Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.

When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a very technical, mathematical game for example. That is the beauty of clarity.

When I was a child I liked the games of Capablanca, and later I was captivated by Alekhine's play.

I started playing chess when I was about 4 or 5 years old. It is very good for children to learn to play chess, because it helps them to develop their mental abilities. It also helps to consolidate a person's character, because as it happens both in life and in a chess game we have to make decisions constantly. In chess there is no luck and no excuses: everything is in your hands.

An impatient person plays differently than a more patient person.

In the current FIDE World Championship, on the knock-out system, weaker players have good chances. Those, who in a long match would practically have no chance, here may creep through.

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