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

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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:
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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?

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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?

  continue reading

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