You can feel the same thing in football or soccer - that for the best teams in Spain and England, for instance, the public... they're not really going to cheer at all when they play against bad teams unless they do something spectacular. Even if they're winning by a few goals they'll probably just say, "nah." That's normal and they're not excited about it.

For me right now I think being the world number one is a bigger deal than being the world champion because I think it shows better who plays the best chess. That sounds self-serving but I think it's also right.

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

Unfortunately I'm still not a fashion expert.

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.

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

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