Lichess pre-event interviews at the Candidates

Question for everyone
What do you think about the new time TATA time control (120+0 for first 40 moves and only after move 40 increment of 30 secs and 30 minutes instead of 30 seconds increment from move 1 instantly) being implemented in the candidates. Do you think it's an improvement or worse?

Question for everyone
Do you still consider Hikaru Nakamura as a top contender for winning the tournament?

Question for fabi
How do you estimate your chances at winning the candidates this year? And

Question for fabi
What percentage do you think is mentality and psychology, nerves etc. of chess at the Candidates tournament? Does this play a big role in determining who would eventually win the tournament? Or is preparation/skill more important than mental toughness? And

Question for Vaishali
What's your opinion about your countrymate, Koneru Humpy, dropping out of the tournament because of safety concerns at Cyprus?

Question for EVERYONE
Have you ever felt so badly / depressed that you wanted to quit competitve chess forever?

@EternalNRG said ^

Your questions are very thoughtful I wish many of them appear in the interview

Thank you :)

1. Why no one plays Grünfeld Defence?

How do you manage your time and calculation at the same time in lower time controls? (for everyone)

What are you feeling confident because since you are play a big tourament

“How to create a forum reply” is my question

For all players and lichess

Ok cool

Do you think playing variants helps you improving in normal chess?

Fabi: How did you prepare for the candidates and how do you think are your chances of winning the candidates?