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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 movie 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.
Sep 18, 2015 · While Zwick and company do nothing to explain this bizarre mania, "Pawn Sacrifice" definitely conjures the feeling of it, thanks in large part to the movie's greatest asset: Maguire's edgy, charismatic performance.
Sep 16, 2015 · Watch the trailer and read critics reviews of Pawn Sacrifice, a film inspired by the 1972 World Chess Championship between American chess legend Bobby Fischer and Soviet Grandmaster Boris Spassky. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, and Peter Sarsgaard.
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...
Watch the trailer and clips of PAWN SACRIFICE, a true story of chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) and his Cold War challenge to the Soviet Empire. Learn more about the cast, the director, and the themes of this gripping drama.
During the Cold War chess grandmaster Bobbie Fischer takes on Boris Spassky, the Soviet world champion. Though Fischer wants a normal match against his rival the United states wants it to be seen as the Cold War played out on the chess board.
