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

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

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.

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

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

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

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