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.

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

I don't think there is a thing like overconfidence in chess. It's always better to be too confident than too reluctant.

I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.

There are so many games that I've seen that I've learned from. I never - that's also part of the same - never single out a particular player or a particular game.

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

I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy.