Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

["Teach Me Tonight" by Kim Weston and Marvin Gaye playing]

What did you do to that poor guy you played in the third round?

It's not so far away.

Yeah, I know how you feel about them.

Capablanca played on intuition.

[woman] Yes, it's so unfortunate.

[Beth chuckles]

["Fever" by Peggy Lee playing loudly]

[door creaks shut]

[speaking Russian]

like a million years ago, doesn't it?

sitting there studying opening variation

♪ Moon lights up the night ♪

-I'm a different player now. -In some ways.

What are you gonna do instead, huh? Get drunk?

Nice to meet you.

Before you know it…

If he didn't move it up, the bishop would be locked in.

Congratulations.

Okay, fine. I'll come to New York.

I'm not talking about Paris. I'm talking about Moscow.

They were beautiful.

The way you are.

Actually, we met. You beat me the other day.

[exhales slowly]

You know what they called him?

[music playing softly in background]

J.R. Capablanca, My Chess Career.

[Beltik chuckles]

He would stay up all night, in Paris, before his games,

You just saw it.

♪ I-I-I-I-I'm not your steppin' stone ♪

Shall we say…

an opportunity you allowed to pass you by."

Would you like some training?

-When? -Tomorrow. Afternoon.

[in English, with Russian accent] "I can fight against anyone but time."

[thunder rumbles]

So, this is Smyslov versus Botvinnik.

I don't even have a passport. Or the right clothes.