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#315 – Magnus Carlsen: Greatest Chess Player of All Time

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Chess - What Contributes to the Highest Level of Play?

I feel like I've had two peaks in my career. In those years, I was very different in terms of my strength. Strength specifically in 2019, I benefited a lot from opening preparation. My intuitive understanding of chess has over those years always been a little bit better than the others. One thing I know that I am good at though is calculating short lines because I calculate them well and I'm also much better than most at evaluating. That's something that sets me apart from others.

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