"Everybody should assume that when I say things, I mean them" - BIG INTERVIEW WITH MAGNUS CARLSEN
2024 ж. 19 Мам.
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GM Magnus Carlsen sat down with FIDE Press Officer IM Michael Rahal before the closing ceremony of the 2023 FIDE World Cup to talk about the range of topics, from the just finished World Cup to the future plans, Candidates, poker, and even golf.
Thumbnail photo by Stev Bonhage
0:19 - How Magnus feels about adding the first World Cup victory to his collection 2:50 - Previous World Cup and being knocked out by Duda 3:30 - Match against Keymer, the key point of the World Cup for Magnus 5:21 - About food poisoning 8:33 - The final against Pragg 14:28 - About Pragg and other possible contenders for the World Championship 16:04 - About Magnus' team 18:17 - Next goals 21:27 - About the Candidates and World Championship 24:51 - Playing on Internet before the World Cup final tiebreak 25:51 - Interests apart from chess: poker, golf, streaming
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Goat Of Chess!
Very helpful :)
Also add chapters to the vid pls
Magnus the GOAT.......#1 Player on Earth
5 times Classical World Chess Champion, 4 times World Rapid Chess Champion, 6 times World Blitz Chess Champion, Number 1 FIDE rated player since July 2011 (Number 1 for 12 years now?), and Chess World Cup. Magnus is the GOAT.
Kasparov was more ahead of his rivals at his time thought.
@@YlL-ji2slbut magnus has harder competition playing against people who can memorize 20 moves of computer prep
@@kayak8700true that, but Kasparov had to deal with one man and overcome him and that was the chess God Anatoly Karpov. Now hang on, i still think Magnus is perhaps more deserving of the title of goat, but we need to make an epochal comparisons between Magnus, Kasparov, Fischer, Morphy and Capablanca, even Emanuel Laskar
Magnus Goatsen
@@YlL-ji2sl These days all youth players are so bright and talented. So, maintaining Number 1 position for over 10 years and winning a lots in these kind of era, I can say Magnus is a lot better than everyone else. Magnus highest rating (elo) was higher than Kasparov. Magnus highest FIDE official rating points is 2882 and Garry Kasparov higest rating is 2851. Officially, Magnus is the official number 1 player with the highest peak rating of all time.
Best players currently : 1-Magnus Carlsen 2- Motivated Magnus 3 - Demotivated Magnus 4-Drunk Magnus 5-Sick Magnus
I'm tired people putting always the same shtt, Drunk magnus aint even close to late magnus. Can't really stand the people who sleep on late magnus, dude is a monster . Late M >> Drunk M
100% foubd this hilarious and true lol
The accuracy of Sick Magnus is catching up with the one of Drunk Magnus...99.2%, not so bad.
6. Shirtless Magnus
This is my Top 10 current player list 1. Drunk Magnus 2. Motivated Magnus 3. Magnus Carlsen 4. Shirtless Magnus 5. Bongcloud Magnus 6. Partying with the ChessBrah's Magnus 7. Demotivated Magnus 8. Sick Magnus 9. Blindfolded Magnus 10. Partying with the Botez's Magnus
Honest, straightforward, funny, smart, sincere, emotional. What a great champion we've had!
Magnus Completed Chess...Like Messi Completed Football...GOAT
Ronaldo To The Best
Very honest i like that about him
Will be hard pressed to find another with such class and honesty!!
You mean what a great champion we have ! He is clearly the best in the world.
Man is done. He will play online and enjoy life .Good luck to him The GOAT
I gave a thumbs up. It's the 64th like, the same as the number of squares on the chessboard. In deference to this comment I suggest nobody else give a thumbs up, so it remains at the golden number of 64! Thank you for your understanding.
Magnus COmpleted Chess like Messi Completed Fooball...GOAT
Not at all. He has two classical OTB tournaments confirmed later in the year (European Club Cup and Quatar Masters). He is also almost guaranteed to play three faster tournaments over the board, the Champions Chess Tour finals and the World Rapid and Blitz.
@@kimaboe its just like messi playing in mls and argentina, just for the vibes now!
@@123fulRahul I think he is playing the club cup for the vibes like Messi, and then doing Qatar like Ronaldo, for the appearance fees.
only drunk Magnus can beat him
Yes Indian bro
gaaaaaay...
@@user-ajkbut couldn't where it mattered the most
@@user-ajkevery professional player can beat the other professional players. I saw FMs IMs beat Magnus many times, it does not mean that he is undefeatable. But he is the greatest chess player of all time. If he was motivated enough, he would go for it until he is old and better ones come
@@QuenchingQuotesThat's because the King looks well rested after the initial incident with a bad tummy, and didn't have to stretch and gruel out, playing multiple mentally and physically exhausting tiebreaks, against the World no. 2, world no. 3, world no. 7, etc. If you just switch opponents and see, maybe the results could have been different, you never know...
IM Michael Rahal is by far the best interviewer FIDE has had in a long time. Please keep this guy for future events! Great interview! Cheers!
I agree, tho, speaking for myself, a hot, nearly naked female interviewer would be enjoyable as well, tho not realistic.
@@raylopez99 you fine bro? you don't want the horny police to find you.
@@raylopez99True dat
My thoughts exactly!
Absolutely
14:28 About Pragg; if he isn't the contender for the world championship then who is? He also called him a calculation and mentality monster. 👏 Means a lot coming from Magnus.
Yes... Among others.
He seems to like and respect Pragg a lot. He mentioned that Pragg outplayed him for a while, but then did make a couple of errors he ascribed to "youth" and "nerves". At the same time, he said his best classical game was against Gukesh. So very high praise for Gukesh also.
Gukesh, Alireza, even Fabi and Hikaru rn
If you take the last couple of months, Gukesh and Fabi are probably the best contenders It's a shame he faced Magnus at his best cuz to me he deserves to play in the candidates, but maybe if Anish qualifies via the Gran Swiss (or even he does obviousy) He was probably the best player for this last period and he still might raise his elo even higher and maybe claim the elo spot if Naka drops a bit or qualifies with the Gran Swiss Magnus also said he was a monster in calculation and mentally strong But he said the same for all the youngsters ( Keymer Nordibek, Arjun and Alireza before ) ...
@@ADliver4430Hello..Ding Liren is right Now the World Chess Champion. I hope any of these guys of yours can try but will never beat our player.
There’s nothing left for Magnus in chess. Chess is Magnus
@@DeanDiveli...world championship. Magnus has won 2 960 events but WCship missing.
‘Chess is Magnus’ only if you’re a casual with no appreciation for the game itself. Magnus is the GOAT but the game will go on long after he retires
@@Bryaaammnnn179it will surely go on but nobody will ever forget Magnus' legacy. The chess world will surely be sad when Magnus' retires but as always , the world of chess will continue. New players will be born and the cycle will continue but what Magnus has achieved will never be forgotten. It's to be nailed in every chess player's mind.
@@DeanDivelithat's not even real chess
r/im14andthisisdeep
19:21 magnus trying not to bust out laughing cause michael said "you're a man of goals" but actually he has zero goals left. goat has completed chess.
In a western society that feeds on hubris, embellishment, and exaggeration, it's really refreshing to hear someone just be frank, objective, and gracious.
That’s only because he has changed a lot recently. Old Magnus was extremely cocky.
@@pineapplemocktail I viewed it as unfiltered confidence. But we are free interpret things differently. I'm not sure it matters one way or the other.
@@pineapplemocktailWell at least he was objective and frank
he has always been objectively correct and blunt. Nothing more. The confidence is earned@@pineapplemocktail
@@nomarxistspls90very true. When he said that Gukesh was unlucky that day because he faced me when I was feeling good and I was playing my best chess. It is confidence and rightly so that he knows however strong these kids can be but they are not as strong as a motivated Magnus or say nobody can compete with him when he plays his best chess and it's just pure confidence nothing cocky...
It’s truly remarkable just how much better he is than everyone else, especially in a game like chess where at the highest level, drawing is by far most common outcome. And fantastic interview it’s rare to get this kind of insight and time from Magnus.
no if he runs from serious challengers instead facing them ( as he did ) he is a craven, definitely not the "better than anyone else ". an unworthy former champion. good for short format tournaments . nothing more.
Bro he won the world championship 5 time what are you on???@@sitting_nut
@@sitting_nutwash your mouth troll
yeah, he sucks, he is just 5 times Classical World Chess Champion, 4 times World Rapid Chess Champion, 6 times World Blitz Chess Champion, Number 1 FIDE rated player since July 2011. He trully is a farce @@sitting_nut
You mean better at classical chess.
Love to one of my favorite player ☺️👍I'm an Indian but still I'm so happy for magnus. Magnus 🐐🐐 deserved this trophy in his goated career. Pragg has a bright future ahead of him. Magnus the 🐐🐐
"If pragg doesn't contend for the world championship, who will?" Wow, magnus really appreciates young talent, also it is clear that he holds gukesh and andusattarov in high regard. 👏
Perhaps he's best interview ever.! Thanks Magnus and kudos to Michael Rahal!
His best interview ever was with Lex Fridman.
I love how the interviewer instantly changed the topic after Magnus said that he finally wants to have some fun with chess lmao
Time stamp please?
@@valodejavu510019:20
Congratulations to Magnus for bringing back to the forefront a sport that equals an Olympiad in peaceful competition. Deservedly rewarded for his perseverance and tact, he is a man we should all admire regardless of age or nationality. Thank you, Magnus, for winning.
M. Rahal needs to feature more often, I thought he was an awesome interviewer throughout the tournament.
Excelent interview conducted by Michael Rahal and very sincere talk from Magnus! I enjoy this a lot!!
What a wonderful interview. Well done.
Top 4 players in the world 1. Magnus Carlsen 2. Food poisoning Magnus 3. Drunk Magnus 4. Bored Magnus
Very interesting interview, well directed by the interviewer and well shot! Just adding the board while Magnus is explaining the key moments in the game would be a big upgrade, other than that keep up the good work!
Again, a lovely interview with very pertinent questions. Thanks for sharing.
With all humility…it’s been a pleasure!! Thank you for entertaining!!!
Amazing this puts the guy totally over the top. Congrats Magnus. Thanks Michael for all your interviews. I certainly had a ball watching so much great Chess.... Not sure what I'm going to now! Thank you. 🙋🏻♂️🔥♟️ ⚘️
MAGNUS IS A SUPER HUMAN BEING AND SUPER LEGEND.BIG RESPECT AND LOVE FROM INDIA
The interviewer has been great this whole tournament
Yes he was, but I still can't really forgive him for interrupting Chucky who was going to launch into one of his legendary monologues. I doubt we'll see Chucky at another World Cup, so I wish he had let him speak. Otherwise, yes he was good.
you sense the Magnus era is coming to an end - it started with his choice not to overtake Kasparov for years as World Champion - his motivation is waning and this World Cup win is likely to accelerate that sense of accomplishment being fulfilled - it is likely he will soon sit at the table one of these days and simply lose his will to win - the burden of having to uphold the standard of being "Magnus Carlsen" every time he plays is HEAVY - he is expected to win every tournament he enters - news that he won is met mostly with indifference - certainly not surprise - it is only when he loses that the media becomes attentive - 2nd place is seen as a failure - think about that - you can ONLY be considered to have had a good tournament if you win each and every time - but who does that? - most players can at least be satisfied with playing well and coming in 2nd or 3rd - you can almost sense his passion for chess is dissipating within him - I would not be too surprised at all if he simply stops playing in the middle of a game - sits up - smiles - stands - shakes hands with his opponent and walks out of the room having played his last move ... it happens like that
I remember watching an interview with a young Magnus, where he tells the interviewer with almost no hesitation that if he ever felt like his game was beginning to slip, he would probably retire. It seems that he's never tied up his identity with the game (remarkably) and has always been prepared to let it go and do other things as soon as it stops giving him joy or satisfaction.
When Magnus starts a game the winning attitude kicks in. He wants to beat anyone he plays. No one can win every chess game or match but he gives it all over the board. Great champion.
I think he has the intention to retire as a world champion since he didn't confirm that he will not play for the title again. He'll get a break for a couple of years in streaming and not classical chess, then he will make a last dance by qualifying to the candidates, winning it, and take the title back in style. Or that's what i hope..
Great interview!
Honestly Magnus should get a Goatee after how much of a goat he is.
People love watching you Mr. Carlsen. Congratulations 🎉👏
such a gentleman is carlsen achieved so much and so humble in praising pragg........ thank you magnus
You know what i like about Magnus, Although he's one of the greatest chess player in the history of the game, He come's across as a regular dude, He's like someone i'd work with in a blue collar shop, He doesn't take himself to seriously, he's a bit of a prankster (i think) & he's down with hangen loose, just a cool dude liven the dream. Peace brother~!!
Congratulations to the interviewer for such a professional and well balanced interview, makes a big change from past chess interviewers 👍
thanks for the good interviews, 👍
MAGNUS IS A LEGEND.LEGENDS ARE ALWAYS LEGENDS.NEWCOMERS CANT OVERTAKE THEM .LOVE FROM INDIA❤❤❤
What an excellent interview! I enjoed it!
Great interview, congrats Michael and FIDE
That's quite a breakthrough for Magnus. The last time he qualified for the Candidates tournament was in 2013...
Yes 2013 when he beat the shit out of Vishwanathan Anand..😂😂 Not once but twice.... Ding Liren is cureently busy preparing and when he retain the title he will probably chill.
well technically he qualified for every candidates tournament since 2013
Great interview by Michael Rahal and of course phenomenal performance by Magnus, again. I think it is pretty much settled by now that he is the greatest chess player who ever lived.
Can not agree more, the champion of the people not only one chess but in all walks of life
Interesting to see that he really starts smiling, and talking more enthousiastic when talking about golf compared to chess. Hopefully this flame for classical chess will be ignited again somehow.
14:35 Magnus "About prag? If he isn't the world championship contender; then who is?" Feeling so proud❤❤❤
Gukesh.ali reza .abdul satorof.keymer.etc
@@namaulana256 Difference is that all of the ones you mention seem to have peaked already. Looks like Pragg is still improving. That said, I don't think anyone of the ones you mentioned or Pragg for that matter will reach Magnus heights. Maybe the next generation will produce a new Magnus, but I don't see it with any of the current teenagers.
@@softanGukesh, Keymer and maybe alireza but definitely the first two are still improving. Your mind is at its peak between 18-24. And those guys still have plenty of years to live their prime.
The GOAT has spoken, but luckily "armchair experts" have seen things that Magnus missed and they can use KZhead to set the record straight. Thank goodness for the internet🤨🤨
loved that magnus decided to share an elaborate on his own points instead of letting interviewer have control of the conversation
lovely to watch him speak or even listen
Every time I see him play a match against another GM I always get the same conclusion: the level of accuracy in Magnus is just too good, compared to what the rest have. His moves are also very fast for how accurate they are. Even Caruana, Hikaru or Pragg, they all tend to blunder in a match at some point...to see that with Magnus is just almost impossible. Not to mention that this guy was sick with food poisoning... What else can I say? As much as I wanted Pragg to win, this guy is the GOAT.
And Ding Liren? Do u even know who is the Current World Champion?
@@priyanksaikia5549 Yes, he is the current world champion but being the world champion does not mean you are the best.
@@priyanksaikia5549isn’t he the guy who has never beaten Magnus in classical and didn’t even win the Candidates? 😂
Magnus follows stockfish so oftenly its baffling
People just don’t want to believe that Magnus is done with the classical format. Still, he should do what he believes is best for him.
Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if he's got a love hate relationship with classical One in which he'd wanna quit but then after a while he may wanna play some good games Something like that
Surprised? Not Really...Ding is Chilling as he knows Magnus will have a tough time there..Oh by the way, Dinh became a world champion in Rapid Games with Ian Nepomniatchi...
this seems very likely imo@@1001011011010
@@1001011011010 i feel like magnus hates how much effort it is, but likes winning the games
I actually was expecting him to announce his retirement from classical chess but he didn't so it does seem he is not completely done yet
One of his best interviews. A lot covered.
KING MAGNUS! One of a kind! Can’t wait to see Pragg make his run! Chess is on the rise like never before
great interview, cool stuff. can we get the camera man a tripod or something though?
Congratulations Magnus. Well deserved victory. I am glad my hometown city Baku will be in your memories forever 🏆🏆🏆
Good old Magnus who now has won everything, simply the best
I love it that chess is finally getting the recognition it deserves
Great interview. I love how Magnus is respectful and also very careful with his words. How he doesn't just slide over questions when there's more than one topic packaged into the question. Great interviewer allowing him to speak and at the same time specific and interesting questions. The one thing I'd be really curious to know (and I'm not sure if Magnus has said this in other interviews either) is when Magnus says that he's not a fan of the World Championship (or the candidates) in it's "current format" -- what does he mean by that? What about the current format isn't appealing to him anymore? Or conversely, what about the current format, if changed, would see him be enthusiastic and interested in playing the match/tournament? Anyone know?
He doesn't enjoy the classical games anymore. He prefers a much larger number of rapid games, like 24-30 of them, with 2 games per day over many days. I think I heard this in his podcast with Lex Fridman, but I'm not sure.
Current format is more time & less matches (2+2;1+1 with 30 sec increment ; then 30 min each for rest of games ; first 40 moves , then 20, then rest) magnus wants less time like 1+1 with increment & more matches 24/30 etc
He's already said it a couple of times: he prefers shorter time controls, and more games. He likes the idea of two games per day for these big classical tournaments.
12:12 "ok, this is nerves" - this is when the shark smells blood in the water. I've never heard Magnus talk like this before. I mean he let us into his truly chess professional thinking. maybe when he was talking to lex fridman he allowed himself to be so revealing. and then 13:13 "this is youth". this interview is pure gold.
I would suggest watching the Chess24 interview from today where he answers exactly how he would like the World Championship to be 😊
Very thorough answers from Magnus, that was nice.
A very good interview with the goat🐐
is his name Michael...hes just too amazing ..always looking forward to his interviews..sensible questions always
There are adjectives which are inadequate to describe how great this man is, you will be remembered as long as people speak the word "CHESS" in this world
Félicitations pour Magnus Carlsen, le Roi des jeux d'échecs ...
I say it again: Excellent interview!
At the end, Magnus remarked he was not happy with his 7.5/8 score from the online chess competition he played the night before. God, let's change the scale so Magnus needs to get at least 15 out of 8. He definitely is a beast!
he specifically mentioned he was not happy with the performance, not the score.
Score and performance might not mean the same to him because he is someone from another world
@@kru94 in sports, in general, luck or some tempo could decide a result, even the performance is not great...you don't necessarilly need to be from another world
@@ifrimvictor well lets agree that he is a beast
@@kru94 of course he is
Magnus is domination
This guy could be the world champ some day if he keeps it up
You think you are funny while commenting this?
@@SaurabhXDD it's not a joke, I'm serious
@@irradiatedbadger magnus as himself champion of the champion got it...
I don’t think so. Maybe he has some chances in blitz or rapid championships
@@lukaswolek7294 I think he should stick to golf actually
really hope he keeps playing rapid chess for at least a few more years❤️hes an absolute joy to watch. what a legend
Magnus the GOAT.......#1 Player on Earth
the GOAT talk
By now everyone should have understood it
The goat himself
1:03 Didn't know that *Heath* *Ledger* could play chess so well... 😅 PS. equally great job Pragg 👏🏼
You’re such an inspiration Magnus
what a legend!
Felicitaciones para el mejor jugador de ajedrez. Un año lleno de victorias 2023 . Un historial que le darán lo mejor del ajedrez que se acuerden de el como un gran jugador. 👏👏👏👍♟️👽
Magnus = GOAT
The end of a champion's goals ... the beginning of a great man's life ! Chess loves ya, Boss!
Guy has a bright future ahead.
I’ve been seeing this Magnet guy a lot lately he seems good
Love u man, love u lot way to play , so much from Bangladesh ,my love always with you magnus
Gratulerer mr bro jon🇸🇯⚘❤🙏
What a fantastic interview. I love the way he put it - If Pragga is not a contender for world championship, then who is. Gukesh, Abdusattorov, Arjun are a few names to watch from the new breed of talented players!!
he probably said to motivate him to play better chess..thats it. Ding Liren is still there...And there is no threat to his position now..
@@priyanksaikia5549 "no threat"? He barely even won against Nepo
hope he streams a bit more, his streams are 10/10
He sort of removes the veil of mystery that I think we apply to a player like him where we think he's always at his best and machine-like to a more real person struggling to play well while dealing with life.
What an intro 🔥
CONGRATULATIONS MAGNUS CARLSON LOVE FROM INDIA CONGRATULATIONS PRAGG🌟🌟🔥⚡✨ WELDONE AGIANST THE LEGEND IS THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENT WE ARE ALL PROUD OF YOUR PERFORMENCES STARDOME . BEST OF LUCK NEXT TIME .
legends never ends carlsen !
Dimg Liren waiting....
We have to really congrats our younger chess champion praggnanandhaa for his hard work till last tiebreaker he had given tough competition with Carles magnus. Anyways all the best to magnus for the winner of world chess champion 🏆 🎉
GOAT that's it
Michael Rahal is an a amazing commentator, how many agree
love you Magnus
He is just the 🐐
What a GOAT
insert show the board when the interview references moves
Grande el magnus un ejemplo a seguir
Magnus is interesting to listen to.
Congrats to Magnus Carlsen on winning the world cup!
Magnus Completed Chess...Like Messi Completed Football...GOAT
I know you don't care about the World Cup Magnus, but this is the win that has made you. This win has reverberated around the world. Congratulations, a chess legend I am happy to have witnessed in my lifetime.
This win didn’t “make him.” How someone could come to that conclusion and be serious is insane.
@@rodafowa1279As expected Indians want to validate magnus win cause he was facing pragg.
Kudos to Magnus : D
I am a simple man, I see Magnus smile, I smile 😁
Magnus says the chess speaks for itself
Wanted to add that FIDE needs a more upbeat press secretary.
Magnus Opus of Chess!
The G. O. A.T 🙌
well done magnus