Part of my preparation for the World Champion match against Kasparov was to be ready for his off-board tactics. I did not to react to them at all. Once you start thinking about these things during the game, even analysing them, you're caught.

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

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

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

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

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!

Part of my preparation for the World Champion match against Kasparov was to be ready for his off-board tactics. I did not to react to them at all. Once you start thinking about these things during the game, even analysing them, you're caught.