Of course, analysis can sometimes give more accurate results than intuition but usually it’s just a lot of work. I normally do what my intuition tells me to do. Most of the time spent thinking is just to double-check.

I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.

Not winning a tournament is not an option for me, unless it's no longer theoretically possible - then of course winning becomes impossible. But up to that point, not winning is just not an option.

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

My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.

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.

My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.