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

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<p>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:<br /> &#8211; <b>Shopify</b>: <a href="https://shopify.com/lex">https://shopify.com/lex</a> to get 14-day free trial<br /> &#8211; <b>Athletic Greens</b>: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a> to get 1 month of fish oil<br /> &#8211; <b>Fundrise</b>: <a href="https://fundrise.com/lex">https://fundrise.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Magnus&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MagnusCarlsen">https://twitter.com/MagnusCarlsen</a><br /> Magnus&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/magnus_carlsen">https://instagram.com/magnus_carlsen</a><br /> Magnus&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/c/themagnuscarlsen">https://youtube.com/c/themagnuscarlsen</a><br /> Magnus&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://magnuscarlsen.com">https://magnuscarlsen.com</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (08:34) &#8211; Greatest soccer player of all time<br /> (15:40) &#8211; Magnus&#8217;s approach to chess<br /> (24:53) &#8211; Game 6 of the 2021 World Chess Championship<br /> (28:54) &#8211; Chess openings<br /> (46:19) &#8211; Chess variants<br /> (49:04) &#8211; Elo Rating<br /> (57:31) &#8211; World Chess Championship<br /> (1:21:42) &#8211; Losing<br /> (1:29:04) &#8211; Day in the life<br /> (1:35:55) &#8211; Drunk chess<br /> (1:40:26) &#8211; Chess training<br /> (1:48:20) &#8211; Garry Kasparov<br /> (1:57:37) &#8211; Greatest chess player of all time<br /> (2:10:48) &#8211; Advice for chess players<br /> (2:12:32) &#8211; Chess YouTubers<br /> (2:16:03) &#8211; Henrik Carlsen<br /> (2:21:38) &#8211; Lessons for life<br /> (2:25:02) &#8211; Queen&#8217;s Gambit<br /> (2:26:53) &#8211; Poker<br /> (2:33:06) &#8211; Loneliness<br /> (2:36:28) &#8211; How does the knight move?</p>