Should you watch Bobby Fischer Against the World?
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Bobby Fischer Against the World
Documentary · 2011
The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.
The sides of Bobby Fischer Against the World
- A Brooklyn chess prodigy
- The 1972 match against Spassky in Reykjavik
- A champion who vanishes into paranoia
Bobby Fischer Against the World is good for you if…
- you like the true story of a genius who never fit in.
- you like the Cold War played out on a chessboard.
- you're drawn to an obsessive mind, brilliant and troubled.
Bobby Fischer Against the World is bad for you if…
- you can't bear to watch a man's mental decline.
- you need more movement than archive footage of chess games.
About: obsession · genius · isolation
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