Self-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of sheer respect for your opponent. You see the opportunity but also greater limitations than you should. I have always believed in what I do on the chessboard, even when I had no objective reason to. It is better to overestimate your prospects than underestimate them.
Magnus CarlsenI honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good.
Magnus CarlsenI am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most unpleasant for him and his style.
Magnus CarlsenI don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.
Magnus CarlsenThe Nanjing games are homework by Garry Kasparov and me, [...] Today's game was provided by Garry.
Magnus Carlsen