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Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.

Magnus Carlsen

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Magnus Carlsen
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: November 30
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What I admired most about him [Bobby Fischer] was his ability to make what was in fact so difficult look easy to us. I try to emulate him.
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