Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.

I made a better decision in choosing my team. Sure, I had a bigger choice of players to choose from - but I couldn't have asked for a harder working group of players who did an incredible job.

It is rightly said that the most difficult thing in chess is winning a won position

For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.

So basically it's very simple: to start with, if you want to win the match, you shouldn't be afraid of him. There are still many, many things to do, but above all this is the most important: Don't be scared of him!

No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm.

I don't like to show my emotions at the board, not because they might give something away to an opponent, but because that's my style: I like to keep it to myself.