I don't really watch too many movies. I don't have the patience usually to watch one, one and a half or two hours in a row.

When you have fun then you're more interested in learning.

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

I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person.

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.

You need to have that edge, you need to have that confidence, you need to have that absolute belief that you're - you're the best and you'll win every time.

Self-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of sheer respect for your opponent. You see the opportunity but also greater limitations than you should. I have always believed in what I do on the chessboard, even when I had no objective reason to. It is better to overestimate your prospects than underestimate them.