Chess in Film!
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993
Josh Waitzkin and his family discover that he possesses a gift for chess. While Josh learns from a chess hustler named Vinnie, his parents hire a strict instructor, Bruce Pandolfini, who aims to teach the boy to be as aggressive as chess legend Bobby Fischer.
The Queen’s Gambit
2020
An orphaned chess prodigy, Beth Harmon, struggles with addiction in a quest to become the greatest chess player in the world.
Magnus
2016
A spectacular documentary of the Norwegian chess prodigy, Magnus Carlsen, who becomes a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013 at the age of 22.