One of the tournament favourites is GM Teimour Radjabov. For a long time, Temiour has been in the chess limelight as one of the world's top players. In this interview, Teimour speaks frankly and openly and gives his views on a number of hot topics in the chess world today. We publish this long interview in two sections, on the day Teimour won a big victory against French Star GM Etienne Bacrot.