India, Feb. 27 -- Magnus Carlsen is regarded by many to be the greatest-ever chess player of all time. The Norwegian GM is a five-time world chess champion and also shares the current World Blitz title with Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi. He is also an eight-time World Blitz Champion, and has been on top of the FIDE rankings since July 1, 2011, and is only behind Garry Kasparov in time spent as the highest-rated player in chess history. Carlsen's peak rating of 2882 is also the highest in history.

Carlsen recently appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast, and spoke on a variety of topics, ranging from the controversial Hans Niemann cheating scandal to how he prepares for matches. Although he is only 34-years-old, he is part of an older generation of...