All Magnus Carlsen Quotes
- Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless. Beautiful
- 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… Always Believe
- Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything. Element
- You need to have that edge, you need to have that confidence, you need to have that absolute belief that you’re the best and that… Absolute
- My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life. Been
- 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
- Of course, analysis can sometimes give more accurate results than intuition but usually it’s just a lot of work. I normally do what my intuition… Accurate
- I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans. Beat
- I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly. Always Get
- 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… Across
- I learnt an enormous amount, but there came a point where I found there was too much stress. It was no fun any more. Outside… Amount
- I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use… All
- I played like a child. Chess
- The Nanjing games are homework by Garry Kasparov and me, [...] Today's game was provided by Garry. Chess
- Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics. Believe
- I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt… Big
- I can’t count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I have pulled myself… All
- You have to choose the move that feels right sometimes; that's what intuition is. Choose
- 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… Becomes
- 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.… Any