In the knockout tournaments, it's futile to prepare for a grand finale. You may have worked out many strategies for the final. But you may lose in the first round itself.

When you play with the best in the world, it is important that you not lose focus. You must be fully focused. Even a minor error could result in a massive defeat.

I keep forcing, I keep learning new things in the game, and so far I have been taking challenges as they come.

Chess as a sport requires a lot of mental stamina, and this is what that makes it different from a physical sport. Chess players have a unique ability of taking in a lot of information and remembering relevant bits. So, memory and mental stamina are the key attributes.

In the knockout tournaments, it's futile to prepare for a grand finale. You may have worked out many strategies for the final. But you may lose in the first round itself.

It is very difficult to play a single blitz game! You want to play for a long time. So I tend not to do that anymore.

Being the undisputed world champion is a relief. We instituted a unified chess title, I am the absolute world champion.