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 can’t count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I have pulled myself in from desperate [situations]. When you are behind there are two strategies - counter-attack or all men to the defences. I’m good at finding the right balance between those.

For me, the most important thing is to continue to play well and to be a positive figure and hopefully a role model for kids as well.

I played like a child!

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 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've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games. I analyze when I'm on the computer, either my games or my opponents. But mostly my own.