My father was not excited about me becoming a pro chess player! | Daniil Dubov | Exclusive Interview

GM Daniil Dubov gives an exclusive interview to Dina Belenkaya on his chess path, his strengths and weakness and the challenges of being a professional chess player. 00:00 Intro 0:50 About Daniil’s game minted in NFT 1:35 Relationship with art 2:15 Performance in the first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix 3:16 The wild card 4:05 Challenges of the Covid-19 5:05 How chess came to life 5:50 Playing chess in childhood and adulthood 8:40 Becoming a professional chess player 11:00 Favourite games 13:07 Strengths and Weaknesses 14:16 How to control emotions during the game 14:48 Difficult opponents 15:40 Work with a sports psychologist 16:43 The pain of losing in chess 18:34 Reaction on Hikaru’s retirement 21:19 Next goals The interview is conducted by WGM Dina Belenkaya @DinaBelenkaya after the first leg of the FIDE Grand Prix 2022 in Berlin. #ExclusiveInterview #DinaBelenkaya #DaniilDubov