I think with chess as with everything, marketing is the main issue.

You have to choose the move that feels right sometimes; that's what intuition is.

I've never really had a favorite player, past or present.

My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.

It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.

Of course, analysis can sometimes give more accurate results than intuition but usually it’s just a lot of work. I normally do what my intuition tells me to do. Most of the time spent thinking is just to double-check.

People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.