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.

Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that.

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

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.

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

My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.

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.