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
player norway being-the-best
My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.
sorry lying player
I feel sorry for players who are always lying awake at night, brooding over their games.
sports player years
I don't consider myself a particularly young chess player. I have been playing in the best tournaments in the world since I was 16 years old. In other sports, if you have been playing for seven years, you are not a young prodigy any more. You're one of the pros.
thinking player games
Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.
father player chess
My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.
past player games
There wasn't any particular player I modeled my game after. I tried to learn from everyone and create my own style. I studied past players. Truth be told I never had a favorite player. It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people. I just go try to learn.