I was in Manila (at age 27) when she first took up chess there at age 6. That her heritage originates from a developing world economy such as the Philippines and that she emphasizes Levon's trait to see the good in others seems to indicate an idealistic leaning. I am also amazed that a GM would share his time with us and even share some of his inner thought processes with us relative n00bs. Also I noticed his friendly demeanor both in his communications here (if Levon is languagehasmeaning) and also the handshake he did with Magnus Carlsen in a Youtube that I viewed.

Up thread he stated there were still some tricks remaining in this game. And he had advocated moving the rook over to the right side, but the consensus moved the knight instead. I wonder what he foresaw as a possibility? I was observing on that Youtube speed chess match with Carlsen, that Magnus sacrificed a pawn to get move more aggressively with his King and bishop to get behind the front line of pawns of Levon. I wonder if Carlsen could see that a draw was likely and decided to be more creative in hopes of win? I notice that my urge when I dabble in chess if I want to be more aggressive and creative than conservative (but I am not good enough at chess to do it with appropriate consideration). I read that Carlsen doesn't follow any one set of opening strategies and is very creative. Any way, I don't really understand all this. I haven't studied. A lot to think about and I don't have the free time.