Improvement opportunity

I am doing LIVE commentary and analysis for all 12 games of the World Championship match between Anand and Topalov at http://www.chessdailynews.com/. If you have a chance, take a look at them. It can be very helpful for improving your chess. Even if you cannot follow the games LIVE, you can check things out after each game.

World Champion Anand: I decided to go to college

In a recent interview, Vishy Anand said:

After winning the world junior, I decided to go to college anyway (studying commerce). It's like an insurance policy. In fact, some of the best results were when I was in college.

I agree with Anand. I believe that it is very important to go to college, even if one believes that he / she will be a chess professional. Many top chess professionals do it. I also went to college (in Minsk) even though I later became a chess professional. I am glad I did and I am a strong advocate for college chess.