Lex Fridman | Magnus Carlsen: Greatest Chess Player of All Time | Lex Fridman Podcast #315 @lexfridman | Uploaded August 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Magnus Carlsen is the highest-rated chess player in history and widely considered to be the greatest chess player of all time. 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.
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
- Shopify: shopify.com/lex to get 14-day free trial
- Athletic Greens: athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil
- Fundrise: fundrise.com/lex
- BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off
- InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off
EPISODE LINKS:
Magnus's Twitter: twitter.com/MagnusCarlsen
Magnus's Instagram: instagram.com/magnus_carlsen
Magnus's YouTube: youtube.com/c/themagnuscarlsen
Magnus's Website: magnuscarlsen.com
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast
Full episodes playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4
Clips playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41
OUTLINE:
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?
SOCIAL:
- Twitter: twitter.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: facebook.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: instagram.com/lexfridman
- Medium: medium.com/@lexfridman
- Reddit: reddit.com/r/lexfridman
- Support on Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridman
Magnus Carlsen is the highest-rated chess player in history and widely considered to be the greatest chess player of all time. 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.
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
- Shopify: shopify.com/lex to get 14-day free trial
- Athletic Greens: athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil
- Fundrise: fundrise.com/lex
- BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off
- InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off
EPISODE LINKS:
Magnus's Twitter: twitter.com/MagnusCarlsen
Magnus's Instagram: instagram.com/magnus_carlsen
Magnus's YouTube: youtube.com/c/themagnuscarlsen
Magnus's Website: magnuscarlsen.com
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast
Full episodes playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4
Clips playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41
OUTLINE:
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?
SOCIAL:
- Twitter: twitter.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: facebook.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: instagram.com/lexfridman
- Medium: medium.com/@lexfridman
- Reddit: reddit.com/r/lexfridman
- Support on Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridman
