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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.
Magnus Carlsen
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Magnus Carlsen
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: November 30
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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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What I admired most about him [Bobby Fischer] was his ability to make what was in fact so difficult look easy to us. I try to emulate him.
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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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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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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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My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.
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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 don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.
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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 just not my nature to go around idolizing people.
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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 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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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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It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.
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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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Unfortunately I'm still not a fashion expert.
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