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

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.

I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick.

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.

There wasn't any particular player I modeled my game after. I tried to learn from everyone and create my own style. I studied past players... Truth be told I never had a favorite player. It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people. I just go try to learn.

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

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.