Magnus Carlsen Quotes

Every time I go out there, I just try to find the weakness of my opponent and then use that to my advantage.

At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match.

I bring out the worst in my enemies and that's how I get them to defeat themselves.

Analysis of opponents is something I like doing.

You have to think tactically and you can't just go in and swing against the first best opponent.

I don't go into a game with specific targets. I don't pinpoint an opposing player before a match, trying to exploit a kind of weakness.

My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don't take these things into consideration

I tried to get into the mind of my opponent and psyche him out.

If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he's worse off

The highest Art of the Chess player lies in not allowing your Opponent to show you what he can do.

When asked, -How is that you pick better moves than your opponents?, I responded: I'm very glad you asked me that, because, as it happens, there is a very simple answer. I think up my own moves, and I make my opponent think up his

For my victory over Capablanca I am indebted primarily to my superiority in the field of psychology. Capablanca played, relying almost exclusively on his rich intuitive talent. But for the chess struggle nowadays one needs a subtle knowledge of human nature, an understanding of the opponent's psychology.

I play my enemies like a game of chess

I wonder why I keep playing such intelligent people?

A sight game is that I am hurt, but I aim to make you believe I am not even hurt, and with this confidence appearing on my face, I don't panic, otherwise your opponent will know that you are hurt. That's the whole art game in boxing.

Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.

Find out what the other team wants to do. Then take it away from them.

What's important is to get into the pitcher's head: to know what he's made of.

Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it.

I think anytime you play somebody on a yearly basis, you develop a history for what they like to do.

There are at least three kinds of advantages that the pitcher and batter contest. There's the physical advantage, the strategic advantage, and also the psychological advantage. I didn't want two out of three. I wanted them all.

I regard sledging, chirping, whatever you want to call it, as one of the weapons at my disposal.

You can't expect our opponents to play cautiously.

I have the idea that when you put yourself through hard, detailed training, and you put a lot of attention into all the little details - the analysis of the opposition, the movement and understanding of the game, the way your opponent plays - then you shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes.

I used to come out and say I was targeting certain players in the opposition team, particularly players I had had success against in the past: Gary Kirsten, Brian Lara and Michael Atherton, for example. It is a mental part of the game.