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

~Magnus Carlsen

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

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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.

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It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.

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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 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.

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I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy.

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If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.

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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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People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.

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Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else.

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Biography

Nationality: Norwegian

Type: Celebrity

Born: November 30th, 1990

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