Carlsen will be ridiculously difficult to play against. (on the 2013 World Championship match)

You need to motivate yourself, no matter what-definitely when things are bad, but also when things are good. Or else, you risk becoming complacent.

I'll take my five positions per second any day, thank you

I feel that schools and corporates should help the government in popularising sports in the country. Blaming the government for every sporting debacle will not be fair.

The Internet gives you access to a lot of material, and it's fun to sit and read. I go to something like Wikipedia and look at different topics... I find the subject fascinating. I like to read about concepts and mathematicians.

Psychology plays a big part but I always say psychology will only be a differentiator when the players are of equal technical strength.

Before a match, I do not follow any chess news except the games.