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

I'm definitely the first no.1 in the world since Fischer, and probably at least since Kasparov, who probably has the most potential to dominate for the foreseeable future.

Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.

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

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.

Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics.

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