Fascinating Bobby Fischer Interview Posted On YouTube

A fascinating interview with GM Bobby Fischer shortly after he became the world champion in 1972 has recently been posted on YouTube. Apart from sharing his thoughts on the match, Fischer shows remarkable skill at solving the 15 Puzzle. The 18.5-minute interview is Fischer’s television appearance with Johnny Carson on November 8, 1972, about two months after Fischer had defeated GM Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland. Carson was an American TV host, comedian, writer, and producer but is most famous for his “The Tonight Show,” which ran between 1962 and 1992. Watch the full interview above. Some other interviews with Fischer were already on YouTube, such as his appearance in CBS’s “60 Minutes” in April 1972 or when he was a guest in ABC’s “The Dick Cavett Show” after he had defeated GM Tigran Petrosian in 1971, apart from other clips from non-official channels (from those, don’t miss Fischer’s sketch in NBC’s “The Bob Hope Show” or another program with Dick Cavett). The recently posted interview with Carson stands out for having Fischer’s thoughts after having won the world title, especially taking into account that, sadly, he would never defend it and in fact, would never play another official game until 1992.…
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