Pawn Sacrifice

Year: 2014

Country: USA, Canada

Tagline: In 1972, Bobby Fischer faced the Soviet Union in the greatest chess match ever played. On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness.

Plot: Genius and madness often go hand in hand. This film follows American chess genius Bobby Fischer in his quest to defeat Russian Boris Spassky thus winning the World Chess Championship. 'Pawn Sacrifice' begins by showing some of Fischer's madness at the World Championship in Reykjavík, Iceland but soon flashes back to tell Fischer's backstory starting when he grew up in Brooklyn. This makes for a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War as American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers. Also starring Liev Schreiber as Russian Champion Boris Spassky, Michael Stuhlberg as the American lawyer who promotes the championship match, and Peter Sarsgaard as Father Bill Lombardy who accompanies Fischer on his journey. 'Pawn Sacrifice' chronicles Fischer's journey from Brooklyn to capture the imagination of the world. Then told through both titles and historic footage following the story of his championship is the story of Fischer's madness at the end of his life.In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire and its greatest player, Boris Spassky, for the 1972 World Chess Championship.

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