Quotes from Magnus Carlsen

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.

I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.

I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.

I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.

I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick.

I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.

I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. I was playing a bit online, was using the chess club mainly. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games.

I'm definitely the first no.1 in the world since Fischer, and probably at least since Kasparov, who probably has the most potential to dominate for the foreseeable future.

People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.