In the past, my family made a lot of sacrifices. We never got to spend much time together because I was always training. I think now I need to spend as much time as I can with them. This is the life I should have.

I have never considered any player as my competitor; each one of them is good and talented, and my job is to beat them.

It is difficult to single out any one player, as I aim to give my best against every single player that I have played so far against.

If you play a match, then you got to give it all to beat the opponent; there is nothing like playing against a great or a non-great player. I treat them all as opponents and aim to beat them.

The telephone call that forever changed the lives of the Dodd family of Chicago came at noon on Thursday, June 8, 1933, as William E. Dodd sat at his desk at the University of Chicago.

My mother and father met while playing chess, so I've always had a fondness for the game. If it weren't for chess, I might not be here.

Upon the death of my father, our family and myself were emotionally and financially exhausted.

The child gets two confusing messages when a parent tells him which is the right fork to use, and then proceeds to use the wrong one. So does the child who listens to parents bicker and fuss, yet is told to be nice to his brothers and sisters.