I would prefer chess to become part of the Olympic Games. This would also lead to chess become more accepted as a sport in general.

If revenge motivates you, go for it! But the main thing is to set your game in order.

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.

I attend to my fitness. I go the gym every day and try to maintain my physical fitness; without that, it is tough to take challenges on the chess board.

I don't know how many calories an average chess player burns per game, but it often exceeds that of a player in ball games. It is not only the chess as such: You need to be fit and undergo complicated preparation.

In any match, there are few critical moments where there's no second best decision. The rest of the moves are intuitive.

Each match I approach like a new one. The work is so immense that you don't have time to sit and ponder.