David Howell

He's one of my good friends.

He's one of my good friends.

He sets himself these micro targets these days and mini goals.

He sets himself these micro targets these days and mini goals.

So it's not about staying number one anymore because he's done it for 15 years.

So it's not about staying number one anymore because he's done it for 15 years.

It's about can he win this tournament with a perfect score?

It's about can he win this tournament with a perfect score?

Can he beat this rival 10 times in a row?

Can he beat this rival 10 times in a row?

It's just keeping yourself motivated, like in any field.

It's just keeping yourself motivated, like in any field.

It's the key.

i saw someone ask you who the greatest of all time is and you said magnus and kasparov tied is there anything madness can do to surpass him in your eyes if magnus had held on to the world championship title a bit longer like he walked away a couple years ago now but if he held on to that i would have said yeah it's magnus like i think if he defended his title one or two more times no question he's the number one um

It's the key.

I saw someone ask you who the greatest of all time is and you said Magnus and Kasparov tied is there anything Magnus can do to surpass him in your eyes if Magnus had held on to the world championship title a bit longer like he walked away a couple years ago now but if he held on to that I would have said yeah it's Magnus like I think if he defended his title one or two more times no question he's the number one um

It's different back in the day.

It's different back in the day.

There weren't so many speed chess tournaments.

There weren't so many speed chess tournaments.