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I played like a child!

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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For me, the most important thing is to continue to play well and to be a positive figure and hopefully a role model for kids as well.
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Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else.
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Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
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Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics.
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People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.
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It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.
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You have to choose the move that feels right sometimes that's what intuition is.
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I think with chess as with everything, marketing is the main issue.
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You need to have that edge, you need to have that confidence, you need to have that absolute belief that you're - you're the best and you'll win every time.
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I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.
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There are so many games that I've seen that I've learned from. I never - that's also part of the same - never single out a particular player or a particular game.
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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.
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