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.

If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.

I played like a child!

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

What I admired most about him [Bobby Fischer] was his ability to make what was in fact so difficult look easy to us. I try to emulate him.

I don't think there is a thing like overconfidence in chess. It's always better to be too confident than too reluctant.

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