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.

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.

With the Berlin I was able to set up a fortress that he could come near but not breach.

Intellectual effort gives me enormous pleasure

I go to bed at 4 a. m. Almost all chessplayers do.

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.