Magnus Carlsen: "How My Mind Works" 2013 Interview 

I want to know you personally

Ha, I know exactly what you mean! But really, I am genuinely interested in what my niece's and nephews are upto, I just think to answer questions well can take a lifetime of knowledge and experience and they don't even know themselves at the moment. Like Magnus said thou, in 20 or 30 years he will have a fuller understanding.

hahahahaa... xD

No doubt. It feels like he's talking from his bathtub. xD

Hahah so I was trying to explain how I felt about this interviewer and I couldn't come up with the words....then I read this. Thank you

I occasionally come here just to read comments.

Yeah. This interviewer is annoying and ignorant.

@@beardedpredator806 same here :D

I wonder if Magnus would be great at something else if chess didn't exist.

@@jeffreykaufmann2867 The man has an IQ of 190 ...I'm sure he'd be great at other things

its hard to keep talking about chess... there are limited number of questions unlike the moves.

I was thinking the same. I haven't heard a lot of Charlie Rose but I remember people said he's a great interviewer and this interview stinks. Guys got no idea what he's talking about.

@@brycepeddicord6763 It's clear he didn't do his homework on the subject and has no idea what competitive chess is actually like. At least Lex Fridman, who also interviewed Magnus, learned an opening and had questions about chess engines.

hahahahaha

+greg55666 The ironic thing is that most high level chess players almost never say that word, aside from maybe when they're playing casually. Most professional games end in resignation, because the losing side realizes how weak their position is, at least compared to their opponent, and will resign instead of dragging it out to its inevitable end. This just shows what a hack Charlie Rose is. Magnus is considered to be one of the best chess players of all time, and these are best questions Charlie could think of to ask him.

All i know about jesus is he had a beard and his no longer alive

his question didn't literally mean saying the word "checkmate", it was more like what drives you to get to the point where you know you won. how does it feel, etc. English language is limited and sometimes a very deep question can sound dull and stupid on the surface, but your expected to interpret it appropriately if you're a smart and intelligent person.

@@noel2577 I completely agree. Glad you understood his reasoning behind the way he asked the question. This show was broadcasted in American national tv and it's made so that it appeals to the average Joe who doesn't necessarily know much about the game. I'm sure Charlie knows you don't say checkmate when you win the game.

The 1st 15 moves of Grandmaster chess is memorized moves from Established chess openings requiring no creativity. The Great players from Paul Morphy to Capablanca never read any chess books or studied theory.

@@jeffreykaufmann2867 they would still lose to karpov or carlsen or kasparov in any endgame position

@@genericusername4206 well if it is a lost endgame sure. Otherwise not so clear

@@BR4INlessBRI4N no Karpov would definitely beat paul worthy I love him as a player but he would lose lose IMs

@@jeffreykaufmann2867 there is complete creativity in chess, everyone have their favourite openings, in life also their are like if you want to talk, should learn languages, like that they don't memorize it,they understand why they are making thus moves, they saw even 30 moves dept from a position,

The questions were idiotic because Rose is a phoney.

Yes, but... why did you resign?

I don't think so

there are no dumb questions

Is it just a piece of wood ?? Tell me Magnus ! Is it just wood !?!

LOOOOL!!

The interviewer was a comedic genius

I actually found this question better than others. With minds this great it's always a good idea to leave them with a poetic softball question and see what sort of quote you can get out of them, maybe some gold line that will last through time. Also, maybe Magnus does feel something different than us. Maybe he feels a rush, maybe he "feels" (or sees/thinks) differently when moving a piece... Maybe, for example, he has a mental checklist that he goes through. Not a terrible question. The weirder part was at 8:25 for sure. He also asks some weird, demeaning questions, or says some belittling statements, like, "Your world is within these boundaries. This is your world," referring to the chess board, of course. This is so belittling. He's telling Magnus, essentially, "This is all you're good for, a one-trick pony. Just chess."

greg55666 lmao. That's exactly what I thought

Type „why are you gay in youtube“

You've obviously never seen Dick Cavett interview Bobby Fischer.

rotag_bhd dick cavett interview was good with fischer

@@DoNotWatchRU-vidShorts "Why are you gae*"

For dumbs absolutely this is the dumbest interview👀

Good test of Magnus's character though, I enjoyed it, they probably went out on the drink afterwards.

he knows about Magnus though, like question about Napoleon could be well a reference to the Waterloo episode in the life of Magnus

Sow me an interviewer who DOES know about chess? None of them do, that's one of the problems with making the game more popular. Same way with other artists in their fields, you hardly ever get a world class composer interviewing Paul McCartney...just so called journalists who kiss ass trying to get the interview.

@@brucetowell5208 Lots of us who work in chess journalism and interview personalities, know chess.

It's unfortunate there are so many people like you who just have this irritating tendency to be negative and point out the flaws in everything. Or try to anyway. A lot of the time they just think they're flaws but are just too ignorant to tell the difference. Maybe he does know more about chess than you think. Did it occur to you that a fair portion of his audience may not know much or anything about the game and so he's asking simple questions geared towards their level of understanding? It's infuriating reading the barrage of comments from one dimensional thinkers such as yourself on a daily basis.

Lmao

This

isn't he?

Those are called 'alicorns'. Next time you won't have to use two words ^~^

Alicorns are only used on fictional media, they have no official mythological name and are simply referred to as winged unicorns

It is his show, so that would have been a weird thing to do.

i watched the whole video just to see him ask that question but he never did? did i miss something?

2 completely and totally different standpoints. The show is a juxtaposition between layman and genuine genius.

Lol!

@@mohammedcharlesmurphy2837 It's just a joke..and its hilarious

When you get it yet you don’t

*CRINGE*

😂😂😂

@SheStillRuns The interview many years ago by Dick Cavett show (which is on You Tube) was much better. Dick pulled Fischer out of his shell and got him to interact in a very friendly way.

Dude won’t let him speak lol

I’d disagree with him- that’s a quick way to die, actually. That’s why millions of years of evolution have developed “fear” into our minds.

@@shimatetsuo2019 But evolution has also produced champions within our communities - individuals able to conquer that fear in order to achieve greatness. There were mammoths to be slaughtered, after all. Anyway it's good to be cautious sometimes, but on the chessboard unlimited courage is far more valuable. As Magnus says 20:20, you're going to miss opportunities. I might add that all danger is an illusion.

@@shimatetsuo2019 fear is psychological, doesn't have much to do with evolution, actually.

@@shimatetsuo2019 Well of course you have to judge the situation, he meant in chess, to lose a game of chess does not mean you will die.

Risk it for the Biscuit

LOL "uy yuy yuy"

Nothing wrong with this question at all. He didn't even answer

A very good question and that´s probably how many chess players feel.

Goddamn this is the best comment here.

I desperately need one too

I’m fucking dead

LOL That reminds me. I'm 1900 rated chess player. Haven't played connect 4 since I was a kid and I don't know any strategy. I played my 11 year cousin who is a little trickster and a bit of an expert. I knew at least two moves deep I was lost because it was a forced sequence so I resigned right then and there. She didn't like that I resigned before she had the chance to place the last chip. But to the point, I agree with you. I hate that chess players don't get the respect they deserve because 99% of people probably don't have the discipline or capacity to break 2000 elo and much less become a GM.

I was pi55ing myself with laughter when he said that, the best chess interview I've ever seen.

Expert chess players don't even bother to say "check". It's just assumed that the opponent is aware enough of his position when his king is in danger. I'd even go so far as to say that if you said "check" to a grandmaster he/she would feel insulted.

Yes, it's obvious, the interviewer doesn't understand the etiquette of the game but you should give him a wide berth since he's obviously never played the game before. He's trying to bring Magnus down to everyone else's level and he certainly succeeded in that - utterly hilarious .

I liked the fact that he started arguing when corrected. "Well, you say check." Magnus probably thought about explaining how chess matches end, but was worried that the interviewer wouldn't what a king was. Btw I don't think high level players would be offended by the opponent saying "check". The idea that a professional chess player needs to be informed of a mate in one is a bit too silly to insult anyone. Also, some people sometimes feel "suddenly uncomfortable" or "too aware of" remaining silent, so they might not even think the "check" is directed to them.

True

Yes true good point tbh. But it is like, I mean when he asks if magnus feels like a general in a battlefield, but magnus HAS NEVER BEEN A GENERAL IN A BATTLEFIELD nor even been to battle like, it’s just a cheesy thing that doesn’t actually make sense ahaha. But yeah he was genuinely curious and it got some good stuff out of MG for sure. But yeah tehe at some parts

the interviewer seems drunk

or high on meth, you would know

Plot twist: So was Magnus

Hahaha

Charlie was wearing panties during this interview.

Underrated comment my guy.

😂😂

Boy, you can tell Charlie the Pervert has played a lot of chess!

And it seems that his nose is getting more and more red... Is it just me?

He was definitely high on something...it was so obvious, that he knows nothing about the game...what a terrible interview

Hahahaha

Nathan Caldwell - Yes. It was cringe-worthy from beginning, and it declined further when Rose made the choking remark & enacted the sounds. I had a ‘sink-under-the-table’ feeling. Rose casted Carlsen as though he was a freak on display.

Charlie is used to feeling like he's the smartest guy in the room....Here he aint and he's clearly un balanced as a result

Thank Gd he disappeared

@@ashishhamza171 Why is that so fitting 😆

He is Both a good interviewer and inexorably creepy 😅

Arnieus that’s what she said

Better than pushing cocaine.

Are you saying Magnus is not naturally gifted in the game in the same way Morphy and Fisher were? That’s just wrong.

@@Gush27 He is saying he is AND he got the added advantage.

I am curious, how old are you?

It's a comedy show dude 😎

The interviewer is a legend I found it hilarious

I think it’s the complete silence in the room

8:23

This interview was a fucking cringefest

@@rikus6201 He should have asked him what are his other interests besides chess.

"yeah well you say check". Wrong again.

Hahahahahahahha that’s just gorgeous thanks! “Very much like Mozart and Bach. Right between those two.”

It’s like saying “I tap!” In mma 🤣

He's so naïve that he doesn't even realize professional Chess matches end far before that.

Darklife66 are u a psychologist?

As a matter of fact i am !

Well said

Charlie Rose lost his show due to inappropriate sexual advances towards younger female colleagues so you're instincts are right on.

Josh Peters yes Id even say this dude may not only like adults and girls, high prob if not clear.

8:23 I wish he would have committed and finished the job.

he's a bit old isnt he

Is he drunk?

lol

LOL

Randy Bailin Could you imagine Magnus saying “check mate” to Kasparov?! He’d come over the table! Lol

:D

You bet!!! 😂😂😂

Randy Bailin 😂😂

Chess snobs. Jesus.

I think it's aimed at very very young players possibly 6-8month olds

I don't know, but if they ever do a chess version of Spinal Tap this guy would be brilliant.

lmao yes

I thought that too, check mate are actually two words, he is such a bad linguist.

Yeah, I invented a new move. The pawn can now move up three on the first move. It's never been done before.

yeh m8 i can cut a hole in the middle of the board and spin it on my cock. never seen that one before eh?

LMAO

I can stain the entire chessboard with my tongue while looking at you directly in the eyes.

Only if he violates the rules of chess.

he meant something that is roughly the shape of bishop ( probably the size of bishop ), that alaways goes slightly sideways, and that charlie rose has alaways on him, and seldomly use, unless he is alone and sad in the dark. I hope that makes it clear ;)

Pahahaha

zebra3stripes Amazing comment

Maybe a pawn ♟️

😂😂😂

Charlie Rose compares checkers to Napoleon all the time

Someone with an infantile view of chess.

Magnus should have said "Not Napoleon, Pikachu." Charlie Rose: "Really?" Magnus: "Not really, no."

There's actually a lot to be gained from studying military tactics. Napoleon's battles really do feel a lot like a chess game. This shouldn't be surprising at all, as chess really is a representation of ancient military warfare. That's the reason why knights always flank their opponents, why rooks only move in a straight line, and so on.

Dumb people dont even know the origins of chess ! Probably think it started how it is right now...

Apart from the comedy gold I don't think I've seen Magnus laugh so much.

Why did you do this?

@@kgkkoyog7684 Bookmarks of moments I like.

@@SuperYtc1 LOL! So funny thank you for doing this 🤣 don’t forget at 14:20 is “walking talking advertising machine”

@@Dr_DMT VG here... Arctic here... Simosen THERE... Are you a walking, talking, advertising machine!?? Haha thanks for that. Will add that one in.

@@Dr_DMT I added in 15:30 as well. When he says "he's pretty good?" when talking about Garry Kasparov I just find that hilarious.

He makes everything creepy.

that fucking creep was fired for molesting woman. what a piece of shit asks in a creepy way 'what do you feel when you touch the pawn' lol?

a little! lol

At least he was wearing a suit and not a bath robe

He has a Semitic quality. But I don't believe he is.

Actually I think that is a good question and Magnus thought it might be part of the reason. As someone who has studied Russia and know the language, being Russian means you have a mindset that is significantly different from the west. I'm not saying Russians can all be put in one box, but there is a significant dynamic running through the Russian mindset that would influence Russian players to one degree or another.

There is a difference. In Scandinavia we’re taught to imagine and dream

@@StephenPaulTroup OR, Magnus was just being polite instead of saying, "dude what a stupid question". Their styles are a consequence of the particular aspect of the game that they mastered: Kasparov can calculate very deeply, Magnus has a natural feeling for positions. Also Russia and Soviet Union are not the same.

It's very standard american A4 thinking. Me and my brother are completely different (one enjoys taking risks, the other prefers to act safe) - two extremely different personalities. How come we have so different mindsets within the same family (and obviously having the same cultural background)? There are lots of examples of other different siblings. All people are different, only Russians are more or less all the same, because, you know, that's politically correct to think. That's what they always tell you or imply - by any opportunity (like this one here). I'm sure he would never ask that question if Carlsen was more aggressively attacking guy. That would have been politically incorrect - Western countries never ever attack other countries, they only spread happiness, and create beautiful dreams. Who cares about the reality in the world of dreams? Right.

So pathetic, hes an extension of the usual cnn hacks though so they literally cannot help themselves, also to insane to realize Russia isnt communists anymore, and elite media whores are more marxists then Russia is in 2019-irony.

the interviewer is actually smarter than magnus dumbass

he is trying to make him explain his secret wich should be ez if you are smart or honest

there r other ways to do that which r less creepier.

i found it brilliant actually. magnus is talking so much about himself. thats the end game.

this was filmed before being world champion.. so chess grandmaster would be the correct title

Well, Charlie's audience are usually low IQ liberals who vote for people like Joe Biden.

😂😂😂

Yep the interviewer is comedy gold

Sure one of the most dumb questions ever asked in an interview.

Magnus was playing a match with the interviewer in that he was not going to give away any of the real secrets that make him a winner. That is why he answered in generalities and while the interviewer was trying to gain insight into his game Magnus would not let him, and that was why the interview seemed awkward. Windows 7 at level 5 beats me all the time. But I can read people.

I love Magnus, but humble?

YUKI INU I doubt that Magnus is hiding a winning secret. Even if he did, it's not like he could explain it during a casual interview to a non chess player.

YUKI INU natural talent and hard work is the answer you think he is hiding. There is no magic formula. But yes you can read people lol.

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I agree. The other comments chastising the interviewer are unwarranted.

It’s clearly just an act for the interview. His career as an interviewer depends on him being a likeable person..

@@enigma104Needlessly cynical much?

The guy is cringe as fuck but to be fair he did say “let’s assume I play a little bit of chess” So you quoted him out of context

@@j-r-m7775 I concede the point.

😂😂😂😂

Clifford Williams This question is probably better than any question in the interview.

Michał that happened as soon as I read this LMFAO

Lol

Michał He usually pulls that move in a bathrobe

sellbullion just like David Carradene

Michał Yeah. The host was exiled after sexual harassment charges. I'm sure he's sacrificed babies to his pagan god.

That’s true but also because his opponents are much better, there’s less “magic” as the talent pool becomes better and mor even

lol brilliant.

Thaïla Khampo a good interviewer would have done some goddamn research. He sounded like a complete moron

I agree. He's usually a well respected interviewer (i used to watch some of his interview) but this one fell flat.

lol

Least he didn't perv on chess players :)

black beast builder yea as I watch more of this it's weird af. "This board is your world, you're confined to these squares." Umm what

Nothing to do with age

Age had nothing to do with his ignorance of chess nor with his deplorable interviewing skill. There are plenty of interviewers his age and older who don't behave that way.