>> carlsen: yeah.. it was a battleground in the cold war with the russians, who were dominant. but then, an american came along. his name was bobby fischer. in 1972, he took on the russian champion boris spassky, and he won. it was an international spectacle. and the enthusiasm has not waned. back in london, just down the corridor from where magnus is playing, 500 novices are learning how to master kings and queens. do you ever play any grownups? >> yes. yes, i do play grownups. in fact, i'm getting the hang of playing grownups. >> simon: who's your favorite chess player? >> bobby fischer. >> simon: bobby fischer? >> yeah. >> and i like magnus carlsen. >> simon: you like magnus. >> yeah. >> simon: chess is now routinely taught in schools all over the world, including the united states. in some countries, it's compulsory. chess can be taught, but not genius. magnus seemed like a normal enough kid growing up outside oslo. but wait a minute-- when he was five, he could name almost all the countries in the

so we set up a board. >> go ahead. >> this is carlsen kasparov, 2004.old. >> it's hard to surprise this guy. i was trying to surprise him from the day we met. >> why were you trying to surprise him? >> just for the hell of it. >> he didn't -- >> we loved it. the three of us looked at it and said wow. >> he's on the road 200 days a year and the thing that keeps him sane is his dad. his dad travels everywhere with him. i was blown away. how is he in checkers, guys? can he play -- >> how about scrabble. gayle king is a scrabble -- >> you can find out much more by going to "60 minutes" overtime. go to cbs news.com. >>> you may remember regina king on 2-2-72-2-7. remember that. she was little brenda. she's back on tv and she likes it. regina king is here >>> you lucky i have good eyesight, you little tool. now, drop that and get over here. now! you drop the gun. re gin king fighting crime in l.a. as detective lydia adams in tnt's southland. she went from a child sitcom star to a movie star like jerry mcguire and ray. >> she's back on tv. she won the naacp aw

so we set up a board. >> go ahead. >> this is carlsen kasparov, 2004.hard to surprise this guy. i was trying to surprise him from the day we met. >> why were you trying to surprise him? >> just for the hell of it. >> he didn't -- >> we loved it. the three of us looked at it and said wow. >> he's on the road 200 days a year and the thing that keeps him sane is his dad. his dad travels everywhere with him. i was blown away. how is he in checkers, guys? can he play -- >> how about scrabble. gayle king is a scrabble -- >> you can find out much more by going to "60 minutes" overtime. go to cbs news.com. >>> you may remember regina king on 2-2-72-2-7. remember that. she was little brenda. she's back on tv and she likes it. regina king is here to talk it's turning out to be a really, really nice late morning and beautiful day. clouds out now. it's about 36 degrees. mostly sunny, 46 the high today. normals are 46 and 27. 28 mainly clear overnight. tomorrow another relatively sunny day with a high of 53. look how mild it gets wednesday, thursday and friday. temp

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. >> simon: magnus carlsen is the best in the world. just look at what he's doing. competing against ten players simultaneously. that in itself is not extraordinary, but magnus cannot see the boards. he's facing the other way. so he has to keep track of the positions of 320 pieces blind. and the number of possible moves? infinite. ( applause ) it transcends chess. i mean, i just can't fathom what you've done. it seems supernatural. >> i'm steve kroft. >> i'm lesley stahl. >> i'm morley safer. >> i'm bob simon. >> i'm lara logan. >> i'm scott pelley. those stories tonight on "60 minutes." as the years go by, some questions loom large. are you prepared for your retirement years - 25 or more of them? do you have a financial plan for you family that works, in good times and in bad times? having the right perspective can help you answer the big questions. for more than 140 years, pacific life has helped find answers for those navigating the path to financial security. ask a financial professional about pacific life - the power to help you succeed. ♪ sunlight says get up