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

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.

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

I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.

I don't really watch too many movies. I don't have the patience usually to watch one, one and a half or two hours in a row.

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.

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