It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.

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 don't consider myself a particularly young chess player. I have been playing in the best tournaments in the world since I was 16 years old. In other sports, if you have been playing for seven years, you are not a young prodigy any more. You're one of the pros.

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

I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person.

My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.

I'm not really into rap.