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OUTLINE:Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.(00:00) - Introduction(08:34) - Greatest soccer player of all time(15:40) - Magnus's approach to chess(24:53) - Game 6 of the 2021 World Chess Championship(28:54) - Chess openings(46:19) - Chess variants(49:04) - Elo Rating(57:31) - World Chess Championship(1:21:42) - Losing(1:29:04) - Day in the life(1:35:55) - Drunk chess(1:40:26) - Chess training(1:48:20) - Garry Kasparov(1:57:37) - Greatest chess player of all time(2:10:48) - Advice for chess players(2:12:32) - Chess YouTubers(2:16:03) - Henrik Carlsen(2:21:38) - Lessons for life(2:25:02) - Queen's Gambit(2:26:53) - Poker(2:33:06) - Loneliness(2:36:28) - How does the knight move?