MOSCOW, Aug 31 The reigning world chess champion Norwegian Magnus Carlsen said, that he does not see a certain meaning in life, but still finds it a great opportunity to enjoy and strive for his goals. «What is the meaning of life? It is obvious to me that it does not exist. We are all here by chance, there is no meaning, life ends at some point, but it's still a beautiful thing. You can still rejoice, strive for some goals. But I'm sure that there is no special meaning in life, it's pointless to look for it, in my opinion. For me, life is both meaningless and full of meaning. Just to be here, to try, if not to use everything in life, then to do things that make you happy,” Carlsen said on the air of a podcast on the YouTube channel of artificial intelligence researcher Lex Friedman. “I am lonely. This is part of the profession, only you and your mind.But it doesn't destroy me.I like All people go, but I'm not necessarily trying to find love. Sometimes yes, sometimes no, I'm just trying to find my way. And my love for the game obviously comes and goes a little, but there is always at least some level of love. But I think that in other areas of life, you just need to do what makes you happy, what gives you joy. So that's been my approach to love for quite some time, I'm just trying to live my best life and then love will come when it comes. I’m just trying to be the best version of myself,” added the Norwegian. Carlsen is 31 years old. He is the leader of the International Chess Federation rating. The Norwegian defended the world title four times, the last time he beat the Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in 2021. In the summer, Carlsen announced his refusal to play another match for the world title due to lack of motivation.
