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

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.

Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything.

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.

I learnt an enormous amount, but there came a point where I found there was too much stress. It was no fun any more. Outside of the chessboard I avoid conflict, so I thought this wasn't worth it.

I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good.

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