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My former coach, Simen Agdest...

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

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I enjoy hiking and skiing, li...

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.

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I've never been much of a com...

I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. I was playing a bit online, was using the chess club mainly. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games.

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I don't look at computers as ...

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

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Some people think that if the...

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

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Right now I'm really happy wi...

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

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It's easy for me to get along...

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

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One of the things that first ...

One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people - men of the stature of Garry Kasparov, the former world champion, who was my part-time coach.

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I was lucky enough to attend ...

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.

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I honestly don't read that mu...

I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good.

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There are so many games that ...

There are so many games that I've seen that I've learned from. I never - that's also part of the same - never single out a particular player or a particular game.

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I started by just sitting by ...

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.

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I spend hours playing chess b...

I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.

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Without the element of enjoym...

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

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I got the travel bug when I w...

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.

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I get more upset at losing at...

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

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Maybe if I didn't have the ta...

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.

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I am not some sort of freak. ...

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

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I don't really watch too many...

I don't really watch too many movies. I don't have the patience usually to watch one, one and a half or two hours in a row.

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I am trying to beat the guy s...

I am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most unpleasant for him and his style.

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