Viswanathan Anand Quotes

It is very difficult to play a single blitz game! You want to play for a long time. So I tend not to do that anymore.

Viswanathan Anand

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• It is very difficult to play a single blitz game! You want to play for a long time. So I tend not to do that anymore.

  

  Viswanathan Anand
  • Long
  • Difficult
  • Chess