Magnus Carlsen interview by Yasser Seirawan 

The best part is that he makes all the same Magnus facial expressions as his older self!

Yasser's voice was (and still is) like a mix of fine liqueur and a lullaby

Carlsen's facial expressions are not changed till now and his way of answering a question as well

Yasser is such a kind soul.

Very interesting to see Magnus this young, and in the middle of what sounds like his voice breaking.

I remember this Olympiad in Turin. He effortlessy and steadily beat Topalov in true Magnus style. Also beat Adams. Two world class players at the time, and he was only 16. Following Magnus career has been a blessing, the GOAT of chess.

And less than a decade later he became the world champ. Quite moving to watch these old vids and see them from the vantage point of time and how events transpired.

I love Yasser Seirawan

2:32 unexpected Ivanchuk in a jersey appears

Yasser Seirawan voice is such a calm and wonderful thing to hear , i just cant explain it its just soothing

Man Magnus has aged like a fine wine.

0:19 "dont touch me"

Awe he's so cute

simply amazing young talent

Love this archive stuff

Legendary interview. Yasser is such an incredible GM

An inspiration for people of all nationalities, not just Norway. ❤️❤️

Magnus is the best thing that happened to chess since 1972.

If this is from 2006, he is 15. He was born 30 November 1990.

Yasser Seirawan is the Bob Ross of chess

lovely interview - which ofc you would expect from an interviewer as lovely as yasser.

Two GOATs in one frame Magnus and Messi❤️

magnus was fascinated look how he was staring at yasser

They all look so excited!!

wonderful story!!!

@HC Piano: no, that´s just Yasser Seirawan.

this kid will be a world champion!

magnus so cute, even cuter now.....best to u

Magnus' reaction after Yasser touched his knee 🤣

Hey young Magnus; You are doing so great; And you are a champion; all you have to do is to keep going; Be sure of who you are; Live in that space; Be YOU always; Thats all; Dont look down;

He never changed. Movements and posture everything is the same.

Magnus's voice is more like an adult in this video than it is right now.

Its crazy that Yasser Seirawan is still commenting on magnus play. CRAZY!

Everyone looked so young.

he has uchiha itachi's undereye lines

I want a current interview of Magnus Carlsen by Danya doing an impression of Yasser. Yes...yes..😁😁😁

Wow this guy looks exactly like the current world chess champion, and this guy is also from Norway and he plays chess, what a coincidence.

@Fupper16 actually watching how the candidate matches go (and was formed etc) I can understand him pretty well why he dropped.

I wonder if Yasser knew who he was interviewing and who he would become

is it me or does Magnus' trainer look like Messi lmao

that fake smile at the start of video.

It would have been a little more interesting to see the candidates matches if he had been there. But then again; We wouldn't have seen Grischuk's beautiful win over Aronian ;-)

I think this kid will do well. Who knows... maybe a future world champion.

That's like saying that the best basketball player must be at least 7'2" tall.

GOAT

The young chess player may have improved his playing skills over the years a bit, but the interviewer has definitely improved his interviewing skill quite a lot.

he was so cute and innocent, now hes a monster crushing souls

Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan seems like a really nice guy.

Magnus trainer looks like Canadian Trudeau

Yasser - best voice since Mr Rogers

I think this kid has a bright future.

This Magnus guy whas some promise, he could be a very strong top ten grandmaster one day.

He was very matured for his age

They look so different as their younger selves

@Fupper16 don't worry he'll be in the next one

Magnus’s voice ☺️

This magnus may become a world champion someday.

Sweet.

magnus definitely read yasser's book

Yasser is Bob Ross of Chess

This kid has a bright future

Yasser was young then too

@ZamfirChannel I think you are right

When I was this young I literally couldn't speak my first language properly

He never changed ... i felt like i am seing todays magnus in this fellow

yasser ate good food since then

And the rest is history

This guy will do well one day.

Who is the last player that appears on te video?

nice

I think young Magnus Carlsen can be world champ

His voice tho

pretty sure that mic isn't picking up shit

0:24 LMAO

In next 7 years he became world champion.

Wow nice

Araphat was a GM?! Wow

yasser is a jiggalo secretly and is first name basis with the bouncers at studio 54

Kasparov was actually tested for IQ by a German newspaper Der Spiegel and was around 135; however, he had an incredible spatial intelligence (iq test is the average of all intelligences), which is one of the main things needed in chess. That is why he is so successful. An IQ of 135 is top 1% of the population, which is still quite high, anyway. Im not lying. Search google and you will find the info.

GM Seirawan is the dad of chess rn.

Mag was like "eww this creepy guy just touched me.."

This Magnus kid seems nice, I hope he makes it in chess

I think if this kid really puts his mind to it and works hard, he can do something with himself. I see real potential in this guy!

"Scandinavian Death Machine" ... lol 🤣

I'm good at recognizing talent and this kid don't got what it takes to be at the big stage.

16

magnus hasn't changed since he was a kid, Hans hasn't changed since he was a kid

Is that young hikaru at the end

talented kid, hope he plays world series of chess of some day

It's in your recommendation. I know

Hahaha the little slap on the wrist

Please post video of little magnus giving analysis in comparison to hans neimann cheater.

This kid is not bad at chess for his age. He would be able to become a Fide master.

He didn’t withdraw?

They all turn their heads at the same time at the beginning

Magnus carlsen in 15 years old grandmaster?

Nice, it's good to see that children also play chess and are taken seriously by adults. At least they try their best against adults haha like this one, though adults probably didn't play very seriously against him because he is just a child, or maybe these adults aren't very competitive chess players. Maybe this little guy will have some future in chess, who knows. I will keep an eye on it.

His voice changed lok

Early 2000s sound overlay;

It's interesting to see Magnus' chess speaking for itself here.