I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.
My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.
I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.
If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.
I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. I was playing a bit online, was using the chess club mainly. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games.
