The priority must be the unification of the world titles to straighten things out. But we should not wait that long anymore to change the situation, because we are running out of time.

But how difficult it can be to gain the desired full point against an opponent of inferior strength, when this is demanded by the tournament position!

I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.

Chess is a very tough game, and psychologically a tough game. And of course chess needs a lot of qualities, human qualities. And so you must have very strong nervous system and then you must be well prepared, you must be able to work a lot.

By all means examine the games of the great chess players, but don't swallow them whole. Their games are valuable not for their separate moves, but for their vision of chess, their way of thinking.

I have found after 1.d4 there are more opportunities for richer play.

No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.