Explained — S03E06 — Chess

00:00:07 In an average year, more than 7,000 new movies are released

00:01:06 What was that? Idiot!

00:01:57 What's so special about chess?

00:03:07 That's all happening on this chess board.

00:04:13 it first helps to know how to play.

00:05:07 that piece only went one square.

00:06:01 And there were 20 things he could do.

00:07:11 Then Steinitz came along.

00:08:04 the French Defense, the Ruy Lopez.

00:09:04 This was an exhilarating game for the time it was played.

00:10:08 At the highest competitive level,

00:11:03 Well, they saw better options.

00:11:57 And it also comes

00:12:54 and Bobby Fischer.

00:13:46 in suspense.

00:14:44 including chess itself.

00:15:35 She boldly crosses into enemy territory.

00:16:38 While a human Grandmaster can consider tens of moves per decision,

00:17:37 the next move would be checkmate.

00:18:30 of the mightiest chess engines,

00:19:20 And it seemed to follow some of the basic principles

00:20:15 And countries that don't have a history of competitive chess

00:21:18 You have to reconfigure, you have to keep looking at the board.

00:22:14 Checkmate.