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Pawn Sacrifice is a 2014 American biographical psychological drama film about chess grandmaster and 11th world champion Bobby Fischer. It follows Fischer's challenge against top Soviet chess grandmasters during the Cold War and culminating in the World Chess Championship 1972 match versus Boris Spassky in Reykjavík , Iceland .
Sep 25, 2015 · A 2014 film about the life and chess career of American prodigy Bobby Fischer, who challenged the Soviet Empire in 1972. Starring Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, directed by Edward Zwick.
- (49K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Edward Zwick
- 2015-09-25
May 28, 2015 · Also starring Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, PAWN SACRIFICE chronicles Fischer's terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the...
- 3 min
- 165.9K
- Bleecker Street
May 27, 2015 · Also starring Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard, Pawn Sacrifice chronicles Fischer's terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who...
- 3 min
- 4.1M
- Rotten Tomatoes Trailers
Sep 18, 2015 · A film about the 1972 chess match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky, starring Tobey Maguire and Liev Schreiber. The review criticizes the film's lack of drama, historical accuracy and cinematic style.
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In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two...