I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person.

I really enjoy the experience of playing humans. The psychological game is so much more important.

I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.

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.

I'm more interested in the games than the people.

I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.

I am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most unpleasant for him and his style.