I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player’s personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing.

I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches – now I am trying to repay that debt.

Once he had selected the path he was going down he really had to stick with it in a 16 game match. He had to try and hit in the one direction but unfortunately for...