Kids love games and chess is a game where you have to sit down and concentrate and it just helps in every way.

I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good.

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

The Nanjing games are homework by Garry Kasparov and me, [...] Today's game was provided by Garry.

There wasn't any particular player I modeled my game after. I tried to learn from everyone and create my own style. I studied past players... Truth be told I never had a favorite player. It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people. I just go try to learn.

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

It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.