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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
Magnus Carlsen
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Magnus Carlsen
Age: 33
Born: 1990
Born: November 30
Chess Player
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Tonsberg
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen
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