Searching for Bobby Fischer

(1993)

★ 7.1 IMDb · 668 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1993

Runtime: 109 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Стивен Заиллян

Cast: Max Pomeranc, Джо Мантенья, Джоан Аллен, Бен Кингсли, Лоренс Фишбёрн, Michael Nirenberg, Robert Stephens, Дэвид Пэймер, Hal Scardino, Уильям Мэйси

Plot

A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

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.