Harder Than It Looks
Street scenes in downtown district of Stockholm; shots of people in pedestrian mall, decorated with flags, shots of Swenglish Square, of child buzzing pigeons, MS of a Canada dry (soft drink) add, storefronts, kids eating ice cream. Shots of men playing a life size chess game in King?s Garden Park, of kids playing in games, of young lovers on bench, of two men playing chess.
CHESS KIDS
EDITMASTER FOR A WEEKEND NEWS SPOT ON TWO CHILDREN WHO ARE GIFTED IN CHESS
Chess Tournament; 4/9/1995
Dozens of elementary school kids playing chess in gymnasium, CU (looking down) at checkerboard, two kids playing chess, guy with binoculars (indoors)
Colombia and the drug wars - part 2
Part 2 COLOR SYNC Colombia - June 2001 footage covering the conflict within this country between the armed Raw footage showing gangs of drug traffickers, leftist guerillas and rightist paras who have been the cause of increasing economic deterioration and social disintegration of Colombia and its relationship to cocaine production and distribution. Two hour compilation of highlights from over 20 hours of material. **WE HAVE ALL THE RAW FOOTAGE FROM THIS COMPILATION** Tape #11 continued >>>locked school door in Soacha, views of huts. Interivew 17 year old boy in street unemployed Tape #13 >>>good cop, Bad CIty..Berrancabermeja, Colombia's murder capitol. Drive through the streets. Lt. Andres Segura lights a candle to his guardian angel, St. Micahel before leaving for days patrolling the city He drives to loud Salsa music, greets familiar citizens, meets Armored Personel Carrier that is used to enter dangerous areas of the city. Responding to shooting, Lt. Andres supervises crime scene investigation, patrol on foot through FARC area, discover stolen gasoline containers, discover large underground tank of stolen gas. >>>Che Guevara wall painting in FARC area of Barrancabermeja. Police patrol on foot. Escort funeral processio to graveyard. >>>Gas top up of Police motorcycle corps. >>>Police hand out candy to kids in FARC area >>>Oil refinery, 75% of Colombia's gasoline is produced here and much of it is stolen for drug labs >>>Taxi reports suspected bomb, Lt. Andres investigates, mo bomb >>>Saturday night in Barrancabermeja, police block off main street for weekly family street fair, cops bike around with kids, selling balloons, citrizens enjoy rare security at night since Para's took over control of town, Police announcer, kids play chess in street, etc. >>>River Magdelena makes Barranca a crossroads for commerce and drug traffic >>>variety of boats, Vultures hang out around Barranca >>>Visit to town undertaker funeral parlor, interview re: cost of funerals and coffins Call comes in re: dead body to undertaker before it comes to police >>>Lt. Andres investigates another unidentified body, signs of beating and cigarette burns. Tape #14 >>>River Magdelana >>>Interview Col Juan Villar, Chief National Police in Barranca. Spanish Tape #15 >>>Santandar Police Academy in Bogota. Promotion ceremony for senior police officers >>>Cadets parade >>>President Pastrana speaks, re: police and security Tape #16 >>>Military analyst and Colombian security advisor to governments, Alfredo Rangel (Spanish) He is critical of Plan COlombia, Fumigation of Coca, etc. >>>Irma Garcia, Coordinator of 6 social assistance programs for Colombia interview re: social problems (English) >>>Senator Rafael ORduz, an independent critical of Pastrana (English) >>>Daniel Garcia Pena, University PRofessor and Political Consultant. English Tape #17 >>>video acquired from sources >>>helicopter view of Coca plantations >>>ground shots Poppy growing
Adama Camara: gang fights, the poison of revenge
CALIFORNIA
A montage of peaceful landscape, nature and lifestyle shots - Fall season: Two kids riding their bikes down a rural road a vintage pickup parked on the side; two older gentlemen playing a game of checkers or chess at a table in a park; ducks along the banks of a river or stream; a field of wheat after harvest.
WOLF MANKOWITZ
St. Johns Wood, London. <br/> <br/>Various C/Us of books by Wolf Mankowitz on a hessian covered table - "The Mendelman Fire", "The Concise Encyclopaedia of English Pottery and Porcelain", "The ABC of Show Business", "A Kid for Two Farthings". <br/> <br/>M/S of Wolf Mankowitz in his study at home. Mankowitz is typing, his desk is scattered with paper and open books. He is smoking a cigarette almost to the filter and he has a half finished cup of tea beside him. Mankowitz takes a long drag from his cigarette before placing it in the ash tray and beginning to type. According to the narrator, Mankowitz always works "regular office hours". C/U on Mankowitz's face in deep concentration. C/U on the typewriter. Mankowitz stops typing and adds another correction to the already pencil-marked article he is writing. C/U of Mankowitz smoking and looking up to a corner of the study. C/U of one of the African masks which cover the walls of the study. C/U of other African masks on the walls - Mankowitz's "inspiration". <br/> <br/>M/S of Mankowitz's shop - a room filled with glass fronted cabinets full of valuable looking porcelain. In the centre of the room a young woman, Rhona Levine, is examining a large Wedgwood Pegasus vase on the desk in front of her. Also on the desk are other smaller vases. Mankowitz walks into the room and looks at the vase while Rhona wipes it gently with a cloth. The narrator explains that Mankowitz is "one of the country's foremost authorities on pottery and his shop is a collector's museum of exquisite pieces". Mankowitz picks up a smaller, blue vase. C/U of Mankowitz studying the blue vase. C/U of Rhona turning the large vase, she stops and smiles at Mankowitz. C/U of blue vase in Mankowitz's hand. C/U of Mankowitz. C/U of vases and other valuable artefacts on the desk. C/U of a unique twenties chess set made from "faultless pottery". Various C/Us of the chess set. <br/> <br/>M/S of Mankowitz family's fashionably modern kitchen in St. Johns Wood. Mankowitz's eldest son, Gered, is stirring a pan on the stove. He turns and smiles as his father enters the room. Mankowitz jovially pats his son on the head before going over to a mixing bowl full of mince. C/U of the bowl of mince. Mankowitz tips the fried onions from the stove into the bowl. According to the narrator he is making his speciality - hamburgers! M/S of the son rolling raw balls of mince in flour before passing them to his father to be fried. The narrator makes a scathing comment about the unappetising appearance of the raw burgers. M/S of Mankowitz frying the burgers. Top shot of the semi-cooked burgers frying in a pool of hot oil. <br/> <br/>Low angle M/S of Mankowitz and his three sons crowded around a coffee table in the family living room. Gered is playing chess with his father while the two younger boys are playing snap. Various shots of Mankowitz interacting with his sons. C/U of snap cards on the coffee table. C/U of Mankowitz. C/U of Jonathon - aged eight - "who wants to be an actor" when he is an adult. C/U of Daniel - aged four - who "just wants to grow up". Gered wants to be a farmer. High angle M/S of the family. Mankowitz moves a couple of cushions and leans back onto the trendy couch, exhausted from his busy day. C/U of Mankowitz hard at work at his favourite hobby - sleeping!
NEW YORK: 8 YR OLD HOMELESS CHESS CHAMP
--SUPERS--\nWednesday \n\n:55 - 1:05\nTani Adewumi\n8-Year-Old Nigerian New York Chess Champion \n\n1:35 - 1:45\nOluwatoyin Adewumi\nMother of Tani Adewumi\n\n2:13 - 2:23 \nShawn Martinez \nPS116 Head Coach\n\nMarch 20, 2019\n\n --LEAD IN--\nAN 8-YEAR-OLD CHESS PRODIGY WINS THE NEW YORK 8 CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP A YEAR AFTER LEARNING THE GAME. HE SITS DOWN WITH CNNs JOHN BERMAN AND ERICA HILL TO TELL HIS STORY.\n\n --SOT--\nErica Hill, CNN New Day Anchor, "At just eight years old Tani Adewumi is taking the chess world by storm. The Nigerian immigrant fetching first place in the New York state tournament doing it undefeated atwhat's perhaps even more extraordinary is that he went from beginner to chess master just a year after learning to play the game. Joining us now eight year old New York state chess champion Tani Adewumi, his mom Oluwatoyin Adewumi, and PS116 head coach Shawn Martinez. Great to have all of you with us. Congratulations. That trophy is huge. Is it hard to carry?"\n\nTani Adewumi, 8-Year-Old Nigerian New York Chess Champion: "No"\n\nErica Hill, CNN New Day Anchor: "Well you've got those big muscles so you've only been playing for a year. You're the state champion. What's that feel like. That's a big deal." \n\nTani Adewumi, 8-Year-Old Nigerian New York Chess Champion: "Yeah."\n\nErica Hill, CNN New Day Anchor: "Yeah? Is it surprising to you or did it just feel totally normal."\n\nTani Adewumi, 8-Year-Old Nigerian New York Chess Champion: "It did not feel totally normal."\n\nJohn Berman, CNN New Day Anchor: "When did you know you were going to win?"\n\nTani Adewumi, 8-Year-Old Nigerian New York Chess Champion: "I did not know I was going to win because on my last game I was scared of losing because my opponent was winning when I was losing then I actually draw and he took it ."\n\nJohn Berman, CNN New Day Anchor: "But you came back and did it. Yeah?"\n\nTani Adewumi, 8-Year-Old Nigerian New York Chess Champion, "Yeah"\n\nJohn Berman, CNN New Day Anchor: "Excellent." \n\nErica Hill, CNN New Day Anchor, "What was it like when you won? What was that feeling like for you?"\n\nTani Adewumi, 8-Year-Old Nigerian New York Chess Champion, "I felt really calm. And also I felt really happy and excited."\n\nErica Hill, CNN New Day Anchor, "I would think so. Mom you must be pretty excited too and very proud?"\n\nOluwatoyin Adewumi, Mother of Tani Adewumi, "Yes I really did. Of all the points of the fifth round. So somehow I was scared. When he came in the last game was just maybe 10-15 minutes or something. All the previous ones was 1 1/2 hours, two hours. 15 minutes. I was just like 'how does that happen?' Then the coach says 'state champion.' I was so happy so so happy."\n\nJohn Berman, CNN New Day Anchor, "Shawn have you ever had someone learn so quickly before? He learned to play a year ago and now he's the champ. What makes him so good?"\n\nShawn Martinez , PS116 Head Coach, "I think that Tani works very hard. I mean I've had other students that excel pretty quickly but not exactly to this level. Tani's reached about fifteen hundred in a matter of one year. One year ago he was only really one hundred and five in his first event I remember. And when we went to the state championships I remember having expectations of him doing really well. But I wasn't too sure if he was going to be the state champion. And going into the last round it was nerve racking for like his mom said she and I were like really excited but we knew that he had to keep his composure to really take their last round out. And my partner wanted to coach his angel. He let me know he said please make sure to let him know that if he takes a draw the last round he could win the tournament. So I let him know I said listen don't push too hard. If the position is equal draw you can still be the state champion. He came back about 10-15 minutes and we were all like what happened. What happened? He is the most modest humble kid who walked in the room and he said coach Shawn I drew. I said do you know you just did right now. You became the state champion and we went is estatic. The room went crazy. "\n\nJohn Berman, CNN New Day Anchor, "What makes him so good? He looks like a steely eyed killer to me."\n\nShawn Martinez , PS116 Head Coach, "What makes him so good honestly that he's very tactical. His memory is great. The reason he's very tactical because lets say the average kid in New York may do like 50 to 100 puzzles a week. He's aiming to do 500 puzzles a week so he really sets the bar very high when it comes to practicing chess. And I think that's really what it takes to become a great player. Just dedication and hard work."\n\nErica Hill, CNN New Day Anchor, "You want to be the youngest grandmaster. That's your plan. I know coach Shawn has said he's really on that route. What do you really love about chess Tani?"\n\nTani Adewumi, 8-Year-Old Nigerian New York Chess Champion, "What I love really about chess is..... Deep thinking. good understanding of it. And that's what I like about it."\n\nJohn Berman, CNN New Day Anchor, "Mom what is it meant for your family?"\n\nOluwatoyin Adewumi, Mother of Tani Adewumi, "So great. We are very happy. We are so great about it. We are very proud of him. So it's a great thing to us." \n\nJohn Berman, CNN New Day Anchor, "Well Tani, Mom, Shawn thank you so much for being with us. Congratulations. I will never play you in chess because you scare me. But thanks so much for being with us." \n\nErica Hill, CNN New Day Anchor, "We look forward to covering you when you become the youngest Grandmaster right. Yes. Thanks guys. Congratulations."\n\n\n -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----\n\n --KEYWORD TAGS--\nCHESS NIGERIA REFUGEE\n\n
Chess Tournament; 4/9/1995
Dozens of elementary school kids playing chess in gymnasium, CU (looking down) at checkerboard, two kids playing chess, guy with binoculars
SHOWS AND SERIES: THRILLER "THE DIPLOMAT" RETURNS
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David Gyasi was born in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--SUPERS&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>:00 - :19&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"The Diplomat"&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Courtesy Netflix&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>:19 - :26&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Debora Cahn&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Creator / Writer&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>:26 - :38&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"The Diplomat"&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Courtesy Netflix&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>:38 - 1:04&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Rufus Sewell&lt;tab />Keri Russell&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"Hal Wyler"&lt;tab />"Kate Wyler"&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>1:04 - 1:12&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"The Diplomat"&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Courtesy Netflix&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>1:12 - 1:28&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Ali Ahn&lt;tab />&lt;tab />David Gyasi&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"Eidra Park"&lt;tab />"Austin Dennison"&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>1:28 - 1:34&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"The Diplomat"&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Courtesy Netflix&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>1:34 - 1:41&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Debora Cahn&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Creator / Writer&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>1:41 - 1:50&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"The Diplomat"&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Courtesy Netflix&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--LEAD IN&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>THE POLITICAL THRILLER "THE DIPLOMAT" IS BACK FOR A SECOND SEASON, AFTER THE LITERALLY EXPLOSIVE ENDING OF SEASON ONE.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>DAVID DANIEL REPORTS, SEASON TWO PICKS UP RIGHT WHERE THE SERIES LEFT OFF.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--TAG&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>ALL SIX EPISODES OF SEASON TWO OF "THE DIPLOMAT" ARE NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"Explosion in central London." (nat-explosion)&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"Can we find the Home Secretary? I'd like to be able to tell the Ambassador whether her husband is alive or dead."&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"THE DIPLOMAT" CREATOR DEBORA CAHN HAS KNOWN THAT FOR A LONG TIME: MOST OF SEASON TWO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF SEASON ONE.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"Two-thirds of the way through, I was like, I'm never gonna get through this plan. There's way too much material and what was supposed to go into the last two episodes, screw it. We're just gonna lop it off. We're gonna stop here. We're gonna pray that we get another season, and then this is gonna become that."&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"Did you sleep with him?"&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"No!"&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"Were you planning to?"&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"Yeah."&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"It's fun because the whole first season, you know, you're having to introduce this whole world, you're having to introduce all these characters. So we could truly hit the ground running and just get right to it, which we did, and just big, full serious thriller vibes and they, Debora just dove right into it and it's fun, it's exciting.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"And surprising, too. I mean, we were getting these plot twists..."&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"Going what? What?"&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"You know, they would hit us."&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"If members of my government are involved, it could be anyone."&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"The call is coming from inside the house."&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"The level of detail and specifics that they go through. We do need to go back and go, wait, what happened there and, and if you go back and watch it, you do go, oh my gosh. I didn't pick that look up and that, now, is why we're where we are."&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"I mean, we made it, and watching it, it's like, wait, what's ha- what's happening?"&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"Exactly."&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"Yeah."&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"Exactly, yeah."&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"If the Prime Minister doesn't step down, we'll force him out."&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"We had a really good time together. So it was just, it was sort of like, whoo! It's so exciting that we get to keep doing it, you know, like we're, it's a little bit like kids at a birthday party."&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"You dug up a conspiracy inside this government." (nat-smash)&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>"You think you're playing chess, but actually you're playing checkers." 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ADOLESCENCE
MCU ELDERLY MAN GOES FROM TABLE TO TABLE PLAYING CHESS WITH DOZENS OF KIDS, SIMULTANEOUSLY. PAN SEVERAL MODEL SAILBOATS IN SHOP TO MAN SHOWING KIDS HOW TO BUILD BOATS IN SHOP. MS GROUP OF CAMP KIDS PLACE SUPER-STRUCTURE OF MODEL CRUISE LINE ON LOWER HALF OF HULL AND PLACE IT INTO WATER WHERE THEY WATCH IT SAIL VIA RADIO CONTROL. ABOVE VIEW MODEL SAILING, IS OVERTAKEN BY MODEL OF SUBMARINE. KIDS DEMONSTRATE ROBOT MOVING ON TRACTOR-LIKE THREADS, MADE FROM COOKING POT. CU TWO BOYS CONTROL ROBOT VIA RADIO CONTROL.
Beyond Kicks
Shot of room in community centre filled with people (children and adults). PAN to man and woman playing chess, ZOOM IN on the man. Two MCSs of them playing chess. PAN to man and woman sitting on bench, woman doing macramé. CS of woman's bare feet, PAN along leg to hands at work on macramé and TILT UP to her face. MCS of man consulting map on wall in community centre. MS of two long-haired men chatting, girl reading newspaper in foreground. Two MSs of people in community centre.
Chess - Prodigy
A 6-YEAR-OLD BOY IS A WHIZ AT CHESS AND HAS WON MANY DIFFERENT AWARDS FOR IT.
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SOLUTIONS: KIDS GET ADDED EDUCATIONAL VALUE FROM CHESS
SOLUTIONS: COVER FTG FOR DEBORAH AMOS CS ON CHESS, AN INEXPENSIVE SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM TO HELP CHILDREN W/ THE CRITICAL THINKING AND CONCENTRATION THEY NEED TO DO BETTER IN REQUIRED SUBJECTS. 01:00:32 WS INT SIXTH GRADE CLASSROOM. 01:00:35 CU PROFILE CHESS MASTER AND TEACHER FRITZ GASPARD STANDING BY BLACKBOARD NEAR CHESS DIAGRAM HANGING OVER BLACKBOARD. 01:01:15 GASPARD GIVING LESSON ON MOVES. VS CHILDREN ANSWERING TEACHER'S QUESTIONS. VS TEACHER MOVING PIECES ON CHESS DIAGRAM. 01:25:56 MS BOY DUMPING CHESS PIECES OUT OF BAG ONTO BOARD SPREAD OUT ON TWO DESKS. 01:26:21 MS KIDS SETTING UP CHESSMEN. 01:27:11 MS TWO STUDENTS STARTING GAME. 01:28:56 VS GASPARD WALKING AROUND OBSERVING KIDS' GAMES. 01:29:44 OVERHEAD CU CHESS GAME IN PROGRESS. 01:30:44 BREAK.
Guest: Gérard Araud, former French ambassador to the USA
1980s NEWS
STUDIO INTERVIEW CONTINUES: Robert Lipsyte 14:00 Do you think you'll ever make a machine to beat you, Garry Kasparov 14:02 I don't believe that computer will beat human being it's, I admit, it's very rapid progress. Now, the computer today play stronger than a year ago, and nobody could believe this level in this level five years ago. But if you go up, up and up, computers climbing to the top, probably you'll get you'll get the limit. They promise now to create the new super powerful computer, which will make will calculate a billion moves a second most a second. Robert Lipsyte 14:36 But but the computer has an advantage in that it doesn't have an ego to be destroyed. Garry Kasparov 14:41 Yes I understand. I understand. But chess is don't forget about creativity in chess. And you have a very powerful computer 1 billion moves a second, just imagine it and it's you you are able to hone knowledge of chess and as a computer, but I'm a human being or somebody else somebody else in the future and we can provide a new strategy how to finding his computer because as any chess player computer will have some consequences and it's a question of our our creativity how to, to provide a special strategy to use these consequences. Robert Lipsyte 15:14 Do you think of yourself as an artist? Garry Kasparov 15:16 Partly yes, if it's necessary I can I can find a very nice way to to beat my opponent. I mean, using chess pieces. It's I can't forget about the the major task of the game to be to beat your opponent. But sometimes you have to show your artistic abilities. Robert Lipsyte 15:32 One of the things that's always intrigued me about your successes is the way you also beat what always has seemed to be an oppressive sports system, the Soviet sports system, how you kind of crack through? Garry Kasparov 15:44 Oh, yeah, it wasn't so easy as it's probably it was much more difficult to be computer. On last Sunday, I, I was, I was in trouble for several years because they didn't want me to be the symbol of the system. And my predecessor, world champion and Mexico champion, and Anatoly Karpov was a symbol of the system for for many years. And they wanted to prevent him to lose against me. And that's why I had to prove my abilities not only at the chess board, but around his board as well. Do went through this chess politics, just all trials and obstacles, finally I succeeded. And I right now, I think that I was very lucky to have these troubles, because it helped me to create my my fighting character. I'm not I'm not afraid of any any troubles in the future. Probably. That's why I didn't repeat Fisher's way, I'm not afraid of the challenge. Robert Lipsyte 16:33 But in winning you also seem somewhat antithetical to the professed system, Rolex watches, swanky clothes. Why do you remain a Soviet citizen? Garry Kasparov 16:43 yet? I think it's kind of misunderstanding because it's, I do not believe that this this image of Soviets will will remain forever, you know, it should be changed, because I hope that my country will be brought into into normal society. I mean, I think that somebody has, someone has to start to talk about this possible changes. And many people talk about it. Yeah, well, this changes no country now. But I'm probably probably the only person who was able to get a wide audience in the West. And it's much more difficult even for for leaders of the Soviet radicals. Because they're not not well known, probably, except sacro, from the west. And I feel that I'm in the position to talk on behalf of many, many, many Soviets Robert Lipsyte 17:21 Do you see yourself as an instrument of change, Garry Kasparov 17:25 not an instrument of change, I, I want I think I am in the position to represent this changes. And I, I can talk, I can talk about this change, I can explain it all the better decisions in my country. And having me as a symbol of of these changes, you can understand our potential future. It's, it's not clear. It's a long, long way. And this will have many, many problems. Because we we have to change so many things in the country. But I, I don't want to leave the country because it's if people like as part of this, they can't leave the country. Just take my example. What can you take from the average citizen, I mean, they they will be very disappointed, because Kasparov is one of the few persons who is able to talk in the West who is in the position with more or less safe, but the average person is helpless and facing the system. That's why I shouldn't even give them that example. Probably my main task is just to persuade them to talk to to bring millions of people into the changes. Robert Lipsyte 18:25 Of course, part of it is is for you to progress and for chess to progress. Where do you see the game going? Garry Kasparov 18:30 Game? It's improving? Yes, it's a it was improved within the last 10 years, for sure. But right now, we have to professionalize this game, because it's the amateurs level, it's not enough at all. And now we have this big gap, you know, between a world championship match out this, this kind of event and other other competitions. Just imagine this, this guy in the in the street told us that this is total money involved in chess, that's absolutely true in chess, but the press fund in the net World Championship match will be between two and $3 million. Just one event, you know, it's unbelievable in tennis, you have your your money growing up, but slowly step by step in chess, it's only one event costs money. And I think that we have to find a way how to do absolute professional when probably we have to use team competitions, pro pro team competitions, its professional teams, not national national teams, but just kind of sponsor teams. Plus, we have to create some kind of Academy for the young players, we should give them future we should show them that if they play chess, they can have future and it's a long process, but I think we will succeed and I have enough ability now enough energy to help people in Europe and in America to bring all these components together. And to view this chess world Robert Lipsyte 19:51 yeah, because every every sport that's ever gotten its television contract or its licensing agreement, has always done it on the basis of merchandise. Stars. Personalities. Oh, yes, this Garry Kasparov and then I can't think of somebody else. Garry Kasparov 20:04 Unfortunately, right now I'm the only person who is able to do it. Yes. Because of many, many reasons and political and chess reasons. And I repeat that I have to start it. But I sincerely believe in the future. Many players will journey it depends on our success, I will be successful to create the professionalism in chess. Robert Lipsyte 20:22 But what about creating chess players? Do you think players are made or born? Garry Kasparov 20:29 Players are made world champions are borm, that's, that's, I believe, it's you must be born as a world champion. Robert Lipsyte 20:37 What do you have that I don't have? That's, I got I got a you can see, it's feel? Garry Kasparov 20:44 No, it's probably it's better to compare the players I mean, it's it's strong players and world champions. If you look at the games, it's extremely difficult to explain what's exactly the difference. But it's, it appears in the critical moment of the chest history. Now, it's something you know, it's a gift from the God probably. It's I know many strong players. For example, Kushner, he's very strong player, but he wasn't born a world champion. And he lost against Karpov. And it's, it happened several times. I'm just history, we had very, very strong players, very powerful players. They could win many, many tournaments. But finally, when you win, you have to win this last last last game, you know, to become a world champion. They lost. I mean, it's desolate Robert Lipsyte 21:23 What part of the body. Does that come from? Garry Kasparov 21:25 I don't know. It's it's not just from you. It's it's beyond your your imagination. It's sometimes it's a very critical position. I can feel the move. You know, that's that's the right move. It's, it could look absolutely horrible. It's wrong against against any rules. But that's the right move. And I know, it's just just by heart. Robert Lipsyte 21:45 Do you think this cuts through all racial ethnic national lines this this gift you talk about Garry Kasparov 21:52 Yes. It comes through the world. Yes, easily. Robert Lipsyte 21:54 What about a woman chess champion. Garry Kasparov 21:56 Oh, that's that's difference. There's a big difference, because it's, we agree that chess is fight. It's a real tough fight. And look at the history. I mean, it was our privilege to fight against each other. And to prove our superiority. It's much more difficult for women to keep this terrible tension. As to tension, you know, it's not only one game, which normally lasts five hours, but it's it, it could last for four to three weeks, even two months if in case of a world championship match. And normally, they're not able to keep this tension. I mean, they, they can't concentrate for for a long time. It's I think it's in our nature plus chesses is a very great creative game, and you have to create new ideas, and it fits us more as well. Robert Lipsyte 22:40 Yeah, I'm sure you're gonna be in fights about that. Garry Kasparov 22:43 Yeah, absolutely. Robert Lipsyte 22:44 All right, if it's not a woman, but is there a kid out there, standing on a street corner like waiting for gunfighter, some 15 1617 year old kid, who's going to get you? Garry Kasparov 22:44 What I mean, get me Robert Lipsyte 22:44 get you some kid who's got this kind of divine spark whose frequency read everything you've ever Garry Kasparov 23:03 1515 1516 Probably a little bit late to for the career of a world champion, you have to sell the 789 he Robert Lipsyte 23:09 started at seven or 79 and he's read it says Garry Kasparov 23:13 it's inevitable. It's history. I will be replaced by somebody else. And very quiet about it one day it will happen I will lose my battles. Okay. What's its life is goes on. Robert Lipsyte 23:22 Are you ready for that now Garry Kasparov 23:24 No I'm not ready now. But I know that what will happen but now it's extremely difficult. I'm just 26 and was the next five years I think it'll be able to defend my position even against powerful computer. Robert Lipsyte 23:35 You think of yourself as another five or six years? Garry Kasparov 23:37 Five, six, at least Robert Lipsyte 23:38 Yeah. And then and then what will happen you lose interest. God will pluck it away or what will happen? Garry Kasparov 23:44 Probably not pluck it away, but probably it will be given to somebody else. No, I didn't know perhaps I have 10 years not not five or six but just saw your story one it's a time when you're stuck. You're stuck you start to lose energy, you know, because chess is a game of any very energetic game. You have to spend energy a minute to to spread it around. Around the board, you know, and if you put if you have an opponent, it's kind of energetic dwell in the fight Robert Lipsyte 24:13 where we'll be watching Gary, whether the next five or six years thanks so very lucky to be here.
SOLUTIONS: KIDS GET ADDED EDUCATIONAL VALUE FROM CHESS
SOLUTIONS: COVER FTG FOR DEBORAH AMOS CS ON CHESS, AN INEXPENSIVE SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM TO HELP CHILDREN W/ THE CRITICAL THINKING AND CONCENTRATION THEY NEED TO DO BETTER IN REQUIRED SUBJECTS. 01:00:32 WS INT SIXTH GRADE CLASSROOM. 01:00:35 CU PROFILE CHESS MASTER AND TEACHER FRITZ GASPARD STANDING BY BLACKBOARD NEAR CHESS DIAGRAM HANGING OVER BLACKBOARD. 01:01:15 GASPARD GIVING LESSON ON MOVES. VS CHILDREN ANSWERING TEACHER'S QUESTIONS. VS TEACHER MOVING PIECES ON CHESS DIAGRAM. 01:25:56 MS BOY DUMPING CHESS PIECES OUT OF BAG ONTO BOARD SPREAD OUT ON TWO DESKS. 01:26:21 MS KIDS SETTING UP CHESSMEN. 01:27:11 MS TWO STUDENTS STARTING GAME. 01:28:56 VS GASPARD WALKING AROUND OBSERVING KIDS' GAMES. 01:29:44 OVERHEAD CU CHESS GAME IN PROGRESS. 01:30:44 BREAK.
A Search for Learning
Cresthaven Public School located in the Toronto suburb of North York, Ontario: various shots inside Miss Bailey's class, the teacher chatting with girls. Inside a second class, a group of children surround their teacher, listening to her instructions. Inside another class, four students learn with blocks. CUs of pupils, two boys, playing chess. HAS and PAN back inside the second class. Various shots of a young girl, later joined by a boy, using and learning with a filmstrip viewer. CUs of a man's hand writing numbers on a blackboard. ECUs of his face as he talks, his mouth. Various CUs of kids listening, writing. CUs of several hands writing on a blackboard. Cut to CU of a clock and FOLLOW SHOT of the seconds' hand going round the dial.
Chess Tournament; 4/9/1995
Dozens of elementary school kids playing chess in gymnasium, CU (looking down) at checkerboard, two kids playing chess, guy with binoculars (indoors)
RICKY RAY OBIT (1992)
OBIT FOR RICKY RAY, A TEENAGER WHO DIED OF AIDS. HE AND HIS BROTHERS GOT HIV FROM TAINTED BLOOD PRODUCTS USED TO TREAT HEMOPHILIA.