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@lexfridman

2y↑1.9K

See the timestamps below.
Quick note from Lex: The camera on Magnus died 20 minutes in. Most folks still just listen to audio-only version, but here on YouTube, we did our best to still make it interesting to watch & listen by adding image overlays. I mess things up sometimes, like in this case, and it hits me hard when I do. But I'm always working hard to improve. I hope you understand. Thank you for your patience and support along the way. I love you all.
0:00 - Introduction
0:51 - Greatest soccer player of all time
7:57 - Magnus's approach to chess
17:10 - Game 6 of the 2021 World Chess Championship
21:12 - Chess openings
33:35 - Chess960: Fischer random chess
38:37 - Chess variants
41:22 - Elo Rating
49:48 - World Chess Championship
1:14:00 - Losing
1:21:22 - Day in the life
1:28:12 - Drunk chess
1:32:43 - Chess training
1:40:37 - Garry Kasparov
1:49:54 - Greatest chess player of all time
2:03:06 - Advice for chess players
2:04:49 - Chess YouTubers
2:08:20 - Henrik Carlsen
2:13:55 - Lessons for life
2:17:19 - Queen's Gambit
2:19:10 - Poker
2:25:24 - Loneliness
2:28:45 - How does the knight move?

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@danielandree3947

1y↑5

There’s a few reasons.

1) it’s long format, so lex can give them as much time as they want to answer each question.

2) because it’s long format, he also doesn’t need to cut them off at all, a lot of issues that interviewers have, is that they have x number of questions that they have, and they’d rather ask every one of those questions, then get in depth answers for the ones they do ask, so a lot of interviewers end up cutting people off, answer parts or all of the question they ask instead of letting the person actually answer the questions unimpeded in their own words.

3) he does ask about controversies, and tough questions, but he does it properly, he doesn’t go into the question with any biases or judgements, he isn’t asking to gain information to be able to judge, he is asking simply to gain the information, so he allows the person to really think about and answer the question as they please, and if they are lying in their answer, he doesn’t attack them for it, he will move on (which gains him favor with the interviewee), but he will ask other questions down the line, that tie back into the original question, and does so in a way that doesn’t call them out directly for lying or showing any form of judgement, and he does it so well that he can get the real truth out of someone without them even realizing it.

Lex really does an amazing job, a lot of it is because he allows the person to actually answer, he doesn’t go in with pre judgement, and he doesn’t act like he knows anything about what he’s asking about regardless of how much he does know, he goes in asking like he knows absolutely nothing, allow the interviewee to be able to explain it in depth, which is good because it lets the interviewee give in depth answers, and it allows the professional to be able to explain to the viewer so they can understand, even if he already gets it, his viewers might not, so he always asks like he has no idea, and when the interviewee says something in an answer that only people with prior information would understand what they’re talking about, he slows it down, and interjects then to allow for the viewer to understand by asking a detailing question about what the persons talking about (for example, he could ask magnus about a chess opening, and magnus says something about the opening that only people who play chess would understand, he will then ask, so by “the London opening, you mean moving the bishop to c4 pinning x piece, that means that the opponent can no longer move their piece without losing the piece that is being blocked by that current piece right now” something like that, which gives the viewer a better understanding of the details of the answer).

There are so many different techniques that interviewers can do to draw out information, the biggest one that most interviewers don’t do, is actually let the person answer the question…. Interviewers a lot of time have a problem for some reason to just sit and listen for an extended period of time without interjecting, which is the biggest problem that interviewers have when interviewing people, which is funny because it’s the most important and main point of actually interviewing people, but for some reason a lot of people just can’t simply shut up and listen and let them respond for as long as they want with as much detail as possible.

@cesarromerop

2y↑2

these long conversations manage to extract so many gems out of interesting people in a way no other interview managed to do in the past:
- detailed discussions of perception and feelings about the 2016 world championship match
- talking about why he enjoyed the 2018 match the most and why he thought it wouldn't have been so bad to lose against fabiano
- his confidence going into the 2021 match
- revealing that he had already had several private conversations about walking away from the title even before the last match
- his detailed opinions about how to improve the world championship format in a way that no other interview covered before
- his opinion about whether segei should be banned based on his opinion even though he totally disagrees with it
- admitting he thought he would be norway no 1 but not world no 1
- even admitting at the end that he hesitated to do the podcast because both the host and audience are pretty smart and he has impostor syndrome.

All comments from YouTube:

@lexfridman

2y↑1.9K

@martinbravo4839

2y↑11

ty bro

@dmupster

2y↑24

its okay lex ily

@pratikc

2y↑10

No worries! Just keep 'em coming! :D

@iJizzInYourMouth

2y↑7

Love you lex

@bp56789

2y↑37

I promise you, you’re 1000x more annoyed at this than anyone who watches the video. Great content, as usual.

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@agadmator

2y↑8K

I've seen this Magnus fellow somewhere. Can't put my finger on it

@chan7an

2y↑121

There was an attempt

@calebtyhowell2087

2y↑456

Agadmator! pause the video to find the winning move!

@gabriellvig2377

2y↑163

Sorry about that

@simonlaplace9790

2y↑201

Lex at the beginning of the podcast: "Sorry about that"

@hampsonmealey

2y↑39

The crossover we all need

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@sebastiangonzalezgonzalez2183

1y↑600

Lex. Please invite Magnus again. Such an inspiration to me. Not just in chess

@Cholaspen

1y↑5

May I ask how else? I’m not too familiar with him outside of chess, and I’m not a huge chess player either.

@Zirks

52w↑8

@Nicholas Baker he plays poker

@asiamies9153

43w↑2

@@24Nixter Persona?

@t_zara9020

2y↑676

Without a doubt, one of the best interviews I’ve ever heard. After 2 hours, I admire Magnus even more than before. He’s thoughtful, articulate, and seems to be extremely Centered.

@christianwilborn4620

1y↑6

& now you don’t remember a single thing about this conversation

@parascitzo9455

1y↑39

@Christian Wilborn Just because you have a shitty memory doesn't mean that he has

@LanceWillMakeIt

1y↑2

I bet you both forgot about this video

@Blinkers2007GameDev

Yessir

@El_IF_B_2

1y↑1

unlike his King

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@randygohmann207

1y↑67

You have a remarkable way of bringing out the authentic side of your guests Lex. Thank you for doing these, I get so much enjoyment out of these conversations.

@Mike-ud6hd

1y↑89

"When your opponent can predict every single one of your moves, and still lose" That's a stone cold killer quote. Profound when it comes to chess because it's the worse way to lose a game at any elo, you know where they're trying to attack but either you lose track of the sequence on one single move and lose, or you just don't have the capability to counter their attack.

@aureliusfeynman485

36w↑5

Yes, I came upon instances where I kept staying in a kind of "extended zugzwang" state, most certainly out of lack of positional insight and strength. In fact, when I think of it, this usually happens when I'm severely outclassed by an opponent with a very dominant positional style.

@mgst4699003

1y↑142

Wow, a remarkable conversation. Thank you for coming to this podcast, Magnus!

@chess

2y↑1.7K

Amazing interview with the best!

@chesster5981

2y↑7

First, why didn’t lex use the other camera

@lms904

2y↑2

Hikaru is the best. Magnus is overrated.

@atomsam2676

2y↑25

@lm s literally don't even care..

@Alias_Ex

1y↑2

Did you know that Magnus Charlsenn id the best checkers player in the world?

@Ludwig_Van_Aristossine

@lm s who knows,
they are both the goats

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@borissmondack7802

2y↑75

I am dreaming of reaching Magnus level of objectivity. Insane. I thoroughly enjoyed the interview both on entertainment and content interest level. One world: thanks.

@FlipsMG

2y↑55

One of the best podcast episodes I've ever had the pleasure to listen to. You should try to bring Magnus back for another episode with the camera working. I'd love to see him explain some chess to you over the board while talking more about his interesting perspectives on life.

@timsullivan4566

1y↑62

So glad to find Magnus was such an accessible personality. so enjoyable a listen that the camera failure went practically unnoticed.

@SandSeven

2y↑40

This podcast scratches the itch of curiosity time and time again. Lex's ability to ask the right follow up questions in the best way in order to get the most insight from a guest is in a league of it's own.

Keep up the good work, and more Joscha Bach is always good. I'm still pondering his ideas on consciousness with the role feedback loops play.

I'm rambling as usual, so I'll simply say; thank you good sir!

@willk7184

2y↑16

So enjoying your calm, respectful, long-form interviews. It's such a joy to hear such well-informed questions and intriguing discussions with fascinating people. Just found you recently but I'm catching up on old shows!

@FloppsEB

1y↑105

so i just watched the hikaru interview, the negreanu interview i listened to, and now this one - wow, @lex fridman is probably the greatest interviewer i've ever fucking heard. i've never heard these people, aside from negreanu, open up with this level of detail and frankness before, in such a natural way, and even negreanu said many things plainly which i've only heard him vaguely allude to, the art of the interview done exceptionally well, simply amazing. obviously i subbed, and am now going to watch/listen to the other 300+ interviews on this channel, astonishing content. thank you, and well done, sir!

@sigmundfreud2443

1y↑3

Its usually bc of a chill longtime format that brings this effect, just human are allowed to speak freely while not much is going on.

@Nitidus

1y↑3

@Sigmund Freud Correct as always, Mr. Freud! This is not really an interview setting, it's a talk. Lex is not a journalist interested in some specific information that's relevant to the moment. You can't usefully compare the different formats and they're not competing. Don't overshoot the target putting these videos against other people's work. Just enjoy it for what it is. No need to see who has the longest dingdong.

@danielandree3947

1y↑5

@sigmundfreud2443

1y↑4

@Nitidus I agree and to specify the "Lex isnt the genius Interviewer approach": I think he gets carried by the format more than that he is doing something specifically good with the format. He even mentioned that he isn't really good with language (translating his own thoughts and the complexity of them in words) and I feel you can see it here. He isn't bad either but certainly no one that opens the other "geniusly". His style is openes and vulnerability that provide some sort of ego death in his interviewpartners so you have a good thoughtful and open conversation but in it there seems to be plenty of room for depth which he isn't really able to reach.

@jerryb216

1y↑1

@Daniel Andree This is exactly how I would describe his success as well. He also just has a natural ability to match the other person's energy and or play off of it which is extremely hard to do if you can't understand the other person.
I think that's his biggest strength when looking at how he gets people to open up

@arindo

39w↑13

I'm imagining the moment Lex realized the camera had not been recording so early into the interview. Must be pure anguish. Anyway, thanks Lex for going through many apparent and unseen hardships for bringing this content to us. I appreciate your genuineness.

@losdudas

1y↑9

Just listened on this now - wow what an excellent interview it was, touching on so many different things and really showed what an humble and great guy Magnus is.

@wZem

2y↑12

13:30 This part I find very interesting and has been the source of some dispute between a friend and me. The question whether it is necessary to have a board fully visualized in your head to play blindfolded or even just to be really good at chess. Searching about this on the internet seemed to show that not every good or even great chess player has a fully visualized board in their head. Some techniques involve breaking the board down into four quadrants for blind matches. But seemingly most people struggle see a full board in their head.
Personally I have great difficulty fully visualizing anything in my head, something I learned is called 'aphantasia'. And I was always under the impression that that is part of why I had no natural talent for chess and that people who had the ability to visualize a board would have a great advantage in chess. My friend always argued that the biggest factor for being able to play blindfolded comes from experience and memorizing lines and just simply knowing chess very well. The fact that the greatest active chess player immediately answered that he has fully visualized boards in his head, makes me feel like I was somewhat right.

@fernandosalazar1011

1y↑148

The, “imposter syndrome,” at the end of the podcast struck me the hardest 😳 beautiful conversation

@phillipzierke8104

I came to write the same thing. The fact that HE has imposter syndrome, proves how human he is and makes it even easier to connect too. Great interview, Lex never disappoints.

@antimatter2417

50w

@jubilee

2y↑737

Lex - you are what this world needs more of. Appreciate you ❤

@ishant6003

2y↑13

based channel listening to based podcast

@c.chinaski3156

2y↑104

Jubilee - you are what this world needs less of.

@googm

get outta here with your fake az videos. average iq of 128 in that iq video, get outtttttttttttaaaaaaaaaaa heerrree

@liam4862

2y↑30

@C.Chinaski couldn’t agree more

@Zenith9132

2y↑4

How does Jubilee know about Magnus

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@elena__sh

34w↑8

Incredible person! Magnus is so humble and open. You can see that he’s not just the best chess player in the world, but a really nice guy

@jodi8076

1y↑5

Not being a chess player, I'd never heard of Magnus Carlsen, but I listen to Lex all the time. I really enjoyed this conversation. Thanks Lex, as always, for being yourself and bringing out the best in others. Thanks to Magnus, for being another positive influence on the world.

@jonathansheridan9780

2y↑8

I love to hear from absolute masters in their field like this
also, as a non-chess fan (but huge admirer of strategy games in general, even though i suck at them) this was very easy to follow despite quite a lot of in depth chess talk
nice work!

@yairgreen2633

49w↑20

I find the nepo- ding analysis by magnus at 1:01:37 to be extremely fascinating considering the actual results. Magnus was so accurate regarding their weakneses and strengths. What an incredible interview!

@weignerleigner3037

48w↑5

Yeah Gotham was pretty spot on too he said ding would start bad and do better while other players are the opposite.

@cesarromerop

2y↑2

@Siggvard

2y↑2.9K

"Currently my rating is 2861, which is decent" - Magnus 😂

@luke31ish

2y↑217

Mine is at 1515, dreaming to get into 1800's. 2861 seems ok I guess 🙂

@mitch-lawless

2y↑243

This is the most Magnus thing Magnus has ever said.

@smmshoe

2y↑69

@Luke .Haidautu 1515 is good

@wadeboggs5163

2y↑61

I have the same rating as his Dad, “which is really low.” That one hurt a little, I have to say.

@interstellarbeatteller9306

2y↑111

"My current rating is 750, which is disgusting" - Me

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@mmtnn

2y↑7

i liked hearing magnus talk about engines, i wondered how the fact that everyone has access to top level engines influences the game / playing field and hearing him say it becomes a lot more about surprising your opponent and taking them down a path they aren't ready for

@ARP199

1y↑16

The last 15 minutes of this podcast is pure gold ✨

@dominykasrimsa7703

2y↑2

Hey Lex, great guests, very interesting topics and conversations! One thing that could be improved though is asking more open ended questions. I'm a UX researcher having to interview people a lot and once I learned to ask open ended questions instead of asking questions and right away suggesting answers and stopped piling up a few questions as one - the interviews and the answers became much more elaborate, genuine and interesting. I think your interviews could also benefit a lot of tuning your questions to be more open ended and concise.

@desmozGenes

2y↑6

Thank you so much for this interview! Thanks to Magnus for accepting! I love it, it's definitely one of my favourites you've done so far, and I've seen a lot of them!

@claudiomicheli3863

2y↑3

Lex I wanted to take a moment and really thank you not only for this wonderful episode but also for your gentleness in taking interest in our questions and asking Magnus about them. It's been an unspeakable treat to have personal curiosities (that I thought I would have never had the chance to satisfy) addressed like this, especially in the context of such a captivating conversation.
I also wanted to let you know that I owe you the good trajectory I'm experiencing in my life right now; I've struggled with discipline and organization for a very long time, and watching how you structure your day regardless of motivation (opposite to the Magnus style) has been incredibly inspiring to me.
Wish you the best of the best, a friend from far away.

@lourencobtt

2y↑328

1:59:58
“What is beautiful to me Is when your opponent can predict every single one of your moves, and they still lose” - Magnus Carlsen
Fascinating mind, fascinating personality!
Great, great work, dear Lex Friman. Excellent interview.

@vibovitold

2y↑6

Carlsen, not Carlson

@lourencobtt

2y↑5

@vibovitold, edited. Thanks.

@juanpablosanchezaveleyra6454

1y↑3

that's terrifying

@TV-xm4ps

1y↑12

Love how humble he comes across, which feels to me like it stems from a great honesty. Very pleasant.

@fredtaylor9792

43w↑1

It's amazing anyone can play chess for a living and not be humbled. Losing a chess game is the most humbling experience you can have, intellectually. It makes you question yourself in ways most sports can't. It's a direct attack on your ego and intellect but I'll forever be amazed at the ego's some people have I suppose. Magnus is a huge inspiration. He lives streams some of his games, providing his thoughts and comments real time. 10 to 20 years ago a chess player wouldn't do that even if they could.

@the_Googie

30w↑3

FANTASTIC interviewer!! I love that you opened the conversation with football, basketball, and overall questions about personal philosophy. It is a refreshing starter for the conversation to come.

@LittleJohnJunior

28w↑4

Thank you both for an amazing interview. This has to be one of my favourites. I would love to see another episode with Magnus - very inspiring.

@iemzieezz

1y↑23

Magnus is fascinating. It's nice having him do an interview in a slower-paced, less formal/stressful setting than the news or a press conference. This interview was also so far more intelligent than most Magnus interviews and Magnus, who is usually rather introverted, seemed to open up and was up for discussing topics far more in depth. Thanks!

@serenaalimentos2731

2y↑2

Each new interview, Lex improves.. better questions; better listener; good pacing; funny; serious; hi is subtle; and is respectful... and know about the context of who his interviewing. Top natch

@boltonjack

2y↑982

I almost can't believe the amount of interesting people you've had on your podcast recently. You're the man Lex. Love your work.

@jrhwood_

2y↑10

Excellent conversation Lex! You continue to maintain a high calibre line up of guests on your podcast.

@finchisneat

2y↑5

You don't need to be so apologetic about the video part missing, you obviously work very hard not just with podcasts but Jujitsu, guitar, coding/computers etc.
We all appreciate your hard work and constant striving towards doing better ✌️

@adamstewart247

2y↑9

Best interview of Magnus ever wow - I love that you didn't only stick to chess, but covered his love for NBA etc

@thor.halsli

NBA? FIFA you mean?

@3Looy

49w

@Thor basketball

@mickeysmcgee

2y↑3

I don't know about others but I kind of like the slides more than the live interview. It adds good context and references to what is being talked about. I might consider adding something like this to other interviews.

@matthewrichmond4139

2y↑17

Carlsen's exact thoughts about Messi replicate my own - to a tee. The first time I have heard another human say exactly what I have said all along even including Higuain fluffing his chance at the World Cup. It was like watching myself. Now if I could play chess half as good as him.

@jacobsykes8467

2y↑413

I’ve genuinely been waiting for Lex to interview Magnus for years. This was a real treat to see.

@txnygotw

2y↑14

To "see".

@akattom

2y↑2

as opposed to waiting for lex to interview magnus, fakely?

@jacobsykes8467

2y↑12

@akattom Yes -- as in: "I'm not using hyperbole when I say that I have been waiting for years for this interview."

@shlyfe8346

1y↑8

@Jacob Sykes chess players... You will always find people who tries to show everyone how much smarter they are than you under chess videos.

@johnnycharisma162

Where have you been waiting? A bus stop?

@alexchhean5125

1y↑5

Wow. Magnus has such a beautiful mind and I'm not even talking about chess. Awesome podcast!

@dozzio

2y↑7

Loved this, Carlsen is such an interesting man. Great to get an insight into a great chess player, would love for you to have him back on in the future.

@Ewan_Smith

2y↑4

As a fan of both chess and jiu jitsu, seeing interviews with both Gordon Ryan and Magnus Carlsen are really interesting - it would be great to see such dominant people from different fields in the same interview and see where theor thoughts overlap

@minnyh

35w↑6

A couple of excellent humans conversing freely and intelligently. Very enjoyable. Thank you both.

@daweedcito

2y↑3

This is the most insightful interview of Magnus I've seen. Great job.

@samirkarki192

2y↑270

While I was watching a video , I got an ad about a podcast and how if you 'paid for it' , you would get so many life changing lessons . That's when I realized the magnitude of the great work that Lex is doing, because he puts out the kind of content for which I would happily pay 10 times the amount charged by others, completely free on youtube. And in yesterday 's episode when the topic about Magnus was brought up, I secretly wished how amazing it would be if Magnus was invited to the podcast, and lo and behold there he is ! Simply amazing!

@faintsherin4468

2y↑6

Watch or Listen to Huberman's podcast as well, those videos are goldmine!

@razinmuntasir6926

In which video and what part?

@ItIsYouAreNotYour

Are you talking about YouTube ads? He doesn't pick those.

@gofanatico3495

1y↑4

Best interview of Magnus I have seen so far!

@christopherpipitone9940

1y↑4

Lex just seems like such a chill honest intelligent and curious person

@wave9142

2y↑2

Lex quoting a Daniel Johnston song at the end made me so happy <3

@alfilferoz

1y↑6

Best interview I have seen with Magnus Carlsen. Very long but so interesting!

@M4R5-C4V14R

1y↑12

The last question and answer hit it on the head.

@fcknugget1654

2y↑662

HOLY! As a norwegian who loves Magnus Carlsen, and as a guy who loves Lex, this was an unexpected pleasure!

@MilNORtop10

2y↑23

Samme her as, gøy

@OwlSpinning

2y↑8

Samme her også! Artig! Nice guest Lex!

@MrCaveman366

2y↑10

Samme her, det her var artig.

@Woozlewuzzleable

2y↑3

I wasn't surprised, it was always meant to be.

@roejogan8247

2y↑4

Helt nydelig!!

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@MiaKhalifa-mj5xz

2y↑3

Lex! Don’t mind at all about the CAM!!! You’re the man.

@Yaddlezap

2y↑2

Love that a Daniel Johnston song comes at the end of a 2 1/2 hour interview with Magnus Carlsen.

@jigboe9

2y↑10

Absolutely thrilled to listen to Magnus, brilliant podcast defo one of my favourite guests ever Ona podcast. I remember years ago looking for a good pod with a chess monster lmfao

@macitsalur3014

41w

😅😅😅😅😅

@aicontentexpert

1y↑5

"don't try to win, just let your opponent lose" LOVE IT

@zoranmedved1141

2y↑3

After 20 or so interviews watched, I finally decided I like you mr. Fridman. Your's idiosyncracit style was almost impenetrable for me, but after this interview I'm a true fan. 👍

@Aaron-kq5kk

2y↑286

The way Magnus looks at his relationship with chess and other people is so incredibly mature. I think it sometimes come off as arrogant but that is absolutely not what he is. He is fascinating.

@themeach011

2y↑23

The best in the world are often viewed as cocky or arrogant, but that is typically only people that don't understand what it takes to achieve that level. I've wondered if that attitude is a result of the success and confidence they have or whether you need that attitude to be that good. I suspect it's a bit of both. I compete at a fairly high level in my sport so I see the same thing that you are saying in the elite in my sport but I definitely feel like I don't mistake it for something negative.

@jonegeland5036

2y↑36

Arrogance is a false sense of superiority and thats not the case with Magnus.
He just is superior and has a down to earth relationship with it, not going for the false humility thingy.

@Xplora213

2y↑1

He’s had a long time to put away his feelings properly.

@maxkho00

2y↑13

I'm so glad people here are able to see it so easily. Everywhere else I go, I see people calling that attitude arrogant when it's just so not. There's a general sentiment within the chess community that to some extent Magnus, but especially so Hikaru is arrogant and has a big ego when that's so far from the truth. They are both simply a combination of very competitive, aware of their strengths and weaknesses, and objective in judgment. People who lack one or more of these qualities will mistake this combination for arrogance, so I'm very glad that there are at least some people out there who don't make the same mistake.

@nonchablunt

2y↑1

his rudeness rating is well in the GM-range.

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@andrewpaul1611

2y↑1

I loved this interview so much. And then he ends with the Daniel Johnston song quote. So perfect. “Don’t be sad I know you will. Only if you’re looking will it find you…”

@cloudofpk5904

1y↑4

I have seen first time Magnus in a good mood and informal just like this.

@ketchembass5869

2y↑2

Great interview Lex! This is my favorite interview you’ve done and I wasn’t bothered at all by the camera dying. Hat tip to you good sir!

@DrDeepstack

2y↑2

This was such a good listen, thanks

@nivvy19

2y↑3

damn lex you picked a great episode to mess up the camera!! great interview, magnus so candid.

@apefu

2y↑237

Wow, this is by far the best interview with Magnus Carlsen I've ever heard! Great job! :)

@darojax

31w

Nice work on the camera feed replacement footage! Very interesting.

@aldoileanumeliber

2y↑2

Amazing to listen to Carlsen speak so open and the questions you bring up are so nice!
Thanks for this podcast!

@Nova04550

2y↑2

Your podcast is quickly growing to be one of the best in the world! For sure my favorite. Incredible guests and conversations.

@sarenodev

2y↑4

That follow-up comment from Magnus in the end. What an amazing person.

@bigloud7067

you clearly are not up to date

@mattkim96

33w↑12

1:07:46 that’s actually very poignant, a strange mix of beautiful, ironic, and lonely. Magnus is my favorite world champion, but the Kasparov-Karpov rivalry and friendship will always be amongst the most fascinating pieces of chess history to me. Especially since it lasted so long.

@simondesue5915

2y↑250

I really love how open Magnus is about sharing his thought process and feelings. He seems pretty self reflected and it's nice to see that he isn't timid to say that he is much better than player X and so on.

@maxkho00

2y↑20

It seems to be a theme among chess players. Hikaru also has this trait. Even Danya, who is known to be very neurotic, will openly admit his lower-rated opponent just played better than him and deserved to win. It really does seem like chess fosters objectivity, and it's not just a cliché.

@dulisha

2y↑11

@Max Khovanski chess can be very humbling game lol maybe that is one of the reasons

@0willow0

2y↑5

@Despize Perform deterministic for all intents and purposes is meaningless for human and even the strongest computer chess. It's ceiling of complexity will never be reached by human players, at least not until science can create 1000IQ humans somehow. In theory it should be solvable, but for now to say it's deterministic is pedantic and meaningless.

@Aka47xxx

I think he's actually pretty devoid about anything but chess.

@tongpoo8985

@0willow0 he just means there is no element of randomness so you have no one to blame but yourself for a loss. Try to understand the meaning of someone's words before insulting them

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@InattentiveADHB

1y↑1

I've watched about 50 of your videos Lex. Surprised to see this one; it was one I didn't know I wanted. Thank you very much. Subbed.

@pa7764

2y↑1

Liked and commented after the intro - THANK you for every conversation with these interesting people you share with us! The camera is a small perk on the side.

@Matthew-bu7fg

The best Magnus interview I've ever watched. An interview which transcended the 64 squares and looked deeply into his inner psyche, his life in a more general sense and truly explored Magnus' recent decisions and the thoughts behind them.

@adhyoutuber

35w↑2

I like how lex keeps taking notes like a therapist. 🔥podcast

@Idk-os4ix

2y↑244

Magnus is probably the greatest chess champion we could have ever asked for. I mean really, the answers given by magnus was such a bliss to hear. Very deep , meaningful and well thought answers. He was super friendly throughout the interview. No arrogance but just stating factual why he is the greatest. I will and forever will consider magnus to be the best world champion of chess. Fischer sort of made it seem that to be soo good in chess , you have to sort of sacrifice mental health which wasnt very appealing while kasparov made it seem that you have be arrogant and outright rude to others to make yourself feel like the best but magnus isnt arrogant , rude nor delusional. Despite being the WC, he made chess seem fun and an easily accessible sport. Imagine fischer or kasparov playing bullet chess with his friends drunk while on twitch or live streaming and winning an online chess tournament while sitting in a hot tub live on stream. Magnus is truly the GOAT

@vibovitold

2y↑5

Indeed I can't imagine Kasparov playing bullet or blitz drunk, calling his opponents "morons", showing them middle finger, and what's more posting this publicly for everyone to see. So arrogant, that guy

@bhaveshdas7819

2y↑16

@vibovitold that's great and all, but its not like he's objectively wrong lmao. He still kicks their ass even after being flat out drunk

@Ram-zm6og

It's because he has imposter syndrome. He knows there is more to life than chess.

@interstellarbeatteller9306

2y↑1

..but you also have to imagine if Morphy, Kasparov & Fischer had 3000+ rated engines to work with, and decades of tested theory to use.
I prefer to say there's a bunch of GOATS who made their mark on Chess history & it's a pleasure to watch Magnus in real time

@vibovitold

@bhavesh das the comment i responded to claimed that Carlsen - as opposed to Kasparov - isn't arrogant or rude.

which isn't really true, as Carlsen often engages in behavior that's far from classy, whether in informal situations or formal ones (like angrily storming out of press conference after Karjakin's win in their WC match)

i'm not questioning that he's beating people left and right, but that has nothing to do with character or professional conduct.
"You're not wrong Walter, you're just an asshole"

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@stevenweiss2575

Wow, I started listening to these podcasts in the framework of the war in Ukraine and so first followed only those personalities related to that issue. Then I followed a few other topics occasionally being entertained or informed occasionally turned off or disappointed. But this interview blows me away, and I don't even really play chess beyond the level of a child. Magnus Carlsen is an incredibly honest, reflective and highly intelligent person, with wit and insight, grounded in my kind of reality. Thanks so much for this opportunity to hear how his mind ticks.

@MrTr0tsky

Superb questions and even more brilliant humble, thoughtful and deep answers! Many thanks Lex Fridman and Magnus Carlsen for doing lengthy interview...had to interrupt to do some moves in between because it was so inspiring!

@ChristiannTyler

1y↑3

Haha oh Lex! If there was ever a podcast that I felt the need to watch vs listen to it would be this one.
Amazing episode!

@silviosantosjunior17

2y↑4

Lex, you are one of the greatest. Congratulations on your amazing work. Keep pushing, man!

@MrTalkingzero

1y↑6

The world needs more of this kind of interview. An intelligent, prepared journalist interviewing an intelligent subject. It is a true learning experience, a win win all around. Lex Fridman, you are fantastic. Thank you.

@maxfightmaster4317

2y↑96

As a watcher on YouTube and avid chess player who follows the professional circuit having the camera die on Magnus 20 min in was kind of like an “aw man” moment but I’m an adult so I got over it in the next five seconds and am just happy that Lex got to Magnus and was able to get that much of magnus’s time. Literally no one gets that much of his time. Mag is easily the most exciting player to watch just cruise around playing online bullet chess. It’s hard not to like him when he is so brilliant but there are other players who are worth mentioning along with Magnus in today’s chess. Personally, i am a big Wesley so fan, Danil Dubov...Levon Aronian...wow so many....thanks for the pod lex!!!

@BAMBICIDESEED

2y↑1

To me it seems like the imposter syndrome thing meant he didn’t want people to see his facial expressions because they give a lot away in chess

@emilysllc

1y↑4

Down the line of chess masters, Judith Polgar would be an awesome interview for your podcast

@floridaLise

0:34 I love your honesty and humility. You calm me when I feel sad. You make a difference in my life. Thank you.

@12oq

2y↑1

another angle camera seems to be fine, I would like to watch it that way instead of pictures.
Thanks for the interview, was really surprised to see Magnus here!

@jordan22031991

The only podcase I have heard till today and truly enjoyed it !! Thanks @lex

@EtoDemerzelSpaceBurial

2y↑1

Im not even that interested in chess but this is a great convo. Always interesting to listen to someone who is considered the best at something. Honestly he is way more “normal” than I expected. Great episode Lex!

@jackedup8135

2y↑346

Imagine that, the number one chess player in the world, possibly the greatest of all time, having impostor syndrome over coming on Lex's podcast. What a humble, down to earth guy. He's a real one for sure! Smashed it Lex 👌💪♟🔥

@abellin9053

2y↑3

Do you have a time stamp of where he mentions this?

@thomassag

2y↑5

@Abel Lin The very end :)

@MrYounis26

If he thinks that then imposter syndrome's spell is getting broken from my eyes.

@johnmcmillen4540

2y↑10

well, i don't think having an imposter syndrome equals to being humble. Magnus seems to me not at all humble. Brutally honest for sure, but not humble. In one of his banter blitz sessions he mentioned it himself: He even takes being called "modest" or "humble" as an insult. Maybe his "nonchalant" attitude in such encounters like here creates a bit an impression of modesty...

@TheAluvisify

@John Mc Millen I'm 99% sure Magnus was being sarcastic when he said that line. I mean, he couldn't agree with the person calling him humble since that sounds less humble than anything else.

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@RyanBedecki

40w

1:13:00 I play both chess and some video games at a fairly high level. The one thing I can say for sure that immensely helps secure someone as "the best" is purely fear. The challenger is in most cases going to be the most nervous and it is easier for the champ convince themselves they are the best. The best advice is always to come at someone as "I am the best" and you will have better odds than doubting yourself. Any competitor does not want their opponent to know or feel this. I have seen so many different sports championships won and lost off of fear and nervousness alone. You have to approach it from a winner's mindset. If you're there to face "the best" in the first place there should be little doubt that you can be the best over them.

@ernestofurchtgott5421

2y↑4

“If you accumulate small wins you can make your life pretty easy in the endgame” Great analogy for life

@TheHigherSpace

2y↑2

Great podcast! been waiting for this one for a while!

@LuisManuelLealDias

2y↑1

look at that elo list, Gukesh and Erigaisi are blowing through it like a speedrun holy hell

@abelitomerino

1y↑80

This might not only be the best Magnus' interview i've ever seen, but the best interview i've witnessed in general. That being said, i just discovered this channel through this interview, so i hope to be wrong in my judgement and find plenty of other interesting interviews :)

@parker1981xxx

1y↑3

Naaah, if you know chess at the competition level, then you would realize Lex's questions were too naïve, and maybe boring for Magnus. It was fun for average Joes like yourself, I guess.

@kellerkeene2542

@@parker1981xxx Woahhhhhh guys everyone stop scrolling. Parker knows chess at the competition level, everybody give him a round of applause. You're a loser

@abelitomerino

1y↑29

@parker1981xxx i will never understand why some people feel the urge to throw random insults to strangers on the internet😂. That being said, i think i appreciated the questions precisely because they were really broad and not so much chess specific, more focused on Magnus' personal view of the world😊

@yourchannel1186

1y↑10

@parker1981xxx weirdo behavior

@parker1981xxx

1y↑2

Sorry, I can't celebrate/pump mediocracy to make you guys happy,

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@ElroyMunson

2y↑168

Magnus is fascinating. I could listen to him all day. I don't even play chess.

@badrinarayanb3140

This is the first podcast I have ever listened! I decided to listen to it till the last minute because Magnus Carlsen is the guest! But you have done a wonderful job Lex Fridman! Keep it up! I loved it!👍

@mgst4699003

1y↑13

Beautiful & very pragmatic views on love, Carlsen!

@chevyracing1080

2y↑1

Seems like the overhead/side view camera still worked possibly? Solid podcast but absolutely being a passive Youtube watcher that will look in on the video portion would have definitely been nice for sure to pick p on his mannerisms.. you miss out on a lot only listening to audio only. Glad you had him on man!

@jamiew1286

22w↑1

I appreciate how candid Mr Carlsen was in the podcast.

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