From 1972, Mike Wallace’s profile of controversial U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer. From 1996, Morley Safer’s interview with Garry Kasparov, who became a world champion at 22. From 2007, Steve Kroft’s interview with Kasparov about his involvement in Russian politics. From 2012, Bob Simon’s interview with Magnus Carlsen. And from 2017, Sharyn Alfonsi’s report about the positive impact of a chess program introduced to school children in rural Franklin County, Mississippi.
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0:00 Intro
0:11 Bobby Fischer - April 9, 1972
12:41 King of the Chessboard (Garry Kasparov) - October 27, 1996
24:40 The Match of his Life (Garry Kasparov) - September 23, 2007
37:32 The Mozart of Chess (Magnus Carlsen) - February 19, 2012
50:18 Chess Country - March 27, 2017
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