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It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.
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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