All I expect are wins and to get pleasure from the game. And if someone thinks something about me, if someone's dissatisfied with something... that's not my headache. I hope someday I'll become World Champion - and I'll make all these people happy. But even if for some reason that doesn't happen it won't stop me getting pleasure from chess. I'm sure of that.

I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick.

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.

I'm more interested in the games than the people.

There are so many games that I've seen that I've learned from. I never - that's also part of the same - never single out a particular player or a particular game.

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

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.