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I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn’t even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.
It’s just not my nature to go around idolizing people.
Once you’re a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can’t get it completely out of your head.
I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.
It’s easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.
My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.
People ask what my goal is. I don’t have a goal.
Right now I’m really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I’m not thinking of doing anything else.
Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything.
I don’t look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.
Unfortunately I’m still not a fashion expert.
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it’s okay to lose. I don’t. You have to be merciless.
I’m not really into rap.
