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'Pawn Sacrifice': Something fischy about this whole business . . .

Posted by Billy Wonka (A) on January 22, 2016 at 20:32:46

I enjoyed this because it caught me up to Fischer and his antics that I paid so little attention to in the '70's. I did not remember all his stunts and what a sick puppy he really was. It was tough on him being a chess genius and a Cold War Warrior at the same time.

Maguire did a great job portraying the man who was barely sane enough to function. Peter Sarsgaard was excellent as a childhood friend and player who had become a priest and Michael Stuhlbarg good as the long-suffering legal counsel who worked for Fischer. Liev Schreiber played the quietly confident Boris Spassky who seemed unshakable and unbeatable.

The film begins with childhood Bobby and his insecurities about his Russian mother and her "activities" with their Russian speaking friends. As Bobby grew so did his arrogance and insecurities which came to a head while playing Spassky for the world championship. The film has a somewhat documentary feel with film and tv clips of the times edited into the main flow. The action mounts until the pivotal sixth game which Fischer won with brilliant play applauded by Spassky.

This is far from perfect but it is a great refresh of the not-so-distant history that was the Cold War and chess for blood.

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