I've never really had a favorite player, past or present.

I played like a child!

Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything.

It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.

For me, the most important thing is to continue to play well and to be a positive figure and hopefully a role model for kids as well.

I'm definitely the first no.1 in the world since Fischer, and probably at least since Kasparov, who probably has the most potential to dominate for the foreseeable future.

Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.