I am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most unpleasant for him and his style.

I'm not really into rap.

You need to have that edge, you need to have that confidence, you need to have that absolute belief that you're - you're the best and you'll win every time.

Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that.

When you have fun then you're more interested in learning.

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.

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.