Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head. Magnus Carlsen chesscompletelygame Change image and share on social
Unfortunately I'm still not a fashion expert. Magnus Carlsen expertfashion Change image and share on social
It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people. Magnus Carlsen idolizenaturepeople Change image and share on social
I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up. Magnus Carlsen chessdayfind Change image and share on social
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. Magnus Carlsen chessfindsatisfy Change image and share on social
It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money. Magnus Carlsen carefinanciallymoney Change image and share on social
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 a computer for preparing for games at all. I was playing a bit online, was using the chess club mainly. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games. Magnus Carlsen bitechessclub share on social
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 a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess. Magnus Carlsen bigbookchess share on social
If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people. Magnus Carlsen isolatepeoplerisk Change image and share on social
I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans. Magnus Carlsen beatcomputerhuman Change image and share on social