A Conversation with Chess Master Gary Kasparov

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published July 31, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

World chess champion Gary Kasparov is writing a six-volume series on fellow masters of the game. He's also a columnist with The Wall Street Journal. He speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about Bobby Fischer and other greats of the game.

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