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Magnus Carlsen

Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.

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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.

genius 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 sheer respect for your opponent. You see the opportunity but also greater limitations than you should. I have always believed in what I do on the chessboard, even when I had no objective reason to. It is better to overestimate your prospects than underestimate them.

genius magnus carlsen

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

genius magnus carlsen

Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything.

genius magnus carlsen

You need to have that edge, you need to have that confidence, you need to have that absolute belief that you're - you're the best and you'll win every time.

genius magnus carlsen

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 tells me to do. Most of the time spent thinking is just to double-check.