Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsenis a Norwegian chess grandmaster, and the current World Chess Champion...
NationalityNorwegian
ProfessionChess Player
Date of Birth30 November 1990
CityTonsberg, Norway
CountryNorway
okay opponent people plays
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.
player chess different
It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.
player norway being-the-best
My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.
school play people
I was lucky enough to attend schools where they were understanding about when I needed to go abroad to play chess. Of course, socially it is important to go to school and interact with people your own age.
sorry lying player
I feel sorry for players who are always lying awake at night, brooding over their games.
thinking self play
For me right now I think being the world number one is a bigger deal than being the world champion because I think it shows better who plays the best chess. That sounds self-serving but I think it's also right.
fun giving-up playing-chess
I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.
sports player years
I don't consider myself a particularly young chess player. I have been playing in the best tournaments in the world since I was 16 years old. In other sports, if you have been playing for seven years, you are not a young prodigy any more. You're one of the pros.
father player chess
My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.
thinking player games
Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.
past player games
There wasn't any particular player I modeled my game after. I tried to learn from everyone and create my own style. I studied past players. Truth be told I never had a favorite player. It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people. I just go try to learn.
rap
I'm not really into rap.
people
It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.
success winning chess
Not winning a tournament is not an option for me, unless it's no longer theoretically possible - then of course winning becomes impossible. But up to that point, not winning is just not an option.