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Magnus Carlsen: Greatest Chess Player of All Time | Lex Fridman Podcast #315

Magnus Carlsen is the highest-rated chess player in history and widely considered to be the greatest chess player of all time. Quick note from Lex: The camera on Magnus died 20 minutes in. Most folks still just listen to audio-only version, but here on YouTube, we did our best to still make it interesting to watch & listen by adding image overlays. I mess things up sometimes, like in this case, and it hits me hard when I do. But I'm always working hard to improve. I hope you understand. Thank you for your patience and support along the way. I love you all. 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/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:51 - Greatest soccer player of all time 7:57 - Magnus's approach to chess 17:10 - Game 6 of the 2021 World Chess Championship 21:12 - Chess openings 33:35 - Chess960: Fischer random chess 38:37 - Chess variants 41:22 - Elo Rating 49:48 - World Chess Championship 1:14:00 - Losing 1:21:22 - Day in the life 1:28:12 - Drunk chess 1:32:43 - Chess training 1:40:37 - Garry Kasparov 1:49:54 - Greatest chess player of all time 2:03:06 - Advice for chess players 2:04:49 - Chess YouTubers 2:08:20 - Henrik Carlsen 2:13:55 - Lessons for life 2:17:19 - Queen's Gambit 2:19:10 - Poker 2:25:24 - Loneliness 2:28:45 - How does the knight move? SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Lex FridmanhostMagnus Carlsenguest
Aug 27, 20222h 31mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:51

    Introduction

  2. 0:51 – 7:57

    Greatest soccer player of all time

  3. 7:57 – 17:10

    Magnus's approach to chess

  4. 17:10 – 21:12

    Game 6 of the 2021 World Chess Championship

  5. 21:12 – 33:35

    Chess openings

  6. 33:35 – 38:37

    Chess960: Fischer random chess

  7. 38:37 – 41:22

    Chess variants

  8. 41:22 – 49:48

    Elo Rating

  9. 49:48 – 1:14:00

    World Chess Championship

  10. 1:14:00 – 1:21:22

    Losing

  11. 1:21:22 – 1:28:12

    Day in the life

  12. 1:28:12 – 1:32:43

    Drunk chess

  13. 1:32:43 – 1:40:37

    Chess training

  14. 1:40:37 – 1:49:54

    Garry Kasparov

  15. 1:49:54 – 2:03:06

    Greatest chess player of all time

  16. 2:03:06 – 2:04:49

    Advice for chess players

  17. 2:04:49 – 2:08:20

    Chess YouTubers

  18. 2:08:20 – 2:13:55

    Henrik Carlsen

  19. 2:13:55 – 2:17:19

    Lessons for life

  20. 2:17:19 – 2:19:10

    Queen's Gambit

  21. 2:19:10 – 2:25:24

    Poker

  22. 2:25:24 – 2:28:45

    Loneliness

  23. 2:28:45 – 2:31:52

    How does the knight move?

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