Often, in the Ruy Lopez, one must be patient, wait and carry on a lengthy and wearisome struggle.

When I am in form, my style is a little bit stubborn, almost brutal. Sometimes I feel a great spirit of fight which drives me on.

For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control.

After I won the title, I was confronted with the real world. People do not behave naturally anymore - hypocrisy is everywhere.

The shortcoming of hanging pawns is that they present a convenient target for attack. As the exchange of men proceeds, their potential strength lessens and during the endgame they turn out, as a rule, to be weak.

Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion.

The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game.