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I am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most unpleasant for him and his style.

Magnus Carlsen

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Magnus Carlsen
Age: 33
Born: 1990
Born: November 30
Chess Player
Model
Tonsberg
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen
Trying
Beat
Beats
Across
Sitting
Choose
Style
Unpleasant
Guy
Moves
Moving
Psychology

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