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After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. As a whole, the current situation in the chess world leaves a lot to be desired.

Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion.

If, in our first match for the world champion's title, I had managed to make the score 6-0, there would have been no Kasparov as a good chess player at all.

I feel that my relationship with Kasparov now is much the same as it had been before the match - good. As for his reaction, well it can't be nice to lose your title after so long, but he was very generous.

It's not what you play but what you leave out that makes the difference.

At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can, but I could see it in his eyes that he knew he wasn't going to win one of these games.

If I play a more aggressive, stronger guy, I often go through my day feeling a bit better than when I play somebody who's not.

I don't have any tricky plays, I'd rather have tricky players.

I do think the position I play is a powerful position.

Ultimately, you have to not worry about people thinking you should have played him differently. You're the one playing the part so it has to be yours.