Podcast

Description

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?

Transcript