PARK CITY — In his heyday in 1972, when he beat Russian Boris Spassky for the World Championship, chess prodigy Bobby Fischer was like a rock star, as famous and revered as Muhammad Ali. His ...

Fred Waitzkin is the author of "Searching for Bobby Fischer" (Penguin, 1993) and, most recently, "The Last Marlin: The Story of a Father and Son." I recall a crisp, terribly exciting fall ...

Bobby Fischer. to make “The Aviator” look like a Shirley Temple movie. And until somebody tries to squeeze it all into a dramatic biopic, the documentary "Bobby Fischer Against the World" ...

I assumed that a movie about a chess player would not enjoyable to me. However, ... Bobby Fischer was an eccentric and gifted hero/anti-hero of the 20th century.

Visit the movie page for 'Me & Bobby Fischer' on Moviefone. Discover the movie's synopsis, cast details and release date. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and movie review. Your guide to this ...

Meet the talented cast and crew behind 'Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)' on Moviefone. Explore detailed bios, filmographies, and the creative team's insights. Dive into the heart of this movie ...

In the great 1993 chess movie Searching for Bobby Fischer, elementary-school-age prodigy Josh finds himself caught between two mentors: Bruce Pandolfini, an aloof master of the game who favors a ...

The boy wonder was just 14 years old, a Brooklyn comet streaking across the skies of the rarefied world of chess. Bobby Fischer’s sister had taught him the game when he was 6. By the time he … ...

A March 25, 2005 file photo showing Bobby Fischer answering a question at a press conference in Reykjavik, Iceland. Fischer, the reclusive chess genius who became a Cold War hero by dethroning the ...

A March 25, 2005 file photo showing Bobby Fischer answering a question at a press conference in Reykjavik, Iceland. Fischer, the reclusive chess genius who became a Cold War hero by dethroning the ...