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

We want more women players to take up chess. There are few participants at the national level and hope it will grow.

I think the draw quotient has always been high in world championship matches because the amount of effort people put into neutralizing each other's openings. It's just now with computers that it has reached a new level.

In 1996, the players at the VSB tournament in Amsterdam sent me a card for my wedding with this dedication, 'Anand congrats on your wedding. You were a great player, now be ready to lose 50 points'.

Preparedness for a game that usually lasts four-five hours requires good physical condition and also steady nerves.

You bring to chess facets of your personality and what you are. I have interests other than chess, like music and world and current affairs. I also have many friends around the world with whom I like to keep in touch.

Intuition in chess can be defined as the first move that comes to mind when you see a position.