechampionship.Ihadawinningpositiontootowardstheend.Butbecauseof
theenergyIwastedonthepreviousday,IwasnotabletofocusandIcouldn'twinthetournament.Thateventwasetchedinmymemory.Infactthereh
beenmanytournamentsinthepastwhereItookbackwithmesomeortheotherregret.Inthistrip,Ihadplayed17roundsperfectly.Therewasabsolute
noregret.Ijustdidn'twanttospoilitthistime.SoIpreparedhardbeforetheround.IjustcalledmyparentsandtoldthemthatIhadbecomeaGMand
askedthemnottotellanyone.Theycouldwaitfor12morehours.Becauseifpeoplegettoknowyourachievement,theystartwritingyouemailsandon
facebookandifbymistakeyouseeit,itcanreallybotheryouduringthegame!SoIkeptthenewsinthefamily,cookedmyfood,hadagoodsleepand
wenttoplaythefinalroundwhichIdrewthankstomypreparationandthusbecametheCannesOpen2014Champion.Thatswhentherealcelebrations
began!

SS:WonderfulcontroloveremotionsandnervesAnkit.IthinkyourbehaviourwassoverymaturedafterbecomingaGM.TrulyGMmaterial!
So,letsbeginwithyourinitialjourneyinChess.Wherediditallbeginfrom?
AR:IstartedplayingchesswhenIwas7yearsold.IliveinMehsanaandIusedtogomyuncle'splacequiteoften.Hetaughtmehowtomovethepiec
AndeversinceIstartedplaying,Istartedperformingwellinthetournaments.Localcoacheswereprettyimpressedbymytalentandaskedmyparentst
getmeseriouslyinvolvedinthisgame.Basicallythatshowthejourneybegan!

SS:Sowecansaythatyouwereanaturalatthegameofchess!
AR:Well,youcansaysobutIwasintosportsrightfromtheagewhenIwas3yearsold.Itwasmymother'sdreamthatIshouldexcelatthesomeorth
othersport.IwastheStateskatingchampionandIwasprettygoodatKaratetoo.Butsoonwerealizedthatphysicalsportwasnotreallymyforteand
that'swhenwefoundthewonderfulgameofchess!

SS:WhomdoyouattributeyoursuccessofbecomingaGMto?
AR:Ofcourse,firstandforemostithastobemyfamily.Myfatherisateacherinaschoolandhencecannotaccompanymetothetournaments.Beside
hehastolookafterthefinancialaspectofthefamily.Somymotherwouldaccompanymetothetournaments.Mymother'ssupportduringthetourname
wasthekeyreasonformeimprovingatthisgame.Atthesametime,Isalutemyfatherwhomanagedthehouseintheabsenceofmymotherandtookc
ofmyyoungerbrother.
SoinshortmyentirefamilyhasworkedatleastashardasmeformetoachievethisGrandMastertitleandIshallalwaysbeindebtedtowardsthem.
Mysponsors,Adanigroupwhohavehelpedmealwayswiththeirfinancialbacking
Andyesnottoforget,Gujaratgovernment.BecauseitwasthemwhosponsoredthisforeigntripinwhichIbecameaGM.AlsoinDecemberIhada2w
campwithGMElizbarUbilavawhichwasalsosponsoredbythestategovernment.Sotheyhavehelpedmealot!

SS:UsuallyitissaidthatGujarati'saremoreintofieldsrelatedtobusiness(dhandha)andmoneymaking.Buthereyouare,withyourGujarati
backgroundexcellinginthefieldofsports.Howdiditbecomepossible?
AR:Inmyfamilytherewerelotsofteachers.ForexamplemylateGrandfatherwasateacher,myMaternalGrandmotherwasaPrincipalofaschooland
youknowmyfatherisalsoateacher.Somyfamilywasneverintobusiness.Anditwasmymother'sdreamtoseemeexcelinsports.Thusyoucansa
wewerenotatallatypicalGujaratifamily!

SS:Whathasbeentheimpactofchesscoachinginyourlife?Doyougivethecreditofyoursuccesstoyourcoaches.Ifyes,thentowhom?
AR:Ofcourse!Coacheshaveplayedanimportantpartinmychessimprovement.
ThethingisthatitsveryeasytofindacoachthesedaysbutextremelydifficulttofindaGURUwhoisreallyinterestedinyourchessprogress.Iwasluc
inthataspectthatIgottheguidanceofmanysuchteachersinmylife.

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WhenIstartedplayingchessIwenttoadoctorwhousedtoteachchessashishobby!HisnamewasDr.KashyapJoshi.Heusedtoenjoythegameof
chessandIwasunderhistutelagefor1year.Thusduetohim,mybasicsbecameprettystrongandIalsobecametheu9statechampion.
Thenextpersonwhoreallyhelpedmereachthe2200levelinchesswasRaghunandanGokhale.Rightfromourfirstsessionwedevelopedabondthatw
unique.Heisaverykindperson.Apartfromhisexcellentchesscoachinghewouldoftenlendmebooks,sendmeinformativematerialonemail,evenfin
somesponsorsformeandreallybemymoralsupportintimesofdifficulty.ItwasthankstohimthatIcrossedthefirsthurdleof2200.

SS:Sothenwhowasyournextcoach?
AR:MynextcoachwastheveryfamousIndiancoachGMRBRamesh.Icouldn'tgoonaregularbasistoChennaitolearnfromhimandhencewewor
onlinemostofthetimes.ItwasonlywhenIbecame2380thatIwenttostudychesswithhimpersonallyinChennai.Heisagreatcoachanditwashew
primarilyhelpedmetobecomeanIM.AndevennowwestayintouchandhehelpsmetoimprovemygameandcontributedtomyfeatofbecomingaG

SS:From19002200itwasRaghunandanGokhale,from2200toIMtitleitwasGMRBRamesh,sowhotookyouuptothecovetedGMtitle?
AR:ItwasGMAlexanderGoloshchapovfromUkraine.Wehavenevermetineachotherinpersontillnow.Ithasalwaysbeenonlinecoaching.ButIfee
extremelycomfortabletotrainunderhimasheisa2580playerandhaspassedthroughthestageswhereIamrightnow.Ihavedevelopedagoodrappo
withhimandIintendtoworkwithhiminthedaystocome.

Ankit'sCoaches.

SS:Doyouthinkcoachingisreallyindispensableforeveryambitiouschessplayer?
AR:Iwasabletobeartheexpensesofcoachinginmybidtobecomeabetterplayer.Noteveryonecandothat.ButIthinkifyouworkonqualitybooks
thenyoucanimproveyourchess.TakeforegtheGrandmasterPreparationseriesbyAagaard.Thosearewonderfulbooksandanystudentwhoseriousl
indulgeshimselfinthestudyofsuchbooksisboundtoimprove.Ofcourseitsnotasubstituteforcoaching.Butiftodaysomeonecomestomeandsay
thatyoucannotbecomeaGMwithoutcoaching,Idon'tbelievehim.

SS:Sowhichotherbooksaccordingtoyouarereallyworthreading?
AR:ThesebooksonGandmasterpreparationseriesbyAagaardarereallygood.AndofcoursethebooksbyDvoretskyarejustexcellent.ButIdonot
recommendDvoretsky'sAnalyticalManual!(laughs!)Dvoretskyhimselfmentionedthatthatbookisfor2700+playersandpersonallyIthinkhehaswritt
thatbooktomakethechessplayersfeelmiserableandtotellthemthattheystillhavealottolearninchess!
ButwhenIpersonallymetDvoretskyinRussiaafewyearsback,herecommended2bookstomeforknowingmoreaboutchesspyschologyandthose
bookswere:
1.7deadlychesssins
2.ChessforZebras.
BoththebooksarewrittenbyGMJonathonRowsonandyouhavetoreadthemmanytimestounderstandthedepthofwhatheistryingtosay!

SS:Ankit,onethingwhichIhaveneverbeenabletounderstandseeingyourgamesiswhatisyourrealstrength.Whatdoyouthinkisyour
biggestassetwhenyouplayagameofchess?
AR:Thatsadifficultquestion.Icantellyoualotaboutmyweaknesses,butstrengths(takesapause)Ireallydonotknow.

SS:Comeonyouarebeingtoomodest!
AR:(laughs)Well,onethingthatIfeelIamgoodatismakingintuitivedecisions.YouknowIwilloftenmakeamovethatisthebestinthepositionandI
won'thaveanygoodexplanationastowhyImadethatmove.SoinshortyoucansaythatmyintuitionismystrongestpointinChess.Andonemoreth
thatIamgoodatisthatIrarelymakehugemistakes.Maybeonceinawhile,butmoreoftenthannotmyopponent'swillhavetoplaygoodchesstobea
me,Iwon'tgivethemthepointonaplatter.

SS:Whatisyourapproachtotheopeningphaseofthegame?

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AR:Iamnotreallyacomputerguy(doesn'tusemuchofchessengines).SoIneedtoplaylineswithlimitedanalysisandmoreunderstanding.Thatswh
myusualapproachtochessopeningsistoplaysomesidelinewheremysuperiorunderstandingwilltakeprecedenceovermylackofknowledgeorconc
analysisofthatvariation.

SS:Manystrongplayershavementionedinthepastthattobecomeastrongplayeryoumustplaythemainlines.Don'tyouthinknotplayingt
mainlinesaffectsyourchess?
AR:Ithinkplayingthemainlinesisimportantbutthenhowmuchtimecanonedevotetotheopeningphaseofthegamealsoshouldbetakeninto
consideration.Iamastudentwhohastogotocollege,giveexamsevery6months,Iknowmylimitations!ThebestthingaboutmystyleisthatIamno
searchingforanadvantagewithwhite.Ijustdon'twanttofallintomyopponent'scomputerpreparation!Soforeg.IplaytheBb5linesaswhiteinthe
Sicilian.Iknowthatitsverydifficulttoplayforanadvantagewiththatlinebuttheresulting,drypositionsaretomyliking!Ijustwantaplayableposition
shiftthefocustothemiddlegamewhereifyouplaybetterthanmethenyoucanbeatme!ButIwillnothavealosingpositionfromtheopening!
NowthatIamaGMIwilltrytoplaymoremainlinesbutstillIbelievethattherightmixtureofmainlinesandsidelinesisthemostoptimummixforach
player.

Ankit'sAdvice:Morethanplayingthemainlinesorthemosttopicallines,itismoreimportanttoplaytheopeningsinwhichyoufeel
comfortable!

SS:Thatwassomereallygoodadviceyougaveregardingtheopening!Soletmeaskyouforyourapproachaboutthemiddlegameinchess!
AR:Ithinkthemostimportantthingtorememberwhenworkingonyourmiddlegameisthebalance.Therearesomanyfacetsofthemiddlegamelike
Calculation,Intuition,Positionalplay,Prophylacticthinkingetc.Youhaveworkonallofthem.YoucannotjustsaythatIwillbecomeaGMbasedonmy
calculationorintuitionalone.Iwillgiveyoumyexample.BeforethetournamentswhenIfocusexcessivelyoncalculation,Itendtooverthinkincritical
positionsduringthegameandthenIgetintotimetroubleandlosethegame.
SoIfeelabalanceisthekeyhere.Supposeyouhaveonemonthforanimportanttournamentandyouareworkingonyourmiddlegamethenfirstand
foremostbetruthfultoyourselfandmakealistofthingsthatyouarestrongatandwhatyouareweakat.Andthenyoucangivelesstimetoyourstreng
andmoretimetoyourweakness.Butneglectinganypartofmiddlegamepreparationwillnotbebeneficialforyouasachessplayer.
Andfinallythisisthekey:Nomatterhowmuchtimeyouhaveintheday,donotneglecttacticaltraining(solvingtacticsfromanybook).Youmustdoitfo
anhoureveryday.Itsjustlikegoingtothegym.Itkeepsyoufitandpreventsyoufromblundering!Justdothisreligiouslyandyouwillseeimmediate
resultsinyourupcomingtournaments.

SS:TheOpeninghasbeensuccessful,andsohasbeenthemiddlegame!Please,yourinputsonthelastphaseofthegame!
AR:IthinkfirstofalleveryplayermusthavegoodideaaboutRookendingsbecausehalfofyourendgameswillberookendgames.Tofindagoodsourc
studythoseendgamesisthekey.
IrecommendFundamentalChessEndingsbyMuellerandLamprechtforastructuredstudyoftheendgame.

Ifyouseecarefullyintheabovepicture,thenyouwillrealizethatAnkitisnotaloneinrecommendingtheFundamentalChessEndings!

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Buteveryonemustknowthattherearealwaystwotypesofendgames.Oneistheoreticalandotherispractical.Usuallyyouhavetoplaythelatterfirsti
ordertoreachtheformer.SoFCEwillcoverthetheoreticalendgamesandforpracticalendgamesIrecommendbookswrittenbyShereshevsky.Theyha
commentedgamesandshowyouingeneralhowyoucanbebetteratpracticalendgames.

SS:Whatisyouropinionaboutphysicalfitnessforimprovingatchess?
AR:Iwasnotgivingmuchimportancetophysicalfitnesstillveryrecentlyinmychesscareer.ButaftermydismalperformanceinChennaiinJan2014,
decidedtostartjogging.Ihavebeenjoggingquiteregularlyandithelpstobuildmystamina.OfcourseinlongeventslikeNationalBandalsoinforeign
tournaments,staminaisveryimportantandhencephysicalfitnesscanmakethatdifferenceinthe5thhourofplayorinlastfewrounds!
IwouldliketosharemyexperienceofmeetingtheveryfamoussportspsychologistBhishmarajBaminNashikbeforegoingtomytriptoAustriaandFra
thisyear.Myreasonsforperformingbadlyrecentlyhavebeenmorepsychologicalthanduetochessreasons.SoBhishmarajBamtoldmetofocuson
certainYogasanasandalsopranayamandbreathingtechniqueswhichcouldbedonebeforetheroundorevenduringit.Hetoldmetohavefaithonmyse
andtobelieveinmyabilities.Themeetwithhimwasoneofthekeyreasonsformygoodperformanceintherecenttournaments.Iwouldliketothankhim
andIhighlyrecommendhisbooktoallchessplayersasthereisaspeciallydedicatedchapterinitforchess!

ThemeetwithBhishmarajBamhelpedAnkitbecomeaGMandhehighlyrecommendshisbook:WinningHabits.(youcanbuyitfromtheone
theadsinthetopleftcornerofthisblog)

AR:Ithinkthisbookcanreallyhelpthoseplayerswhoarestuckinsomephaseofchessimprovement.Ireallywantthisinterviewtobenefitasmanych
playerswhoreaditandhenceIreallydon'twanttohideorkeepanysecrets.
SS:Thatsreallyanoblethought!

SS:Ankit,TherearealotofplayersinIndiasayverystrongIMswhoarestrugglinginthe24002475zoneandyouliterallyblitzedthroughthis
phasetobecomeaGM.Howdoyouexplainthis?
AR:Letmefirstmakeonethingveryclearbeforeansweringthisquestion.TherearemanyIMsinIndiawhoIthinkplaybetterchessthanme.Soletsbe
veryclearaboutthis.
SecondlyItoowasstagnatedinthiszoneforalmosttwoyears.Likeinmid2012whenIwenttoGreeceIwas2412andcamebackwitharatingof2469
AndnowbeforethistripinFeb2014Iwentwitharatingof2455.Sothat'salmost2yearswithoutanysignificantimprovementinrating.Buttheimportan
thingisthatIreachedthetitleofGMnow.

Ihaveaveryinterestingstoryregardingstagnatinginchessandnotjuststagnationbutdegression.
InAug2010,Iwas2380with3IMnorms.IwasonthevergeofbecominganInternationalMaster.ButthenIplayed34tournamentsinarowand
decreased100ratingpoints!Iwas2281now!Andasachessplayeritwasthemosthorriblephaseofmylife.NowordscandescribewhatIwentthroug
backthen.

SS:Icanunderstandwhatyouaresaying.Imyselfamgoingthroughthatsamephase.Sotellushowyougotoutfromthatsituation?
AR:ImustsaythatatthatpointIhadnoenergytofightback.ItwasmyparentswhomotivatedmeandtoldmethatIhadwhatittakestobeanIM.Fro
thatexperienceIknowthatthemostimportantthingistogetbacktoworkingonchesswiththesamezealandenthusiasmthatyouhadbeforeyourrati
fall.Itsverydifficultbutyoumustmakeastart.Onceyougetbackintoyourdailygrindofworkinghardonchess,youslowlystartforgettingaboutyour
ratinglossandfocusmoreonbecomingabetterplayer.Thoseinitialdaysofgettingbacktosincerehardworkonchessarethetoughestaccordingtom

SS:SosincereHardworkandmotivatingyourselfisthekey?
AR:Yes.Itwilloftenhappenafterasetbackthatduringcriticalmomentsinthegameyouwillstartdoubtingyourselfbecauseofthelackofconfidencein
yourabilities.AtsuchpointsIthinkyouhavetobelieveonthehardworkthatyouhavedonepriortothetournamentandthatcanhelpyoutobemore
confident.
Ifyouhavethestrength,thenwithhardworkyouareboundtomakeacomeback.Believeme.BecauseIwas2281.Iputmyheartandsoulinpreparatio
thankstothemotivationofmyparents.ThenIplayedNationalJuniorsandgainedexactly19pointstocomebackintothe2300category.Andthenthen
tournamentwasMayorscupinMumbaiwhereIwasunbeatenandgained50ratingpoints!andwithinnotimeIwasbackto2350!Andinthenext3
tournamentsIbecameanIM!!

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Alotoffocus,grimdeterminationandtenacioushardworkisthekeytomakingacomebackafterasetbackinchess!

SS:Whataninspiringstory!IthinkifIbecomeandIMsoon,alotofthecreditwillgotoyouforthisstory!(laughs)
AR:Thankyou!Iwilllookforwardtothatday!

SS:Ankitthenextquestionisprettydirect.Ihopeyouwillnottakeitingoodspirit.
Youhaveoftenoffereddrawsinwinningpositionsandshownalackoffightingspiritonmanyoccasions.Mostnotablyyourrecentgamewith
AbhijeetGuptawhenyouwerewinningandyouofferedadrawintherecentParsvanathtournament.What'sthereasonforthat?
AR:LetmefirsttalkaboutthisspecificincidentwithAbhijeetGupta.PriortotheParsvanathOpen,IhaddecreasedalotofelopointsinChennai.Iwas
littlejittery.ThenIfaceAbhijitGuptawithwhomIhavelostof3previousoccasions.Andinsteadofhisusual1.d4heplayed1.c4.Therewentallmy
preparationoutofthewindow.WhenwereachedthepositionwhereIwascompletelybetter,Iwasnotfocusedonthepositionontheboard.Rathermym
wasindistressthinkingaboutthefactthatifIdrawthisgame,thenIllneed1outof2tomakeaGMnorm.IwasblackandIthoughtIwillbewhiteinth
nextround.Allthiscomesdownto1thing,Iwasscared,andIofferedadraw.

SS:Hatsofftoyourtruthfulness.
AR:Well,theAbhijeetGuptaincidentwasagreatshockforme.BecausenotonlydidIdrawthatgamebutalsolostthenexttwogames!Itwasthentha
decidedthatIwillnevermakeprematuredraws.ItsadifferentstoryifIcannotfindanadvantageandImakeadrawbutifIknowthatIambetterthenIa
sureIwon'tmakeadrawunlessofcourseIamwinningaChampionshiporqualifyingforanimportantevent.LessonwaslearntanditwasappliedinAu
andFranceandtheresulthasbeengreat!

SS:MorefightingchesswillbeonshowfromIndia'slatestGMnow!
AR:Yes!Iwon'tbeofferingdrawsinfightingpositionsnow.

NomoreprematurehandshakesforAnkit!

SS:Whichaccordingtoyouisthebestgameofchessyouhaveplayedtilldate?
AR:IthinkitwasmyrecentgameinFranceagainsta2613GMFernandoPeraltainthe4thround.ThebestthingaboutthatgamewasthatImade
absolutelynomistakes.IkepttheadvantageandevenintheanalysisIwasabletoshowthatwhite(Ankitwaswhite)wasbetter.SoIcansaythatthisw
agameinwhichIcompletelyoutplayeda2600+player!
Here'sthegame

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SS:WhatsanormaldayforAnkitRajparalike?
AR:Igotocollegeinthemorningandcomebackhomeandprepare!Thatsmysimplelife!:)Idon'thavemanyfriendsoutsidechessmainlybecauseIa
quiteanintrovert.IfeelsadsometimesbutIthinkithelpsmetostaymorefocused.

SS:IwasgoingtoaskyouwhetheryouhaveagirlfriendornotbutIthinkthatisruledoutnow!:)
AR:Nononono!(evenbeforeIcouldcompletemysentence!)Idon'thaveagirlfriend!

SS:Doyouthinkhavingagirlfriendisadistractioninchess?
AR:Yes!Whyjustchess,itcanbedistractingforanyprofession!TherearelotsofupsanddownsandIdidn'twantsomethingtocomeinbetweenmy
dreamofbecomingastrongchessplayer.Alsothefactthatitsthedreamofmyparentsmakesmemorefocusedaboutit.

SS:Doyouthinkstudiesarealsoanhindrancetoyouinyourpathofchessprogress?
AR:Sometimesitallbecomesveryhecticandtedious.LikeIcomebackfromatournamentandwithin2daysIhavetoappearforanexam.Soitisquit
difficultbutIwouldliketomaintainabalance.ItsmychoicethatIwan'ttopursuestudying.Nooneisforcingmetodoit.SocurrentlyIamdoingB.Com
LaterifthingsfallinplaceIwouldliketobecomeanIASofficer.Thosearemyambitionsrelatedtostudies.

SS:Whatareyourhobbies?
AR:IlovetoreadbooksandalsoliketolistentoMusic.Thesethingsrelaxmymind.

SS:Whoisyourfavouritechessplayer?
AR:ItisdefinitelyViswanathanAnand.Ithinkbeforebeingagoodchessplayer,youmustbeagoodhumanbeingandViswanathanAnandisanepitom
that.HeissomodestandKind.Suchqualitiesareseenrarelyintoplevelchessplayerstoday.

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Itdoesn'tcomeasahugesurprisethatVishyAnandisAnkit'sfavouriteplayer.

SS:AndwhataboutyourfavouritenonchesssportsplayerinIndia?
AR:WithoutdoubtthegreatSachinTendulkar!Ifyousee,thequalitiesofKindnessandModestyarecommonbetweenmytwofavouritesAnand&Sach
AndSachinhasalsothequalityofbeingsoconsistent.Evenwhenhefailedhemadeitapointtomakeathumpingcomebackjustabouteverytime.Inth
endheretiredfromthegameofcricketwithgreatdignity.Ireallyrespecthimforthat.

SS:WhodoyouthinkarethebrightestchesstalentsinIndiacurrently?
AR:(thinkshard)Quiteadifficultquestion.Ihavetwoyoungstersinmymind.TheyareMuraliKarthikeyanandAravindhChittamabaram.Iwaswith
AravindhinAustriaandFranceandImustsaythatheisarealtalent.

MuraliKarthikeyan(L)andAravindhChittambaram(R)areaccordingtoAnkitthebrighteststarsofIndianChess.

SS:YouranswerwasreallyrefreshingbecauseIwasexpectingeitherAdhiban,Lalith,SethuramanorVidit.
AR:OfcourseeachoneofthemisagreatplayerbuttheabovetwoplayersthatIhavementionedhaveageontheirside.

SS:Whatareyourfutureplans?
AR:IhavebecomeaGMnowandIam19.5yearsold.SoIthinkIwillatleastpursuechesswithmyhighestintensityforanother3yearsandafterthat
willtakeacall.

SS:SowecanexpectAnkittotaketheplaceofAnandtospearheadthechessinIndia?
AR:Itsquitedifficult!EverychessplayerinIndiadreamstobelikehim.Buttotellyouthetruth,thechancesofmereachingAnand'slevelareverylow.
ThemainreasonbeingIhaveotherprioritiesandambitionsinlife.Butweneverknowwhatthefutureholdsforus!(smiles)

SS:Ireallyhaven'tseenamorepracticalandrealisticchessplayerthanyou!
AR:(laughs)YesItrytobeobjectiveandtakeintoaccountthecircumstancesthatIamin.Itsoneofthosethingschessteachesyou!

SS:AnkitIaskedyousomanyquestions,youansweredeachoneofthemwithsomuchsincerityandconcentration.Ireallywanttothankyou
it.
AR:Youarewelcome!IalsolovereadingyourarticlesandIthinkyouareoneofthebestchesswriterscurrentlyinIndia!

SS:Thankyouverymuchforsuchahugecompliment.Iamsurewiththeinsightsthatyouhaveprovidedarereallygoingtobenefitmanyche
playersallaroundtheworld.
AR:Iwillbeveryhappyifthathappens!Youneverknowwheresomeonecanfindthatonehiddenhintorkeybywhichanewpathofsuccesscanbe
created!

SS:VeryTrue.ItwasapleasurechattingwithyouAnkit,IwishyouAllthebestinyourfutureendeavours.
AR:Thankyou!

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SagarShahisanIndianChessPlayerwithanEloof2304.Hehas2IMnormstohiscreditandaimstomakechessaspopularaspossibl

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12comments:

PadminiRout March16,2014at1:51PM

niceandusefulinterview!

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AbbyDen March16,2014at5:56PM

Yayankit!!superbinterview:)......Utrulyrockbuddy!!

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LakshmiPriyaa March16,2014at11:34PM

ExcellentInterview.WaytoSagar!Andverygenuine,straightforwardandinsightfulresponsesfromAnkit...Appreciatehisnobleattitudeandintensionofsha
chessandlifelessonsforthebenefitofotheraspiringchessplayers...Bothuguysrock!

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Anonymous March17,2014at10:06AM

Brilliantinterview.Thankyou.

AndcongratulationstoAnkitRajpara.

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ecotric March17,2014at10:45AM

Yesquiteinformative&lotlotforyoungplayerstofollow,againyourbestinterview(thefirstonewaswithGMAbijitkuntesir)&manymanycongratulation
GMAnkitRajpara..........

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SaumilPadhya March17,2014at6:32PM

Informativeandbalancedinterview...CONGRATULATIONStoANKITforachievingthefeatofbecomingGMandtoSAGARforconductingabrilliantintervi
evenaddedafewwordstomyvocablikeENCORE!Thanks..

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DilipRaval March19,2014at5:50PM

ThanksalotSagarbhaiforgivinginsuchinterviewwithdepthviewsofAnkitBhai!!!!
ManypointsmentionedbyAnkitareveryuseful.Thanksbothofyouagain.

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HarshKanoje September9,2014at9:53PM

superbinterview:D

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VidhiKarelia January13,2015at4:47PM

Truesportsmanspirit.
ThewayAnkithasbeenstraightforwardwithoutturningtalksroundandacceptedhisweaknessesiscommendable!
SagarShahyourarticleshavealwaysinspiredmeandthisoneisthebestofallthecolumns..

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Unknown April25,2016at4:40PM

Superinterviewsir.....Itsveryusefulforyoungplayers...

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ABILASHK April25,2016at4:41PM

Superinterviewsir.....Itsveryusefulforyoungplayers...

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IshanDeshpande October5,2016at5:14PM

Thankyoufortheinformativeinterview:)

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