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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.
Magnus Carlsen
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Magnus Carlsen
Age: 33
Born: 1990
Born: November 30
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Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen
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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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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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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 get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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It's just not my nature to go around idolizing 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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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've never really had a favorite player, past or present.
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People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.
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Unfortunately I'm still not a fashion expert.
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I played like a child!
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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'm not really into rap.
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Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics.
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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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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 really enjoy the experience of playing humans. The psychological game is so much more important.
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I feel sorry for players who are always lying awake at night, brooding over their games.
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