I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.

If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.

It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.

Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else.

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.

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.