The World's Most Arrogant Chess Player 

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Carlsen doesn’t come through as arrogant to me. He is entitled to some bragging, he’s undoubtedly the best, he knows it, everyone knows it. But his bragging is usually full of humor and self ironic. He is also the first to recognize brilliant playing from his opponents and praise them.

Hikaru has only been his 'rival' since the pandemic in terms of online speed chess, Caruana is a much worthy rival in terms of classical chess.

To be honest, magnus is the only reason people like me started following chess & started getting interest in chess. Even many of the young GMs idolizes him

He has the peak rating, the resume, the extended and uncontested dominance, the most well-rounded game, faced the most leveled competition to this day (every top player from all over the world has access to the best resources) and he has the recognition of his contemporaries. I'd say he has the best case for the GOAT title.

He's one of the few people to give life to chess.

Considering all he has achieved so far.. he is actually very modest with his words.. definitely not arrogant.

We are lucky to live in the same lifetime as arguably the best chess player of all time.

He isnt arrogant. When someone asks who's the best, he says himself and it's normal because it's true. He has also a great sense of humor.

when people are so good at something like magnus at chess its incredibly hard not to sound arrogant and also be honest in interviews lol

recently, a few gms were asked to rank their top chess players (including people who contribuled to chess, not just real players). and many of them ranked Carlsen as their #1.

Not arrogance if you can back it up, it's confidence

I'm really happy you made a video on magnus, he will forever be the greatest chess player in history.

I -- LOVE -- that Magnus is so wise that he valued his time and mind more than just another win. Some things in life are more important than winning. That was his most brilliant move ... ever.

One little correction: the number of moves in chess is NOT greater that the number of atoms in the universe. However, the number on possible games is.

I drawn to chess after seen Carlsen game, especially after game 6 against Nepo, and queen sacrifice against Anish. Those two games really catch my interest to chess. Those are really a beautiful games.

As a casual fan, his games always felt like art. The journey to mate feels like a novel

Totally not arrogance , there's so many matches i watched of his and even stockfish couldn't even see drawing positions for him and he ended up winning them ...he plays stupid openings against other gms and still win it's amazing

Aronian was the closest thing i would call a rival in the early part of his career, while Hikaru fits the part in modern chess with faster time controls.

He’s actually pretty modest and informative… listen to his interviews in full.

Carlsen does put his pieces in order before any game, as this is his start routine to help him get into the right mind setting. Many GMs do that, or something similar. THAT is not arrogance. Also he is not that arrogant, to not critizise himself for bad quality of his play, even when winning. This maybe one of his secrets, like Bobby Fisher, to try always achieve highest quality. And he has a lot of respect for other chess players, which he demonstrated in a lot of occasions. My point is, what sounds arrogant, maybe in fact just true?!

I appreciate the content you come up with and the fabulous explanation you deliver. Keep it up!!❤

Something that is not touch here is that according to GMs that Magnus Carlsen legacy is that because he won so many objectively drawish position games it stoked up chess players fighting spirit that now believe there is still life in many drawn position whereas previously they would agree to a draw in drawing position many of them now continue to keep playing until they are absolutely sure there is nothing left.

He’s not the most arrogant player in chess. He’s the best and knows it. There are other players (Niemann, for example) who talk trash without the accolades to back it up.

To be fair he has shown a magnificent domination in Chess, he's taken down everyone and his matches against Hikaru Nakamura continue to be the most viewed live matches, garnering an audience of hundred thousands, it's the battle of the titans! A rivalry unmatched in the current Chess pairings. And even though the current title of World Champion now resides with Ding Liren, Magnus Carlsen is the true World Champion in my heart, his presence draws a lot of attention to events and people continue to idolize him. So whenever people say he's arrogant, I say yeah he is, but if you were in his place, wouldn't you be as well? :D This is going to sound weird but the fact alone that he rearranges the board after the game is over despite his victory or defeat in the game has earned my deep respect for him.

It's impossible to say who "the greatest" is, but Carlsen is certainly the most skilled chess player ever.

Magnus really carried this digital era.. He triamphed chess so heavily in one of the most important era, that I don't think there'll be another magnus for several decades

Kasparov is still sometimes placed above Carlsen in the various lists of greatest World champions in history because of his longevity at the top, but this seems to be a wrong view as with the Internet age, the amount and the level of players have drastically increased and no longer concentrates in Russia. Also, the density of games and tournaments played is tenfold what it was under the Kasparov-Karpov era. Finally, Carlsen brought so much more to the game than anybody else before him that he should be considered the GOAT.

Carlsen has reached the level of Chess, that you now say that Chess can play great Magnus, instead of Magnus can play great Chess.

I see him as someone quite humble actually. Just because he knows and appreciates his talent it doesn’t mean he’s arrogant. He always praises his good opponents and inspires them.

I don’t think a person has done as much for a sport in terms of normalising it and glamorising it as much as Magnus has for chess. His nonchalance, whit and humour have made people like me fall even more in love with the game

Everyone sees him as the GOAT.

He's a once in a lifetime chess genius 🐐

He's not arrogant. We want to see powerful people meek, because it hurts our primate egos.

You nailed it.

I love the fact that he likes Hikaru that much

It's refreshing. Part of being that good at something is confidence, why would he then pretend he isn't? Also, a lot of that 'arrogance' is stringed from humuorous takes and I love them.

There is a reason for his arrogance. He has earned it. When he gives chess his undivided attention, none of his peers can beat him, and it isn’t even close. He has become so bored by the situation, he voluntarily walked away from being world champion in pursuit of anything that challenges him.

03:21 Where is Vishy? You win 5 world championships and still don't make to that list?

Bobby Fischer : HOLD MY BEER!!!

Bro has bragging rights and no one can question him

you must have mis-titled the video, I didnt see hans niemann anywhere

And now top engines are changing the game, beyond Magnus.

When he was 4 he had memorized all of Norways municipalities. When I was 4 I was still shitting myself.

0:27 better love story than twilight

Where can I watch that ballet dancer?

He's not arrogant, he never demeans any of his opponents. He is just a straight shooter so he says things like his favorite player is he himself from few years back. It's not arrogance if he strongly feels that way without demeaning anyone.

Hikaru and many others have made chess blow up a little by streaming and it got popular. 😊

I don't see him as arrogant. When he called himself arrogant in the first clip, he was just being self-critical. When he is asked about how good he is, and he says he is the best, he is just being honest.

Legend says he still hasn’t beat his older sister

Every one gangsta till ultimate player nicknamed “no one” comes in and beats Magnus in 10 moves 🔥 🔥 🔥

At the present times, I think a chess player reaches their peak at their teens or 20s... not like 35-45 as said in the video. Players are expected to reach title of grandmaster before the age of 20.

He just won the CCT 2023

Imagine that you are so good that you beat everyone before you even reach your peak and remain undefeated for years, and you get bored of it and decide not to compete.

That thumbnail bishop looks sus

It's not number of moves, but number of possible chess positions that is greater than the amount of atoms in the universe.

i think magnus already said in some interview or his stream that he still really loves playing chess. it is just the world championship format that he really disliked so much so he decided to not defend the title. he said that if the FIDE change the format to become shorter and have shorter time control, he will comeback to claim the title back

Absolutely Genius!

He’s not arrogant, he’s just honest

I like more your videos where it is more of a story then a lot of semi random facts sewn together. :)

I watched him or a video of him playing blindfolded. .when asked, he said ‘it was very hard’.

2:00 That's just not true.

idk about arrogant, his pride is properly placed. Its not like he insults people or anything like that

This man is such a chad I admire him so much!!

He's not arrogant, as many people think, if you stopped to see his intevidences, he's very ironic.

1:59 "I know what to do. I don't have to figure it out." Subconscious magic. just like Eminem with words.

I don't think Magnus is arrogant in the least. When he says things like "you want to go to an endgame with the greatest endgame player in history?" he gets this wry little grin that suggests that he thinks all the accolades are a bit silly. A very humble man IMO, with a marvelous sense of humor.

There is also "Paul Morphy" who dominated the world in his time by just having chess as his hobby and he had amazing creativity

Magnus also managed to finish top 5 in the Premier League (soccer) fantasy game among 7,6 million players.

Carlsen and Hikaru,Gojo geto ahh comparision😂

1:54 what do you mean the number of moves???

You never miss 🔥

He'd be an amazing COUNTERSTRIKE player

I love thay carlsen is so unfiltered. It can come off as rude and arrogant to some people. But there's a difference. To me, he is just very straightforward. Not arrogant.

’it is very hard’.

Thought the title meant Tyler1

Carlsen is the GOAT. Kasparov barely won against Karpov, had a decade of no big challenge and when finally in the 90s worthy newcomers like Anand, Kramnik, Grischuk, Shirov and many others he simply retired. Magnus is the King of chess.

Bro is saitama in real world.

Comon.. when someone is as good as him, he has earned every inch been ignorant. People like us who had been never been at top of our profession won't understand but deep down under we all desire to be like him

Magnus🐐🐐🐐

Winning a world championship and still knowing that there is a dude that you have no chance of beating.

I don't think he's arrogant, he's literally the best chess player of all time

WC1 - Who'd Bobby Fischer consider the REAL world champion of 2019Nov - 2023Mar? -Wesley So, classical WFRCC - also Bobby's nephew via Lotis Key's older sibling -Hikaru, rapid WFRCC -Magnus, classical WCC --- Notes: 1 If Nepo had won the 2023 WCC, then I'm not sure who Bobby would pick between Nepo & Wesley So as real world champion for 2019Nov - 2023Dec. Also, I'm not sure Bobby would choose Nepo over Wesley So as the top player at the end of the 4 year period. I just know it's not Hikaru or Magnus. Lol.) 2 In 60min FRC games aka classical 9LX games Wesley So - played the most games (14) - drew the most (8) - won the most (6) - lost the fewest (0) and was the only player to never lose. Hikaru - never won Magnus - lost the most games (4) - lost 3x in a row LOL. - Magnus is on the receiving end of the 9LX version of bobby fischer's double 6-0-0 in the 1971 candidates -The last time someone lost 3x classical in a row in the finals of FIDE or PCA world championship was vishy anand vs alexei shirov 2 decades prior. 2 whole decades vishy's record stood until wesley so vs magnus. 3 Wesley So, Bobby Fischer & Hans Niemann have NEVER done ANY of the ff evil things in chess as adults. Magnus Carlsen, Garry Kasparov & Hikaru Nakamura HAVE done EACH of the ff evil things in chess as adults. Evil : -Cheating -Baseless accusations -Discrimination (eg by cheating or baselessly accusing people mainly of a certain ethnicity or citizenship) -Treason Re treason: - Magnus betrayed fellow Scandinavian-descent Hans by baselessly accusing Hans - Hikaru betrayed fellow American Hans by baselessly accusing Hans. - Garry betrayed 2 fellow Jews Judit Polgar & Alexei Shirov by cheating them. --- WC2 - Who'd Bobby Fischer consider the REAL top player of 2019Nov - 2024Jan? - Magnus, top classical chess player - Hikaru, the top rapid 9LX player ( who was ranked lower than Wesley So in the 2023 9LX ) - Wesley, the top classical 9LX player & again Bobby's nephew via Lotis - Nepo, who's top 2 in all those 3 categories (Nepo not Magnus is top 2 classical 9LX player in score) Fine. I'm not sure it's Wesley So as of 2023Dec, even though it was in 2019Dec. But I know it's not Magnus or Hikaru. Lol. But Nepo, Wesley, Bobby & Hans are good. Liren, Magnus, Garry & Hikaru are bad. --- P.S. Wesley So on Lex Fridman xcdhgq P.P.S. Interview while imprisoned p1w4Rr-1Uk Pablo Mercado: So what is your advice to the Filipino chess players? Uncle Bobby Fischer: My advice is to give up chess and take up Fischer Random. - 2004Oct11, 15 years before nephew Wesley So became the inaugural WFRCC in CLASSICAL time controls.

He’s not arrogant, he’s the best and knows he’s the best. When he says “I’m better at chess” he is right

still blows my mind how someone can play 10 games of chess in their mind at the same time

He's earned it

Proceeds to play Chess with the Botez siblings, hahaha! Nice!!!

He is currently changing chess where chess 960 is the match time controls and the traditional game is speed chess only. However, no chess player has won as many games in a row to become world champion as Fischer, no one is even close.

You are not arrogant when you can back it up.

Is it just me or he is giving a level 100 villain vibes?

I have been a chess fan for life. The question is could you build a house, write a book, send rockets to the moon, build roads, produce Art, grow food , make beer or wine. Everyone needs to take a step back, gain some perspective and realize Chess is a GAME. Vast amounts of time by intelligent people have been spent playing a game, that doesn't make them anymore special than the engineer who helped develop a rocket engine or a farmer who produces food. In reality those other people I mention are FAR MORE valuable than a World reknown chess player. Magnus as a remarkable chess player doesn't make or produce anything but simply entertain like a Court Jester. Get a grip folks.

Bro withdrew from World Chess Champion because he was Bored and didn't find any challenge

I had no idea about that 35yo-45yo peak thing. Honestly scary and exciting to think that this is NOT peak Magnus we're seeing. If that theory is true and applies to him, he might get that 3000 elo 😳

Bro was smarter than 99% of us at 4...

you are completely entitled to be arrogant when you are the best to ever do it

It isnt true that there are more chess moves than atoms, its that there are more possible chess positions or games than atoms in the universe

I thought it was me😂

Bro really thought he was Magnus fr

He's actually a very humble person and just likes to fuck around sometimes with his trashtalkings. Those who follow him, know that! Ofcourse he's a bit cocky regarding his game but I guess he owns it. One of the greatest of all time if not the greatest! He's a genius and in an interview he was asked about Bobby Fischer and what happened to him after his chess career, Magnus was kinda worried that this could happen to him as well so he decided to be a little arrogant, humourous and trashtalker.

Magnus at age of 18 to 30 was crazy