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

Every top player has his own style, just as every painter has his own personal signature.

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.

Every month I look through some ten thousand games, so not as to miss any new ideas and trends.

An impatient person plays differently than a more patient person.

On the whole, the life of a chess professional is not as easy as it appears at first sight. One needs to devote some ten hours a day to chess and to everything connected with it - physical and psycholgical preparation.

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