Kids love games and chess is a game where you have to sit down and concentrate and it just helps in every way.
Magnus CarlsenNot winning a tournament is not an option for me, unless it's no longer theoretically possible - then of course winning becomes impossible. But up to that point, not winning is just not an option.
Magnus CarlsenChess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
Magnus CarlsenI canโt count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I have pulled myself in from desperate [situations]. When you are behind there are two strategies - counter-attack or all men to the defences. Iโm good at finding the right balance between those.
Magnus Carlsen