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Magnus Carlsen Biography

Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (Norwegian: [sven ˈmɑŋnʉs øːn ˈkɑːɭsn̩]; born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster and the current World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, Carlsen earned his grandmaster title at the age of 13 years and 148 days.

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I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person.

Chess, Freak, Might, Normal

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.

Ability, Bobby, Easy, Facts, Looks, Trying

There are certainly loads of players that I admire; I try to learn from all of the great masters both of the past and contemporary as well.

Loads, Masters, Past, Player, Players, Trying

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.

Continue, Kids, Model, Play, Role Models

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

Care, Financially, Money, Nice, Too Much

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.

Chess, Maybe, Satisfied, Talent, Thing

My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.

Being The Best, Norway, Player, Simen

I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.

Chess, Fun, Give, Giving Up, Playing Chess, Spend

All I expect are wins and to get pleasure from the game. And if someone thinks something about me, if someone's dissatisfied with something. . . that's not my headache. I hope someday I'll become World Champion - and I'll make all these people happy. But even if for some reason that doesn't happen it won't stop me getting pleasure from chess. I'm sure of that.

Become, Game, Games, Thinking, Thinks, Winning

It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.

Idolizing, Nature, People

I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.

Beat, Humans, Interesting, Looks, Opponents

In my experience, when I went to school, and especially in after-school, and during breaks, a lot of people wanted to sit down and play chess up till a certain age when it was not supposed to be cool anymore and people wanted to do other things.

Certain, Cool, People, Play, School, Till

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.

Chess, Enough, Lucky, People, Play, School

People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.

Ask, Asks, Goal, 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.

Attracted, Intelligent, Men, People, Stature, World

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.

Across, Guy, Moving, Psychology, Sitting

You can feel the same thing in football or soccer - that for the best teams in Spain and England, for instance, the public. . . they're not really going to cheer at all when they play against bad teams unless they do something spectacular. Even if they're winning by a few goals they'll probably just say, "nah. " That's normal and they're not excited about it.

Cheer, Football, Say, Soccer, Winning

When you have fun then you're more interested in learning.

Fun, Having Fun, Interested, Learning

My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.

Chess, Father, Fine, Massive, Player

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.

Countries, Country, Enjoy, Eye, Quite, School

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