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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.
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Full conversation with Magnus Carlsen: ua-cam.com/video/0ZO28NtkwwQ/v-deo.html
As a Norwegian this is one of our most incredible countrymen. It's not talked about enough how he revolutionised chess as a spectator sport in Norway. Whenever Magnus played world championships the country basically locked down, focused in and talked about nothing else until it was over. He has introduced chess to a new generation in his home country, and purely through his skill and accomplishments. Incredibly proud and awestruck by this man.
Along with Ering Haaland.
Yeah people need to realise what a great achievement that is. I mean on the top of my head I can only name two other players who revolutionised chess for their respective countries: Vishu Anand and Bobby Fischer. And all three of them are in the top 5
I wish I was Norwegian.
Non of his achievements are yours to be proud of. You just happened to be born in the same country.
@@Ennis007 you can be just put your mind to it
Magnus is perhaps the most "objective" player ever. He evaluates positions in an unbiased, unemotional manner. He probably is good at finding best moves for his opponents than most other top players.
Not true at all. What he does well is getting his opponents out of their main-line strategies. His end-game is the best ever, by far.
Fantastic decision in bringing on Magnus as a guest. I’m definitely a big fan of his. He is crushingly efficient when playing the game.
"Crushingly efficient"? Wtf does that even mean
@@Cosm1cCreamCrushes his opponents efficiently. Self explanatory to just about everyone other then you.
@@josephfalvo8528 Keep dunking on these fools, brother.
@@josephfalvo8528 YOU are crushingly efficient!
@@Cosm1cCream the guy is a barbarian
When Magnus talks about him being bad at calculations and finding the best move, I think you have to take that with a grain of salt and understand that he is comparing that particular ability of his to his best abilities. Because even the worst chess qualities in this guy are world class level compared to the field.
He's also comparing himself to Kasparov who he considers to be the GOAT. Guys like Magnus who are at the top of their field always hold themselves to the highest possible standard, and as far as calculation goes Kasparov is that standard.
Fabi is better than Magnus when it comes to calculations. Magnus just gives Fabi a lot of problems with his weird moves, and that causes Fabi to burn a lot of time
@@cmc2110 While I agree that Fabiano Caruana is generally a better calculator than Magnus (and pretty much the rest of the field), I'm not sure what the rest of your sentence is supposed to mean. Where Magnus is unmatched is in his ability for precise, accurate play. Vishy Anand once said that Magnus will always find one of the top 3 engine recommended moves. He may not find the best, but he won't find the 4th or 5th best move either which will likely lead to an inaccuracy. That's where he separates himself.
Why can't you just believe what he's saying?
@@inoderlulzer5163because it’s obvious? Just because Michael Jordan has aspects of his basketball game he’s not completely satisfied with, doesn’t mean he wouldn’t smoke any non-professional player at literally every aspect of the game.
I love how he plays. He knows that with unlimited time someone could out calculate him, but it's really hard to stop him from forcing a draw. Eventually you are going to have to go into a shorter time control to tie break, and your never going to beat Magnus at anything fast.
*when it's really important to win
I am sure you are aware already, but your comment summarizes his 2018 Chess Championship match to a tee :D
He evaluates better, that's his main strength I feel,he trusts his instincts as they are right most of the time,truly a genius, can't explain it, just watch and admire
We’ve all met wankers who boast about how smart they are and lie about achieving a high IQ score.
Actual intelligent people like Magnus are humble about their abilities and realise their own limitations.
It’s called Dunning Crugar effect
@@EricSmyth4Christ Dunning-Kruger*
It’s a cognitive bias in which people wrongly overestimate their knowledge or ability in a SPECIFIC area.
I’m talking more about overall intelligence.
Dude what else would these folks do. They don't have anything else but pretending online.
@@brendanlorenzo7298 But it also mentions that smart people think they are slightly worse than what they are
Must be hard for him to socialize i kinda feel sorry for him tbf, how he is leagues above almost everyone with his intelligence.
How many people here has went down a rabbit hole watching all his chess videos and don’t know how to play chess or am I the only one lol
ur tha only one 🤷🏼♂️
I been a fan of Magnus for years, so probably just you.
I know how to play to chess but not at their level. I know the basics. So yes I have gone down the rabbit hole but not with at least understanding a lil bit of what's happening
Finally getting the in the mind of a chess champion!!!
I think you can't really learn a lot from people like him. It's "genius" intuitive decision making that can't be explained - that's why the best professors are somewhat a bit above average (120-140IQ) so they can learn a lot and explain to others how to do it.
Saying he is just a chess champion is somewhat of an understatement
@@nicbentulan Dude, go outside.
@@nicbentulan touch grass and grab ass
@@nicbentulan I am better at fischer random chess than I am at standard, and I completly disagree with you on the fact that the winner in fischer random chess is the more agile mind
So my take out from this is that genius people don't really know how their genius works
I was a child prodigy and have a genius level IQ if you choose to use the definition of genius that relates it to an IQ score. While I can explain many ways in which my mind seems to work differently to regular people, I'm not convinced that those aren't just models that are low-resolution representations of what is largely an unconscious process.
Subjectively, it's difficult for me to understand why other people can't see patterns like I do, aren't able to understand things as quickly, and can't see solutions to problems that jump out to me as being quite obvious. It's hard to empathize with other people finding things difficult that seem easy to me, because I don't know what it's like to experience the world with a lower IQ level.
@@ZM-dm3jg We can't hear you from up there
ZM…..
I call bullshit
@@ZM-dm3jg this is actually true, i have 150 and its pretty hard sometimes relating to peolle
@@ZM-dm3jg r/iamverysmart
I want to see him do a huge bong rip and then play a high level game and see how it impacts his game
He would be even better probably. I play much better stoned. It opens up a door I think.
AhYaOkRgT a door to where?
@@goingintohellhigh I don't know but it seems to broaden the vistas if you know what I mean. If Magnus got high he might go insane with that brain of his, I don't think he needs any help.
I'd want him to battle Hikaru who is also stoned.
Lex drops more heat!
Fantastic guest, well done Lex. Big fan of Magnus and chess in general. Magnus is a cosmic chess player, just has a brilliant mind for the game.
Oooft this has been in my top ten guests since Lex started going broader with his interviews.
Great choice.
I’m new to the channel, what did his previous narrow scope of guests consist of?
@@codydembo4257 AI, Computer Science
@@M.-.D okay thanks
The most interesting to me is that Magnus explains his habilities using the concepts of AI training in chess.
What do you mean by that?
Questions, Lex. Explain opening preparation as he sees it. What does he understand now that he did not then? Explain calculating a few moves ahead.
What are the odds that the greatest player of all time will come from Nowray, previously a chess wasteland? Magnus Carlsen's genius cannot be explained. He's a once in a century phenomenon. HIs playing style is the most universal and evolved of all chess players, past and present.
Translation: used to be a Viking warrior. Now a Viking general.
magnus looks like he’s always looking at a chess board
Should have asked him about his exceptional memory.
@@sdi87hhk I disagree. Magnus isn't a computer. He can't store endless amounts of information, but he is operating near human limits, and exploring the mechanics of what he can remember well is probably a fascinating topic.
For instance, good memory favors the opening, but he said himself he's not the best there, so why not?
And does he remember other shit besides chess well? Does he remember every position he plays or just some?
@@sdi87hhkIt's not pointless, it's fascinating. He can probably recall tens of thousands of positions and lines by memory.
Magnus isn't a good person to ask about things like his memory because for him it's normal. He doesn't think it's that good. it's just amazing to us that don't have it.
He memorised over 10,000 chess games from move 1, who and where they were played as well .
@@perman07 he knew the capital city of every country when he was 5. The reason he doesn’t play the best moves in the opening is because he wans to play against his opponents and not the opening lines they have prepared with computers
Aye!!! I didn't expect this crossover
Holy shit its King Magnus!!!! I didn't know you liked chess! There are a lot of people I would love to hear you speak to in that world. Finegold of course.
So just by watching this from what I'm taking from this is if you need to improve your chess intuition you should practice more blitz so you can focus quicker on 2-4 moves ahead
There's also a process of elimination involved. If you're thinking too far ahead you're ignoring that process. You're not being more efficient than your opponent.
You have to be ready to make calculations, since things, moves change.
I hear he’s also unusually good at fantasy football.
He was literally ranked 1st in the world in 2019 for weeks - finished very high in the end lol
Mags is the best ever, and we're alive to see it. Pretty cool!
He’s not giving shit away.
He does have two arms
Very interesting.
did he fix the video wot
He godt Magnus on:O Thats huuuge!
I walked into my girlfriends apartment and there was a man with her in my bed. Later found out that man was one of Magnes Carlsens good friends. True story
This goes to prove that being the best chess player doesn’t mean you calculate the longest lines the best. There is sooo much more to it than that.
5:00 Se
I thank my father for the love of chess
Magnus best chess player in history so far , Agadmator best chess channel on youtube
Magnus is a super genius
Magnus is down to earth and the man is very fair(almost beyond fair)...i remember the game between Magnus and that Chinese GM Ding, where Ding made a mouse slip that would lose him the game...so Magnus resigned the next game so that everything could be level again to start afresh..that is the mark of greatness for me, and even more so with this cheating/Hans thing going on...i mean Magnus wants the best for chess in a fair way...why would he try to blemish or destroy Hans...he would never do such a thing...Magnus like fair and square competition he likes the truth played out in chess as a World Champion should!...people should understand and consider these things before attacking or tagging Magnus, because if they don't that makes them hypocrites and trolls and aholes!...the chess world don't need more problems the world is full of it so full of it that when you put on the news you wanna put it off again because it makes a person so negative all these constant problems and wars in the world, chess is meant to be something fun, something enjoyable if not a person shouldn't play it!(my 2cents for what it's worth)
Lex is wearing the watch rogan gave him
So this means Fabi is the best calculator in chess currently
"explained"
Strange he doesn't like to play against ai.
Set up a match between alpha zero and Carlson.
It seems you have connections to both.
Thz guy looks like one of breaking bad villain
How many people are trying to figure out what those nutritional supplements are which are visible in the background behind Lex and which, presumably, belong to Carlsen?
Good observation, I would love what they are aswell
Bro those are the complimentary snacks that hotel rooms give to you lol. Chips, nuts, candy, etc.
Potato sups brought to you by Pringles
lmao those are hotel snacks that a shitty hotel gives you, why would Magnus have his full spread of supplements at an interview? llmfao
So, you’re saying Pringles is “brain food” and will make you a chess master. Got it. Thanks.
Does he play clash royale
This dude is so good looking.
Yeah Magnus is fine too.
Is this Magnus Carlsen from Norway?
No its magnus Carlsen from Rwanda
@@karniskavva Magouweweweu Caroninadah
@@testingsomething5280 Magnus N'golo Jr, nationality : Wakanda-Ancient Egypt-Flying pyramids👨🏿
Kings and shit 👑🐔🍗
Magnus!
Your literal safe space
If the audience doesn't know, this man is the best ever. #1 at his craft. Period.
Get Kasparov on
Maradona took Naples 2 seria A titles with ordinary teams neither Ronaldo or Messi achieved
dude looks like Blake Griffin if both his parents were white
Sounds like he will one day be the daddy and the next gen will make him look outdated
yo im shocked magnus is on here
It's nuts how this guy dosent seem to have a hard time socializing as nobody is near as intelligent as he is...?
Being socially awkward isn’t the result of high intelligence
Being good at chess doesn't mean you're more intelligent than people around you, you're just better at a board game.
@@apzn1170 Bruh hes got 190 IQ to relate to people generally you should have somewhere near their intelligence.
@@apzn1170 not really . Most elite chess players are very intelligent .
Best guest Lex ever had in my opinion
Really, because to me he really doesn’t speak well
@@prod.hxrford3896 well he isn't the best speaker of all time, but he is one of the best chess players of all time and that is the part I am interested in lol. If you aren't a big chess fan I doubt it would be fun to listen to.
@@TheChessNeck precisely
@@prod.hxrford3896 lol English isnt his first language you dolt.
@@prod.hxrford3896 to me he speaks pretty clearly and its pretty easy to understand, but that might be beacuse I am also norwegian.
i like you guys
Magnus is like Elon Musk and Brad Pitt had a genius baby
ask about his tranisition in to no limit hold em poker from chess
have iq of 150 plus
Some double talk here and non-answers.
You need to have Ben finegold come on and explain why Magnus is NOT the goat.
isnt intuitio ,is muscle memory.
Takes way too long to explain
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Like many people Lex seems to be doing the mistake of thinking that chess matches are decided mainly at the table during the actual game. Unprepared Magnus could never defeat prepared Nepo. Never
Why should magnus be unprepared and your fuckboy be prepared? Seems unfair dont you think?
He kind of could , just playing a random opening . He would lose a lot but there are some chances
@Lex your podcast is really cool, but i have to say, your youtube posts of sequences from podcasts is so much spam, that i have to unsubscribe because of it. Once in a while would have been insightful, but this is a dump of sequences, one might say a maximization for youtube views for cash. I know you're not that type though.. wink wink
I don't understand why chess players get so much attention, let alone and obvious sociopath. It's a board
game wtf. Dude can't act normal and plays a bored game. 😐
Well, it’s been around for a really long time and even if only like 1% of the population cares about it, when you live in a world with 7+ billion people, that adds up to a ton of folks (many millions), so while you might not find too many chess fans irl, the internet has plenty. But hey, I’m not really a chess fan so maybe one of them can answer it better.
You make no sense at all
yeah he's an extra ordinary person.
All sports are meaningless. Football is 22 men running after a Ball. The importance comes from the competition. There are over 100 million people that play chess and Magnus is the best which makes him extraordinary. Also, why would Magnus be a sociopath? He maybe has Asperger but sociopathy?
This guy thinks Messi is better. So his credibility is absolutely gone