Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.

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.

Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else.

It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.

My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.

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

I don't think there is a thing like overconfidence in chess. It's always better to be too confident than too reluctant.