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I played like a child!

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Magnus Carlsen
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: November 30
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Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen
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Of course, analysis can sometimes give more accurate results than intuition but usually it’s just a lot of work. I normally do what my intuition tells me to do. Most of the time spent thinking is just to double-check.
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I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good.
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It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.
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I learnt an enormous amount, but there came a point where I found there was too much stress. It was no fun any more. Outside of the chessboard I avoid conflict, so I thought this wasn't worth it.
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I've never really had a favorite player, past or present.
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I'm more interested in the games than the people.
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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 really watch too many movies. I don't have the patience usually to watch one, one and a half or two hours in a row.
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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.
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I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick.
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My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.
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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.
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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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It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.
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I feel sorry for players who are always lying awake at night, brooding over their games.
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I'm definitely the first no.1 in the world since Fischer, and probably at least since Kasparov, who probably has the most potential to dominate for the foreseeable future.
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You have to choose the move that feels right sometimes that's what intuition is.
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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.
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The Nanjing games are homework by Garry Kasparov and me, [...] Today's game was provided by Garry.
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I'm not really into rap.
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