QnA After Round 4 in Nanjing

Here are the questions and answers from the press conference after round 4 in Nanjing.

Dear friends from the media, welcome to the fourth round of our press conference. First I’d like to talk about today’s results. Currently only one game is over - Mr. Topalov plays White and drew with Wang Yue. The other two games are still going on. First of all, I’d like you to share your feelings toward the games. Mr. Wang Yue, would you please go first.
Wang Yue: I think it’s kind of simple. I should say I have good opening preparation. I am Black and I think in the later part I have better position. But in the middle game, I missed some favourable moves then it turned to be a steady end game. I think I got a draw because of good preparation.
Topalov: In the later part I don’t think there was a winning move. The move of the rook was not accurate. He (Wang Yue) reacted very strong and is good at endgame but there’s still slim chance to win. It’s just a equal game and can not got a win.

I have a question for Wang Yue. Up till now you have played against the top three grand masters with black, are you satisfied with your performance, and what’s your expections towards the sencond circle when you face them again?
Wang Yue: Actually I am not satisfied with my first circle’s performance and, also I lost one game, of course I am not satisfied. I wanted to win when I played white but did not make it true. I was trying to play more offensive but, you know it’s difficult to win when you are Black. In the following games I hope I can have more chances to win with more white games.

I want to ask Mr. Topalov, are you satisfied with your games so far? What’s your expections towards your later games?
Topalov: Actually I played poor so far according to my results. I expect to improve in the next games. Now nothing has happened as I wanted.

I have a question for Mr. Topalov. What do you think of the skills of Chinese male players, how many years do you think it will take before a world champion appear s in China?
Topalov: Actually I know mostly about Wang Yue. I know there are many new strong Chinese players. It’s really difficult to win a champion because there are many stronger players in the world. For the moment, I think China should put more players into the top 10 to 20. I think that would be necessary if they want the title.

I have a question for Mr. Topalov, you missed a pawn yesterday. I’m not sure but what went wrong in yesterday’s games? Was it out of bad position or calculation mistakes?
Topalov: Both. I had wrong preparation and I missed a very simple moves. That was kind of stupid.Bb5 was not a good move. After that move, the position became worse. Anand moved Qa6 which was a very quick and good move. In the middle game, my condition was not very good and I forgot what I missed. After that, the line of the black was open and good.

Just now Mr. Topalov gave his opinions on how long China will make a champion. I wonder what’s your idea on this question?
Wang Yue: Of course I want to get championship, from a very early age. But as I grow up, I found it more difficult because there are many strong players in the world. I have been dwelling on this stage for quite a long time. I hope to make some breakthrough. I think the possibility would be high for me to get the title if I overcome this bottleneck.

Source: Press conference.