An Exclusive Look Inside Magnus Carlsen's Home!

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Комментарии • 641

  • @peterporkeristhespiderham988
    @peterporkeristhespiderham988 4 месяца назад +5180

    And I thought that Magnus lived in the Gotham Chess RUclips channel.

    • @daghorabeka2047
      @daghorabeka2047 4 месяца назад +41

      😂

    • @JamesMiller-lb3sk
      @JamesMiller-lb3sk 4 месяца назад +12

      Same

    • @ficus3929
      @ficus3929 4 месяца назад +41

      He lives rent free in levy’s head

    • @S.Trades
      @S.Trades 4 месяца назад +16

      "I didnt actually have a chess board". Bro is just ridiculous! 😂

    • @scottwarren4998
      @scottwarren4998 4 месяца назад +4

      It is so dumb that computer level 2800 and level 2850 don't exist in chess online. We wanna feel We wanna feel the Gms level of 2800. We also wanna feel Kasparovs level of 2850. 2900 you can play though, but it is too hard... it is like facing bobby if bobby fisher was born 1990.

  • @GuilhermeRodrigues-lz8qj
    @GuilhermeRodrigues-lz8qj 4 месяца назад +3786

    Levy never fails to transform into a woman and invade magnus's home

    • @ordinaryindividual6246
      @ordinaryindividual6246 4 месяца назад +101

      Common Levy w

    • @Siacourage
      @Siacourage 4 месяца назад +33

      Bruh 💀💀💀

    • @nagkar
      @nagkar 4 месяца назад +27

      Why not? Its so popular in Amerika 🤣🤣

    • @stepstar865
      @stepstar865 4 месяца назад +6

      ​@@nagkarWERE ALL LIVING IN AMERIKA

    • @nagkar
      @nagkar 4 месяца назад +5

      @@stepstar865 poor peaple 😢😢

  • @cmdrpain_
    @cmdrpain_ 4 месяца назад +2185

    the entrance to Magnus's apartment is actually a fog door and boss music starts playing when you enter

    • @TheChessChamber
      @TheChessChamber 4 месяца назад +54

      Dark Souls Boss

    • @chess
      @chess  4 месяца назад +232

      this is true

    • @JD-xw3tj
      @JD-xw3tj 4 месяца назад +30

      Then he says to put your foolish ambitions to rest

    • @tre4021
      @tre4021 4 месяца назад +4

      Cynthia intro starts playing

    • @laurentiuionelnegru8916
      @laurentiuionelnegru8916 4 месяца назад +2

      I guess this boss moves will ever be impossible to learn and predict

  • @sagarveerkar4793
    @sagarveerkar4793 4 месяца назад +1372

    Rainbolt could drop magnus's address tomorrow just looking at the freezer

    • @QbrainTV
      @QbrainTV 4 месяца назад +78

      I literally thought the same thing when he showed the view from his appartment 😂

    • @thetree1994
      @thetree1994 4 месяца назад +46

      Calendar says November 2020, it's almost certainly an old address.

    • @cailloufranchement3032
      @cailloufranchement3032 4 месяца назад +32

      "i know that pole"

    • @kimaboe
      @kimaboe 4 месяца назад

      @@thetree1994 He still lives there. And the newspapers in Norway wrote about this when he bought it for $2million in 2020. It is a very small neighbourhood and it'll take you 20 seconds to find the address on Google maps.

    • @A_critter
      @A_critter 4 месяца назад +14

      @@thetree1994he could just have never gotten a new calender

  • @ekeelbabekeeleell9284
    @ekeelbabekeeleell9284 4 месяца назад +1235

    Magnus himself not having a chessboard made my day

    • @tejakaruturi
      @tejakaruturi 4 месяца назад

      He has

    • @DanZhukovin
      @DanZhukovin 4 месяца назад +15

      He probably has so many, they're just put away somewhere.

    • @ekeelbabekeeleell9284
      @ekeelbabekeeleell9284 4 месяца назад +38

      @@DanZhukovin probably he ofter studies on pc so doesn’t use a physical chessboard that much

    • @vibovitold
      @vibovitold 4 месяца назад +29

      ​@@ekeelbabekeeleell9284im pretty sure he could keep track of the position without needing a chessboard even if he was learning from a book :)))

    • @evelynn4273
      @evelynn4273 4 месяца назад +8

      his ex girlfriends steal them because he won't give them his hoodies.

  • @jasonkoch3182
    @jasonkoch3182 4 месяца назад +807

    Magnus has a Garry book in the window!
    Interviewer: "Oh! You read Garry's books?"
    Magnus: "No, but it makes a good camera stand."

    • @DrSyedMoosa
      @DrSyedMoosa 4 месяца назад +3

      😂😂🤣🤣

    • @seansartor
      @seansartor 4 месяца назад +5

      Yeah right. He read that book cover to cover before playing Garry Kasparov. That's why it's there 🧐

    • @evelynn4273
      @evelynn4273 4 месяца назад +11

      He was trying to psych Garry out with his own book.

    • @d1n4nd
      @d1n4nd 4 месяца назад +2

      Haha.. This man is genuinely funny

    • @albe7292
      @albe7292 4 месяца назад +1

      This imaginary conversation did not happen

  • @Appelyte
    @Appelyte 4 месяца назад +193

    This was recorded on 2021, Magnus is playing the semi finals now

  • @Tooesi
    @Tooesi 4 месяца назад +41

    *World Number 1 Chess Player*
    "I realized I didn't actually have a chess board" -Magnus Carlsen 😂😂

  • @dlm7952
    @dlm7952 4 месяца назад +143

    Nah, Magnus actually lives rent free inside Levy's head

  • @baymanchannel2649
    @baymanchannel2649 4 месяца назад +91

    Magnus: "Here I have Garry's book..."
    Kasparov: 🙂
    Magnus: "...I used it to place my phone a big higher while playing in the tournament"
    Kasparov: 💀

    • @jaymike3302
      @jaymike3302 4 месяца назад +3

      It's also good for a drink-stand and paper-weight.

    • @koiiinu
      @koiiinu 4 месяца назад +2

      😂😂😂

  • @ahmadyahyal
    @ahmadyahyal 4 месяца назад +15

    I don't know about you guys but asking to see someone's fridge is one helluva personal attack.

  • @andrewgosh6987
    @andrewgosh6987 4 месяца назад +210

    Are we not gonna talk about the painting of Magnus playing chess against himself??

  • @ashishlmaooo99
    @ashishlmaooo99 4 месяца назад +218

    Finally We can see how many dead bodies are in magnus carlsen's basement.

    • @FMDD168
      @FMDD168 4 месяца назад +4

      Everyone has Skeletons in the closet, but no we don't get to see Magnus 's

  • @__me-me__
    @__me-me__ Месяц назад +10

    0:07 - "So, here we have the kitchen. Clean as usual." 😂😂😂
    Guilty conscience. 😂

  • @dicidicee
    @dicidicee 4 месяца назад +37

    Surprised Magnus accepted to do this.

    • @TevaRev
      @TevaRev 10 часов назад

      Especially since his apartment is extremely easy to find if you live in Oslo.

  • @0rphicK
    @0rphicK 4 месяца назад +88

    They removed the best part of his house, the "conversation starter"

    • @Lolsteringu
      @Lolsteringu 4 месяца назад +7

      was this live streamed where can I watch the original?

    • @PartialCremation
      @PartialCremation 4 месяца назад

      ​@@Lolsteringu Search Magnus Carlsen's home tour. It's a 59 second video.

    • @captain_context9991
      @captain_context9991 2 месяца назад +6

      This is just a chessplaying apartment in the city. With a view of the harbour. He also has several other houses and holiday homes.

  • @tyrellwilliams317
    @tyrellwilliams317 4 месяца назад +28

    He gotta nice chill spot 💯💯

  • @lecheburra4050
    @lecheburra4050 4 месяца назад +43

    Legend has It that Magnus uses the chessboard alone. Not the pieces.

    • @HerzaPop
      @HerzaPop 14 дней назад

      my chess coach(really decent man) said that he once couldn't end chess game with his opponent(also a great player) at the place, where event was held, so they went to the cafeteria and finished their game simply saying moves out loud without pieces, nor the board

  • @victorcampeanu
    @victorcampeanu 4 месяца назад +429

    even the girlfriend photo on the fridge is outdated

    • @phantom__menace
      @phantom__menace 4 месяца назад +34

      💀💀💀

    • @eurabio
      @eurabio 4 месяца назад +1

      wow

    • @cortezchess
      @cortezchess 4 месяца назад

      No it was updated... ok?

    • @carlmathisen
      @carlmathisen 4 месяца назад +31

      The video description says they shot this in 2021.

    • @ankitnmnaik229
      @ankitnmnaik229 2 месяца назад

      No lol.. it's the same person

  • @Mythic_Mystic
    @Mythic_Mystic 4 месяца назад +2

    2021? Man was hanging on to this for a while.

  • @ikkrijgnoggeldvanje
    @ikkrijgnoggeldvanje 4 месяца назад +325

    He doesn't like to cook, but likes to do the dishes. What a dream man 🩷

    • @mathiashaha
      @mathiashaha 4 месяца назад +28

      haha actually laughed at that, I have the same condition. love the cutting but hate the cooking

    • @Quandussy
      @Quandussy 4 месяца назад

      Cooking is hard. Doing the dishes requires no brain power. That's why he likes it lol

    • @ChrisHyde537
      @ChrisHyde537 4 месяца назад +16

      Levy! Please stop❤

    • @CeRz
      @CeRz 4 месяца назад +4

      Teamwork makes the dreamwork :D

    • @Nemtomi
      @Nemtomi 4 месяца назад

      So why is he on his own?

  • @bigjimstream
    @bigjimstream 2 месяца назад +2

    Oh my goodness. Well obviously you play for the love of the game. It's grounding to see where the best player in the world lives. Really appreciate you opening your home and letting us in for a peek!

  • @zvonimirtosic6171
    @zvonimirtosic6171 4 месяца назад +22

    "Standing on the shoulders of giants" is what Magnus has literally done with Gary's book.

  • @Philiopantheon82
    @Philiopantheon82 4 месяца назад +113

    The den of the final boss of chess👀

  • @maxikle
    @maxikle Месяц назад +1

    "Welcome to my humble abode" was all I needed to hear to celebrate Magnus as a person

  • @pritamupadhya3517
    @pritamupadhya3517 4 месяца назад +123

    The house speaks for itself

    • @rasimbot
      @rasimbot 4 месяца назад +3

      Looks more like an apartment

    • @simonn928
      @simonn928 4 месяца назад +6

      ​@@rasimbotHe has a new house now this was filmed in 2021

  • @thomasmarsden4632
    @thomasmarsden4632 4 месяца назад +5

    "I'm quite good at washing up" - Magnus Carlsen

  • @ytozylea8869
    @ytozylea8869 4 месяца назад +51

    0:39 Don’t look at the TV that shouldn’t be there it should be up on the wall we haven’t fixed that yet.

    • @BritishBloke66
      @BritishBloke66 4 месяца назад

      And this is the TV on the wall, which in our case we have not got ...

  • @jayandthensome
    @jayandthensome 4 месяца назад +3

    He’s enjoying every second of this

  • @kidcico17
    @kidcico17 4 месяца назад +4

    Levy is crying right now that it wasn't his book in the window seal 🤧

  • @tsumogi
    @tsumogi 4 месяца назад +39

    hahaha u guys removed the doll part

    • @Kavaitsu
      @Kavaitsu 4 месяца назад +2

      The what??

    • @apexmemator7239
      @apexmemator7239 2 месяца назад +1

      Look up the original uncensored video💀

  • @alonelhanati3864
    @alonelhanati3864 3 месяца назад +2

    magnus you are the best. did so much for chess. thank you, and admire your game

  • @Charge11
    @Charge11 4 месяца назад +2

    That spot has great vibes.

  • @tigerheart6
    @tigerheart6 3 месяца назад

    What a beautiful home😊. Nice tour, now time for me to get back at my chess game

  • @DanielWillen
    @DanielWillen 4 месяца назад +8

    "It's kleen, as usual" - The Mag 2024

  • @sylgar45
    @sylgar45 4 месяца назад +7

    A wide angle lens goes a long way when filming indoor.

  • @adarkol1575
    @adarkol1575 4 месяца назад +23

    Magnus is the purest example of a cool guy

  • @kmdsubs3148
    @kmdsubs3148 4 месяца назад +10

    Dear camera person ... please zoom out sometimes.

  • @ronipalomaki4395
    @ronipalomaki4395 4 месяца назад +5

    he leaves the cooking to the chess board

  • @pawnprotection3940
    @pawnprotection3940 4 месяца назад +3

    I watched this with a smile on my face.

  • @kuchbhii3363
    @kuchbhii3363 2 месяца назад

    So far most honest and exciting house tour

  • @blevyzgos
    @blevyzgos 3 месяца назад +2

    Humble individual.

  • @mrbesinadventures1909
    @mrbesinadventures1909 4 месяца назад +1

    Good to see seeing magnus gets a proper haircut

  • @gregorio87
    @gregorio87 4 месяца назад +2

    That view is spectacular

  • @LeonCoaching
    @LeonCoaching 4 месяца назад +1

    DAMN they took a while to post this

  • @toutingthomas
    @toutingthomas 4 месяца назад +21

    Isn't this man worth millions? Nice place but amazing to see he's keeping it real.

    • @vibovitold
      @vibovitold 4 месяца назад +5

      He probably has got enough sense to invest his millions instead of building himself a mansion he doesn't really need. He's more like Buffett than a gansta rapper : )

    • @paulallen1939
      @paulallen1939 4 месяца назад +19

      That apartment is in the most expensive residential area in Norway. He paid 2 million USD for it in 2020. He also has a house in Oslo

    • @toutingthomas
      @toutingthomas 4 месяца назад +3

      @@paulallen1939 ah... Well still the furnishing is pretty basic + modest. Thanks for info.

    • @ggmm167
      @ggmm167 2 месяца назад

      Why is it keeping it "real"? Some people like big houses, some not. No matter rich or poor.

    • @toutingthomas
      @toutingthomas 2 месяца назад

      @@ggmm167 there's a spectrum with poverty on one end and opulence on the other... It'd be easy for anyone with magus money to go too far towards the latter, which I dislike because it's just really shows the inequality in this world between rich and poor. 'Real' idiomatic for well balanced. Mind you he is Norwegian so no 1 country in the world for this.

  • @michaelmassaro4375
    @michaelmassaro4375 4 месяца назад +2

    Nice of Magnus to invite us all into his humble abode he likes everything neat and orderly I still think he’d do himself a favor get a nice short haircut 😅but that’s up to him whether you are a fan or not have to give Magnus his props he’s the most dominant Chess player of this day and age truly incredible the man wins as consistently as he does against all the other elite GMs God Bless

  • @alexandrem9326
    @alexandrem9326 4 месяца назад +2

    The King at home, on his throne, immortal and invincible, the might lives one!!

  • @johnmolinar
    @johnmolinar 2 месяца назад

    Using the Gary book to prop his phone, lmao!!!! im dead 💀

  • @acnohaki
    @acnohaki 4 месяца назад +56

    What happened to the DOLL 😸

    • @Roberto-nn6kb
      @Roberto-nn6kb 4 месяца назад +15

      "she is always conversation starter"

  • @emersonp.machado5258
    @emersonp.machado5258 4 месяца назад +18

    Why does magnus house, looks like Homelander home 🤣

  • @ashokvarma4263
    @ashokvarma4263 4 месяца назад +4

    The humility in the voice of Magnus is overpowering! Now my grief at the loss of our legend Vishy to this magnum stands mitigated!

    • @Atlas_Redux
      @Atlas_Redux 4 месяца назад +2

      We have the Jante Law in Norway. Basically dictating you're not allowed to brag about yourself, which (almost) everyone follows. We have a society that is heavily based on equality.

    • @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too
      @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too 4 месяца назад +1

      @@Atlas_Redux No, he's perfectly right. It's overpowering even by Norwegian standards. Though, he's a bit embarrassed by the content of his fridge - rightly so. Even the rich are poor when it comes to food in Norway.

    • @onowahoo
      @onowahoo 4 месяца назад

      @@RUclips_Stole_My_Handle_Toohe had a lot of food in his fridge?

    • @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too
      @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too 4 месяца назад

      @@onowahoo There wasn't as much as a meat topping for a sandwich.

  • @MUBEENAHAMEDKABIRRIBAYEE
    @MUBEENAHAMEDKABIRRIBAYEE 4 месяца назад +4

    Proof that people who are good at chess aren't living under a rock like a Gollum

  • @user-ql4ud9zr7m
    @user-ql4ud9zr7m 4 месяца назад

    Aside from his desk and the kitchen - are you planning to do a home tour? Maybe show his living room and his apartment overall?

  • @regisjunior4941
    @regisjunior4941 4 месяца назад +1

    From the old and good times from the chess 24

  • @Kevin-xz4jq
    @Kevin-xz4jq 4 месяца назад

    Ultra closeup of his computer motor and his fridge.
    Nice 'house tour'! ..lol

  • @kylekilcrease590
    @kylekilcrease590 2 дня назад

    House tour with max zoom lens so its just closeup shots of Magnus in different rooms

  • @ummugulsum8395
    @ummugulsum8395 4 месяца назад +388

    This is very old video. Magnus doesnt live here.

    • @Shtikface
      @Shtikface 4 месяца назад +74

      description did say it was filmed in 2021

    • @user-hellobye12345
      @user-hellobye12345 4 месяца назад +2

      Really?

    • @danmacsound
      @danmacsound 4 месяца назад +166

      @@user-hellobye12345 Yes he lives with me. I am his secret boyfriend.

    • @JussPatel_
      @JussPatel_ 4 месяца назад +146

      @@danmacsound levy? is that you?

    • @skinnysmile9937
      @skinnysmile9937 4 месяца назад +5

      @@JussPatel_ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @bergrugu
    @bergrugu 4 месяца назад +11

    There is this cool feature called wide angle which is dope because it lets us see something

  • @strangelove0108
    @strangelove0108 4 месяца назад +1

    I honestly expected everything in this video 😂

  • @cortezchess
    @cortezchess 4 месяца назад +1

    A minimalist house, perfect for a champion

  • @jadenmartinez8192
    @jadenmartinez8192 4 месяца назад +1

    "Welcome to my humble abode" *has a painting of him playing chess against himself* 🤨🤨🤨

  • @Fudge_Fantasy
    @Fudge_Fantasy 3 дня назад +1

    He travels so much thats all he need.

  • @ralleosu
    @ralleosu 4 месяца назад +2

    Funny how he greets the cameraman in Norwegian

  • @key0dk
    @key0dk 4 месяца назад +1

    Magnus: it ain't much, but it's all I got - b rad

  • @rcs386
    @rcs386 4 месяца назад +5

    Chess Cribs!
    Magnus pointing at a chess board: “This is where the magic happens.”

  • @chrisboeck4172
    @chrisboeck4172 4 месяца назад +2

    Imagine what Magnus trophy room looks like

  • @songlian3730
    @songlian3730 4 месяца назад +1

    The BGM isn't loud enough by the way .

  • @Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights
    @Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights 4 месяца назад +2

    This is the most Scandinavian place I've ever seen

  • @pw5232
    @pw5232 4 месяца назад +2

    Magnus is fit and strong!

  • @user-vj3es6mt5u
    @user-vj3es6mt5u 4 месяца назад +3

    Honestly really good

  • @windh
    @windh 8 дней назад

    Gotta love that the board is flipped.

  • @tumpabhattacharjee7883
    @tumpabhattacharjee7883 4 месяца назад +1

    Need a video on levy's hometour

  • @GJAkuo
    @GJAkuo 4 месяца назад

    I have that same exact Garry Kasparov book.
    If Magnus takes the time to read n study from it, and he’s the GOAT, then imagine where it would take me, lowly beginner 1200.

  • @aspirantbychance
    @aspirantbychance 4 месяца назад +4

    Me : peacefully trying to find where magnus keeps his secret brain 🤣🤣🤣.

  • @lassiterleon737
    @lassiterleon737 4 месяца назад

    Can't wait for Levi to review this

  • @amaljyotikashyap9970
    @amaljyotikashyap9970 Месяц назад +1

    "I realised some point that I didn't actually have a chessboard."
    Magnus Carlsen

  • @nossenkanter
    @nossenkanter 4 месяца назад +9

    "I finally learned to hide my mannequin girl." - Magnum Carlos

  • @snomle
    @snomle 4 месяца назад +1

    I expected way more beer in the fridge 😂

  • @spongecake951
    @spongecake951 Месяц назад

    really cozy home

  • @danduran4981
    @danduran4981 4 месяца назад +1

    Pretty modest for a man of his wealth and stature. Very practical. He is more interested in playing chess than buying things and enjoying a luxury life.

  • @petertimowreef9085
    @petertimowreef9085 4 месяца назад +37

    2:20 idk why but the thought of someone with such an insanely high social and financial status doing dishes just makes my heart sing.

    • @Achilles94627
      @Achilles94627 4 месяца назад +12

      At the end of the day, we're all human.

    • @treatseaweed
      @treatseaweed Месяц назад

      @@Achilles94627 But in India we have maids to do all such chores. Vishy Anand would have never done dishes in his life.

  • @xulapostasy7132
    @xulapostasy7132 4 месяца назад +2

    Dang the calendar says November 2020

  • @Hab2320
    @Hab2320 4 месяца назад +53

    Bro beat Gary chess, then beat fantasy league 🤯

    • @user-mj9gv6hb9r
      @user-mj9gv6hb9r 4 месяца назад +7

      drew kasparov at 13

    • @santishorts
      @santishorts 4 месяца назад +3

      He never actually beat Garry Chess while Garry Chess was an active player. Carlsen was 15 or 16 when Garry Chess retired.

    • @komasaeufer
      @komasaeufer 4 месяца назад +3

      @@santishorts Garry Chess only retired because he was afraid of Magnum Carlsberg.

  • @Joydeep2000
    @Joydeep2000 4 месяца назад +2

    Levy probably watched this 50 times

  • @DOMOzCHANNEL
    @DOMOzCHANNEL 3 месяца назад

    Love a home tour when the guy is not even fully moved in yet

  • @naresh_biswas239
    @naresh_biswas239 4 месяца назад +4

    They cut out the doll part

  • @Lil_mar00
    @Lil_mar00 4 месяца назад

    one of many homes i'd imagine

  • @chrisandreas3142
    @chrisandreas3142 2 месяца назад +1

    ''im prety good at washing the dishes''
    - Magnus Carlsen

  • @DanZhukovin
    @DanZhukovin 4 месяца назад

    Magnus looks very healthy right now. Bodes well, and I'm happy for him.

  • @NusratSarah
    @NusratSarah 2 дня назад

    he shows the world that he's very rigid during tournaments but he's very humble and well communicative person . ✨✨🥰🥰

  • @lotniskofan664
    @lotniskofan664 4 месяца назад +6

    why did you publish it 3 years later?

  • @5kulk3r73
    @5kulk3r73 4 месяца назад +1

    🌟Wow, it's incredible how someone who seems so unassuming and unprepared is actually a master in their field. Reminds me of the quote "when able to attack, we must seem unable."

  • @organicfarmingandmanymoreb5993
    @organicfarmingandmanymoreb5993 4 месяца назад

    The GOAT lives a simpler life and that's awesome! 🤯👍👍🎯

  • @abitofjumble856
    @abitofjumble856 Месяц назад

    Is that a painting of him playing himself? Genius

  • @baazinews1027
    @baazinews1027 2 месяца назад +1

    Is this House in Oslo, Norway ?
    Or is it in America ?

  • @apexmemator7239
    @apexmemator7239 2 месяца назад

    I like how you guys censored the conversation starter😈 placed just besides the chessboard…

  • @Mowreets
    @Mowreets 4 месяца назад

    Ngl when he opened the fridge I thought I saw a chess board there lmao

  • @tfh4714
    @tfh4714 4 месяца назад +1

    Levy's new video be like : " MAGNUS HOME TOUR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "

  • @jaymike3302
    @jaymike3302 4 месяца назад

    That Kasparov book makes a nice camera-stand. It's also good for a drink-stand and paper-weight.