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Re:Magnus Carlsen Wins the Freestyle (Chess960) World Champi... by fernandopj on Sunday February 15, 2026 @10:36PM (#47030596)
IMHO a huge aspect of Carlsen mental strength isn't just the focused, at-the-game part, but we just see him enjoying Chess in many angles: not only he plays all styles, he streams relaxed, he plays Lichess and Chess.com; Chess is not only his job and passion, but it seems that he's also able to relax while engaging with it.

The only top-athlete that I see do the same is Max Verstappen, who is know to play competitive racing-sims online even hours before a real F1 race.

Re:Magnus Carlsen Wins the Freestyle (Chess960) World Champi... by quantummagic on Monday February 16, 2026 @12:18AM (#47031161)
Magnus has streamed playing chess while drunk, in a party/loud atmosphere, and had some very fun and exciting games. He's a blast.
Re:Magnus Carlsen Wins the Freestyle (Chess960) World Champi... by NickC25 on Monday February 16, 2026 @03:19PM (#47039800)
he's played other GMs while very drunk and playing bullshit openings.

He still wipes the floor with them. Guy is just a beast even compared with normal grandmasters.