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 played like a child!

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

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

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

I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.