Chess Quotes by Magnus Carlsen

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

— Magnus Carlsen

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

— Magnus Carlsen

I think with chess as with everything, marketing is the main issue.

— Magnus Carlsen

I played like a child.

— Magnus Carlsen

I can’t count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I…

— Magnus Carlsen

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

— Magnus Carlsen

Self-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of…

— Magnus Carlsen

In my experience, when I went to school, and especially in after-school, and during breaks, a lot of people wanted to sit…

— Magnus Carlsen

I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.

— Magnus Carlsen

Not winning a tournament is not an option for me, unless it's no longer theoretically possible - then of course winning becomes…

— Magnus Carlsen

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

— Magnus Carlsen

I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty…

— Magnus Carlsen

Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else.

— Magnus Carlsen

Kids love games and chess is a game where you have to sit down and concentrate and it just helps in every…

— Magnus Carlsen

I don't consider myself a particularly young chess player. I have been playing in the best tournaments in the world since I…

— Magnus Carlsen

It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.

— Magnus Carlsen

All I expect are wins and to get pleasure from the game. And if someone thinks something about me, if someone's dissatisfied…

— Magnus Carlsen

The Nanjing games are homework by Garry Kasparov and me, [...] Today's game was provided by Garry.

— Magnus Carlsen

There wasn't any particular player I modeled my game after. I tried to learn from everyone and create my own style. I…

— Magnus Carlsen

Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics.

— Magnus Carlsen

I was lucky enough to attend schools where they were understanding about when I needed to go abroad to play chess. Of…

— Magnus Carlsen

I learnt an enormous amount, but there came a point where I found there was too much stress. It was no fun…

— Magnus Carlsen

I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11…

— Magnus Carlsen

Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out…

— Magnus Carlsen

I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by…

— Magnus Carlsen