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Magnus Carlsen
Norwegian chess player

Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen (born 30 November
1990) is a Norwegian chess
Grandmaster who is currently the
number one ranked player in the world.
In January 2010 he became the
seventh player ranked number one in
the world on the official FIDE rating list.

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Quotes
I am not some sort of freak. I might
be very good at chess but I'm just a
normal person.
Meet Magnus Carlsen, The New
King of Chess - TIME, Eben
Harrell Friday, Dec. 25, 2009
I love the game, and I love to
compete, but I am not obsessed with
the struggle.
Meet Magnus Carlsen, The New
King of Chess - TIME, Eben
Harrell Friday, Dec. 25, 2009
I get more upset at losing at other
things than chess. I always get upset
when I lose at Monopoly.
Magnus Carlsen, chess prodigy
 from Norway - The New York
Times
I feel sorry for players who are
always lying awake at night, brooding
over their games.
ChessBase.com - Magnus
Carlsen on his chess career, 15
March 2010
He played the Berlin, I played the
most solid line, yada yada yada, let's
go to the doping control.
Magnus Carlsen on the press
conference after holding Vishy
Anand to a draw in the 8th game
 of the World championships,
using only 15 minutes of his
thinking time.

Quotes about Carlsen

You could say that both Fischer and
Carlsen had or have the ability to let
chess look simple. – Viswanathan
Anand
Chessdom - Anand about Chess
Classics and his games with
Carlsen
In six months of working with
Magnus I have seen in him many of
the qualities of the great champions.
 – Garry Kasparov
ChessBase.com - Breaking news
Carlsen and Kasparov join
forces, 7 September 2009

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