I really enjoy the experience of playing humans. The psychological game is so much more important.

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

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.

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

There are certainly loads of players that I admire; I try to learn from all of the great masters both of the past and contemporary as well.

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 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.