Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsenis a Norwegian chess grandmaster, and the current World Chess Champion...
NationalityNorwegian
ProfessionChess Player
Date of Birth30 November 1990
CityTonsberg, Norway
CountryNorway
trying looks facts
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.
self-confidence winning opportunity
Self-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of sheer respect for your opponent. You see the opportunity but also greater limitations than you should. I have always believed in what I do on the chessboard, even when I had no objective reason to. It is better to overestimate your prospects than underestimate them.
intelligent men people
One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people - men of the stature of Garry Kasparov, the former world champion, who was my part-time coach.
moving guy psychology
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.
chess talent satisfied
Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that.
moving intuition sometimes
You have to choose the move that feels right sometimes; that's what intuition is.
trying elements enjoyment
Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything.
father player chess
My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.
summer winter hiking
I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy.
nice care too-much
It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.
interesting opponents looks
I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.
school play people
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.
success winning chess
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.
okay opponent people plays
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.