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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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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics.
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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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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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I feel sorry for players who are always lying awake at night, brooding over their games.
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You have to choose the move that feels right sometimes that's what intuition is.
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My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.
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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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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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I've never really had a favorite player, past or present.
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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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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 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 just not my nature to go around idolizing people.
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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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It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.
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People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.
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I'm more interested in the games than the people.
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I played like a child!
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