Directed by: Steven Zaillian
Based on the biography "Searching for Bobby Fischer - The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess" by: Fred Waitzkin
Starring: Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Laurence Fishburne, Ben Kingsley, Joan Allen, Michael Nirenberg, Robert Stephens, David Paymer, Hal Scardino, Austin Pendleton, Vasek Simek, William H. Macy, Dan Hedaya, Laura Linney, Tony Shalhoub, Anjelina Belakovskaia, Joel Benjamin, Roman Dzindzichashvili, Kamran Shirazi, Bruce Pandolfini, Vincent Livermore, Russell Garber, Joshua Waitzkin
109 minutes
(PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)
PLOT:
Josh Waitzkin is just a typical American boy interested in baseball when one day he challenges his father at chess and wins. Showing unusual precocity at the outdoor matches at Washington Square in New York City, he quickly makes friends with a hustler named Vinnie who teaches him speed chess. Josh's parents hire a renowned chess coach, Bruce, who teaches Josh the usefulness of measured planning. Along the way Josh becomes tired of Bruce's system and chess in general and purposely throws a match, leaving the prospects of winning a national championship in serious jeopardy.
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