Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics.

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

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

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.

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

You have to choose the move that feels right sometimes; that's what intuition is.