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Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

Magnus Carlsen

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Magnus Carlsen
Age: 33
Born: 1990
Born: November 30
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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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I played like a child!
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I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games. I analyze when I'm on the computer, either my games or my opponents. But mostly my own.
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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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People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.
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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'm not really into rap.
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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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When you have fun then you're more interested in learning.
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In my experience, when I went to school, and especially in after-school, and during breaks, a lot of people wanted to sit down and play chess up till a certain age when it was not supposed to be cool anymore and people wanted to do other things.
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Unfortunately I'm still not a fashion expert.
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I'm more interested in the games than the people.
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I feel sorry for players who are always lying awake at night, brooding over their games.
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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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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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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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Kids love games and chess is a game where you have to sit down and concentrate and it just helps in every way.
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I've never really had a favorite player, past or present.
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My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.
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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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