GM Magnus Carlsen
The world’s top chess player, Magnus, has the following collection of quotes. The potential to become a grandmaster is rare among chess players. The 2700 line is rarely crossed by grandmasters. Few people succeed in getting the 2800 rating.
However, this man is truly exceptional; not only did he become a grandmaster at an early age and had been at the top of the FIDE rating list for nearly two years, but he also shattered Garry Kasparov’s record for the “highest rating ever,” which stood at 2856, with a new score of 2878.
List of Magnus Carlsen’s Famous Chess Quotes
“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 learned 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
“Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it’s OK to lose. I don’t. You have to be merciless.”
Magnus Carlsen
“What I admired most about him (Fischer) was his ability to make what was so difficult look easy to us. I try to emulate him.”
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“For me right now I think being the world number one is a bigger deal than being the world champion because I think it shows better who plays the best chess. That sounds self-serving but I think it’s also right.”
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“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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“All I expect are wins and to get pleasure from the game. And if someone thinks something about me, if someone’s dissatisfied with something… that’s not my headache. I hope someday I’ll become a World Champion – and I’ll make all these people happy. But even if for some reason that doesn’t happen it won’t stop me from getting pleasure from chess. I’m sure of that.”
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“There wasn’t any particular player I modeled my game after. I tried to learn from everyone and create my style. I studied past players. Truth be told I never had a favorite player. It’s just not my nature to go around idolizing people. I just go try to learn.”
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“Contrary to many young colleagues I do believe that it makes sense to study the classics.”
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“I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I’m just a normal person.”
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“It’s easy to get obsessed with chess. That’s what happened with Fischer and Paul Morphy. I don’t have that same obsession.”
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“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 style.”
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“He (Kasparov) has an extreme capacity for work, extreme determination to win, and extreme perfectionism.”
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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 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 in from desperate [situations]. When you are behind there are two strategies – counter-attack or all men to the defenses. I’m good at finding the right balance between those.”
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“Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything.”
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“I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.”
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“It’s nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I don’t care too much about money.”
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“My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.”
Magnus Carlsen
“People ask what my goal is. I don’t have a goal.”
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“I’ve never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Until I was about 11 I didn’t use a computer for preparing for games at all. I was playing a bit online and was using the chess club mainly. Now, the computer is an important tool for me in preparing for my games.”
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“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
“One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people – men of the stature of Garry Kasparov, the former world champion, who was my part-time coach.”
Magnus Carlsen
“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.”
GM Magnus
Summary
By summarizing this article, we can say that although it is not easy to become a chess grandmaster no one has become a grandmaster by birth. Hard work and struggle are the key to achieving any goal in life. By reading the chess quotes of GM Magnus Carlsen, it is obvious that you can also become the grand master but only by practice and hard work.