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

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

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.

I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games. I analyze when I'm on the computer, either my games or my opponents. But mostly my own.

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.

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

What I admired most about him [Bobby Fischer] was his ability to make what was in fact so difficult look easy to us. I try to emulate him.