Interview on Chessbase

‘…But you don’t need to be a genius to be a top chess player. It’s about many other qualities, about strength of character and, most importantly, the ability to learn. If you are learning very quickly in certain areas it means you have talent. The ability to learn is what I notice in all top players – but also top musicians and other people of art. In their area they learn in seconds, and that is what is called talent. (More)

Kramnk-Chessbase interview