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

One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people - men of the stature of Garry Kasparov, the former world champion, who was my part-time coach.

I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.

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

The Nanjing games are homework by Garry Kasparov and me, [...] Today's game was provided by Garry.

For me right now I think being the world number one is a bigger deal than being the world champion because I think it shows better who plays the best chess. That sounds self-serving but I think it's also right.

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.