"Not winning a tournament is not an option……" — Magnus Carlsen
"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."
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Magnus Carlsen
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41 Quotes by Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen has 41 quotes on this site.
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Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to…
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Self-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments,…
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Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything.
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You need to have that edge, you need to have that confidence, you need to have that absolute belief that…
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My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.
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I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the…
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Of course, analysis can sometimes give more accurate results than intuition but usually it’s just a lot of work. I…
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I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.
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I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
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I am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most…
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I learnt an enormous amount, but there came a point where I found there was too much stress. It was…
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I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was…
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