I'm chatting with @MagnusCarlsen, current World Chess Champion, on the podcast soon. If you have questions or topics you'd like to see covered, let me know, from high-level ideas to specific chess games, positions, and moves.
@lexfridman @MagnusCarlsen Is the queen the most important pawn?
@lexfridman @MagnusCarlsen ask him why he keeps rejecting my friendship
@lexfridman @MagnusCarlsen 🤩 -What has MC learnt from studying AlphaZero’s games (the book Game Changer etc.)? How did this influence his way of playing? -Has MC collaborated with DeepMind? -Does he have direct access to AlphaZero? I also recommend this paper: arxiv.org/abs/2111.09259 @stenichele
@lexfridman @MagnusCarlsen Lex you should play him in chess. ♟
@lexfridman @MagnusCarlsen Ask if there are any algorithmic or design changes that would make opening prep less hated.
@lexfridman @MagnusCarlsen Which reading and/or person influenced his recent call not to defend his title? Thanks for all your great work, Lex.
@lexfridman @MagnusCarlsen Secrets I want to know what he knows, that nobody knows, about chess, about life.
@lexfridman @MagnusCarlsen The phase of the game where your play excels even the strongest engines — and often mystifies other GMs — is the endgame. What do you see in seemingly drawn endgames that others don’t?
@lexfridman @MagnusCarlsen Ask him about the game of checkers
@lexfridman @MagnusCarlsen Who is his favorite chess personality and why is it @agadmator?