"Of course, I could have changed. Obviously, I didn’t want to. I stand by that."

"They can enforce their rules, that's fine by me [...] my response is that fine, then I'm out, like, fuck you."

"I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person."

"I love the game, and I love to compete, but I am not obsessed with the struggle."

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

"He played the Berlin, I played the most solid line, yada yada yada, let's go to the doping control."

"The best way to deal with losing is not to lose."

"When did I understand it was a draw? I understood it immediately. That doesn't mean you shouldn't play."

"I think in general the future of classical chess as it is now is a little bit dubious. I would love to see more Fisch…"

"I'm certainly somebody who hopes for more 960 in classical format because I feel like 960 is not that suited to rapid…"