What would you like to ask Magnus Carlsen?

1) When Anand announced GM Leko was one his seconds, a surprised smile appeared on your face. What was your first assessment about their collaboration?

2) Many of the commentators criticised Anand for his opening choices after you got a +2 score, expecting much sharper and aggressive lines to play for a win. Anand seems to have done that only in the last two games. Why do you think Anand went for more quite lines in games 6th, 7th and 8th? Would you agree with the criticisms or do you think Anand was right in those opening choices?

3) If you had a personal wild card, which player would you add to the candidates tournament that is coming up, and why?

4) Do you think Anand's level of play was weaker than in his matches with Kramnik, Topalov and Gelfand, or was it simply that he was playing a stronger player?

5) Many amateurs believe you do not pay much attention to openings compared to other elite players. Would you agree with this, or is it rather that your preparation methods and approach is only different?

6) Could you please describe a typical day at your preparation camp? What hour you woke up, how many hours did you study and on what aspect of your chess (openigns, endgames, puzzles?) How many hours of sleep did you get each day? How much time did you devote to physical exercise? How long was the whole training period for the match?

7) Are determination, tenacity, endurance and patience which you display at the board general traits of your character that apply to other aspects of your life, or are they specific to chess?

8) A few years ago, you were on very friendly terms with Anand. How has the match changed that personal dynamic between you, and do you think it is possible to maintain that type of relationship or retreive it back during/after such high level events?

9) How would you describe the styles of current top players such as Kramnik, Aronian, Nakamura, Topalov, and of course, Anand and yourself. Which player's play do you find the most interesting and why?

Upset because he creamed your champ?

Which sports and games do you enjoy apart from Chess, and which one is your favourite to either watch or play?

Have you ever met King Oscar?

Is there anyone that you are afraid to face in a future world championship challenge?

What color do you paint your toe-nails ?

I have read and watched several reportages in TV, magazines, etc. about you. I am surprised because almost all of them weigh your very high intelligence as the main reason of your success as chess player. What do you think that is more important, your huge cognitive skills or your (probably huger) daily work?.

I have a business proposition for you, how much money will you spend on my invesment proposition?  

Kornak, I'd also like to hear his opinion on computer chess. I'm hoping to write my applied math Master's thesis on this topic and a quote from the World Championship wouldn't hurt :)

Congratulations first of all to chess.com for securing the interview :)

Or, no, wait, congratulations first of all to Magnus Carlsen for winning his first World Championship :)

As for my question: everyone is saying how this is a good thing for chess and that there is a real chance for you to "take chess mainstream", whatever that may mean to whoever uses those words. Are you going to put any thought into what concrete things you might do towards achieving that (assuming for a moment you haven't yet, having been too busy to enjoy the winning buzz)?

What do you think of Fischer-random chess? As you usually try to avoid long opening preparation this chess variant should be very much to your style, I suppose.

What opponent is the most fun for you to play in official games?

How will you improve the game of chess as world champion? 

I bet Harakiri Nakahari

Can you beat deep junior? Can you beat kasporav?

What are your opinions on the people that are inspired by you (as in how do you feel about that)?

What kind of study materials and training processes have you used to get to your current level?  Also, is there something different or maybe a new type of strategy that you employ in your playing that is different than the ones used by players like Kasparov, Karpov, and Fischer that has allowed you to achieve this massive playing strength and your WCh title?

did you ever try to take a nap while playing? I've done that many times and I always won...

how do you use your sources and study materials in your preparation?  

how do books, databases, and your seconds factor into your preparation?

how do you practice the material you have studied in your training before you try it out in top-level tournament play?

what separates you from super-GMs?  from regular GMs?  What are you doing in practice that is different from what they are doing in training?

What exercises, problem sets, game and position analyses are you doing in training?

What is the most obscure opening for white that you have tried to employ with suprising success?