As the Candidates' tournament approaches, preview articles and interviews are bound to sprout like buds in the spring. Here is an interview with the always interesting Levon Aronian, whose optimism and ambition remain strong, unbroken and seemingly undented by his less than stellar results in Zurich, past Candidates' events, and other dips in form over the years. One hopes he gets at least one chance at a World Championship match while he's still at or at least near his peak form.