A David and Goliath Story With The Chess Board As Warzone
Pawn Sacrifice is one DVD that should be added to your collection. It’s a tense and gripping drama that focuses the spotlight on American chess phenomenon Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire), who squares off against his Russian rival Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber) in the 1972 “Match of the Century” in Reykjavik, directed by Edward Zwick (Glory) from a crackling screenplay by Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Locke).
You don’t have to be a master at chess, or know anything about the game to enjoy it; it’s a brilliant human drama that probes the psyche of a genius who found it difficult to come to terms with his talent and rebelled against the world which he believed was filled with conspirators prying on him.
From Page To Screen: Adapting Pawn Sacrifice