I played like a child!

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

It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.

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 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.

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

One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people - men of the stature of Garry Kasparov, the former world champion, who was my part-time coach.