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 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.

I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.

I don't really watch too many movies. I don't have the patience usually to watch one, one and a half or two hours in a row.

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.

I'm not really into rap.

It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.