#315 – Magnus Carlsen: Greatest Chess Player of All Time

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#315 – Magnus Carlsen: Greatest Chess Player of All Time

Lex Fridman Podcast

Magnus Carlsen is the highest-rated chess player in history and widely considered to be the greatest chess player of all time. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Shopify : https://shopify.com/lex to get 14-day free trial – Athletic Greens : https://athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil – Fundrise : https://fundrise.com/lex – BetterHelp : https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off – InsideTracker : https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off EPISODE LINKS: Magnus’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/MagnusCarlsen Magnus’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/magnus_carlsen Magnus’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/themagnuscarlsen Magnus’s Website: https://magnuscarlsen.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (08:34) – Greatest soccer player of all time (15:40) – Magnus’s approach to chess (24:53) – Game 6 of the 2021 World Chess Championship (28:54) – Chess openings (46:19) – Chess variants (49:04) – Elo Rating (57:31) – World Chess Championship (1:21:42) – Losing (1:29:04) – Day in the life (1:35:55) – Drunk chess (1:40:26) – Chess training (1:48:20) – Garry Kasparov (1:57:37) – Greatest chess player of all time (2:10:48) – Advice for chess players (2:12:32) – Chess YouTubers (2:16:03) – Henrik Carlsen (2:21:38) – Lessons for life (2:25:02) – Queen’s Gambit (2:26:53) – Poker (2:33:06) – Loneliness (2:36:28) – How does the knight move?