Pawn Sacrifice

When a person lives in a politicized society, any area or sphere, in one way or another, becomes a guide for the interests of the state. Even if it's a chess match. And especially if it is a match between the USSR and the USA during the Cold War. In 1972, Grandmaster Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky met to compete for the title of chess champion in the capital of Iceland. The American in his time became the youngest genius of the intellectual game. But this time the tension is beyond all limits. Obsession with the match and victory drives Fisher to a half-crazy state. Is he guilty of going crazy? Read more The script for the film "Games of Champions" was among others on the 2009 Black List, which includes the best screenplays that were not screened. The film was directed by the American Edward Zwick. His filmography includes such well-known films as "Legends of Autumn" with Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins, "The Last Samurai" with Tom Cruise, "Blood Diamond" with Leonardo DiCaprio. The story was written by three screenwriters. One of them, Stephen Knight, managed to work with David Cronenberg and his "Vice for Export", as well as on some episodes of the very popular series "Sharp Visors" with Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy. The filming of the picture "Games of Champions" lasted a little more than a month and took place in several countries: Canada, the USA and Iceland. The film premiered in 2014 at the Toronto International Film Festival. At the age of 15, Bobby Fischer became the youngest US chess champion. The game, which took place in 1972, was called the match of the century. Unfortunately, in the second half of the 1970s, Fischer became more and more insane, and accused the Jews, as well as the United States, of conspiring against him. The role of the American genius went to Tobey Maguire. The actor read a huge number of chess books, trained with American champions. And in order to better understand the psychology of Bobby Fisher, Maguire met with the prodigy's relatives.