Chess is so deep, I simply feel lost.

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

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

Look at the catastrophic record Vishy Anand has against Garry Kasparov. Kasparov managed to beat him almost everywhere they played, even though Vishy Anand has belonged to the absolute top players in the world for fifteen years. This difference cannot be explained purely in chess terms, there must have been some psychology.

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

Okay, when you start to fight for equality, like Anand did in 1995, you could end up losing game 10, like he did, without putting up any kind of fight.

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