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    My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.

    Best | Coach | Norway


    Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything.

    Worth | Enjoyment | Excel


    Unfortunately I'm still not a fashion expert.

    Fashion | Expert


    My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.

    Life | Father | Influence


    It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.

    Money | Nice | Care


    I'm not really into rap.

    Rap


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

    Sports | Small | Chess


    Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that.

    Talent | Chess | Satisfied


    I was lucky enough to attend schools where they were understanding about when I needed to go abroad to play chess. Of course, socially it is important to go to school and interact with people your own age.

    Age | Chess | Lucky


    I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy.

    Winter | Summer | Enjoy


    It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.

    Nature


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

    Easy | Chess | Common


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

    Losing | Chess | Upset


    I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick.

    Love | Travel | Experience


    I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.

    Computers | Beat | Opponents


    Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.

    Beautiful | Game | Opponent


    People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.

    Goal | Ask


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

    Happy | Thinking | Chess


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

    Risk | Top | Isolate


    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.

    Good | Chess | Reason


       

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