{"id":10354,"date":"2015-10-26T10:02:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T14:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=10354"},"modified":"2019-11-15T07:01:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T12:01:03","slug":"interview-with-mikhail-antipov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/interview-with-mikhail-antipov\/10354\/","title":{"rendered":"There is always a chance to win"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 18-years old, many of us could not know for sure what we would want to be in the future. As for Mikhail Antipov, who became Russia\u2019s youngest grand master at the age of 16, he had no hesitation in answering this question.<\/p>\n

A chess prodigy, whom Kaspersky Lab has been supporting since 2011, wants to go pro and challenge the World Champion, Magnus Carlsen.<\/p>\n

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How did you start playing chess?<\/h3>\n

When I was 5.5 years old, I saw children playing chess in kindergarten. I loved watching the process, and asked my parents to teach me how to play chess. My dad used to play chess in school. He even had a chess degree. At first I used to play with my parents, and then started to attend a chess club at school. My skills began to evolve ahead of my peers. It was at that time that began to get trained by more serious tutors to continue to grow my skills.<\/p>\n

How old were you when you first beat your father in chess?<\/h3>\n

The first time that I can remember defeating my father at chess was when I was about 8-years old.<\/p>\n

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Well done to Mikhail Antipov, for claiming the chess junior-world-championship! http:\/\/t.co\/fa68Z0H0Sq<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/kiUo27coP1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 KasperskyUK (@kasperskyuk) September 19, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n