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  • Explained Chess (Season 3, Episode 6)
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    TV Episode | 23 min | Documentary

Explained

Chess (Season 3, Episode 6)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 23 min | Documentary

For centuries, chess has captured hearts and minds - and pawns - and it's more popular than ever. What makes this ever-changing board game so special?
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Aug 20, 2021 (Germany)

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Rainn Wilson
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Hikaru Nakamura
Self - Grandmaster, Streamer Self - Grandmaster, Streamer   See fewer
Imad Khachan
Self - Owner, Chess Forum Self - Owner, Chess Forum   See fewer
Natasha Regan
Self - Woman International Master, Co-Author, Game Changer Self - Woman International Master, Co-Author, Game Changer   See fewer
Anthony Saidy
Self - International Master, Author, The March of Chess Ideas Self - International Master, Author, The March of Chess Ideas   See fewer
Vishy Anand
Self - Grandmaster (archive footage) Self - Grandmaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Deep Blue
Self - IBM Super Computer (archive footage) Self - IBM Super Computer (archive footage)   See fewer
Magnus Carlsen
Self - Grandmaster (archive footage) Self - Grandmaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Johnny Carson
Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage) Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (archive footage)   See fewer
Walter Cronkite
Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage) Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)   See fewer
Adriaan de Groot
Self - Grandmaster (archive footage) Self - Grandmaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Alireza Firouzja
Self - Grandmaster (archive footage) Self - Grandmaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Bobby Fischer
Self - World Chess Champion (archive footage) Self - World Chess Champion (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Hope
Self - Host, The Bob Hope Special, 1972 (archive footage) Self - Host, The Bob Hope Special, 1972 (archive footage)   See fewer
Garry Kasparov
Self - World Chess Champion (archive footage) Self - World Chess Champion (archive footage)   See fewer
Henry Kissinger
Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State (archive footage) Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State (archive footage)   See fewer
Edward Lasker
Self - International Master of Chess (archive footage) Self - International Master of Chess (archive footage)   See fewer
Aron Nimzowitsch
Self - Hypermodernist Chess Master (archive footage) Self - Hypermodernist Chess Master (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry Reasoner
Self - News Anchor (archive footage) Self - News Anchor (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Reti
Self - Hypermodernist Chess Master (archive footage) Self - Hypermodernist Chess Master (archive footage)   See fewer
Boris Spassky
Self - World Chess Champion (archive footage) Self - World Chess Champion (archive footage)   See fewer
Wilhelm Steinitz
Self - First World Chess Champion (archive footage) Self - First World Chess Champion (archive footage)   See fewer
George Alan Thomas
Self - British Chess Champion (archive footage) Self - British Chess Champion (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Wallace
Self - 60 Minutes Correspondent (archive footage) Self - 60 Minutes Correspondent (archive footage)   See fewer
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