3 posts tagged with chess by Fukiyama.
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Movie: Searching for Bobby Fischer

When young Josh Waitzkin's parents discover he is a chess prodigy after he picks it up by watching games played in the park, his father hires chess coach Bruce Pandolfini who is searching for the next Bobby Fischer. [more inside]
posted by Fukiyama on Dec 22, 2020 - 3 comments

Chess movies and shows

Having seen The Queen's Gambit on Netflix, is anyone interested in watching some other things chess related? [more inside]
posted by Fukiyama on Nov 12, 2020 - 5 comments

The Queen's Gambit: Seven-episode miniseries  Season 1, Ep 0

The Queen's Gambit centers the "life of an orphan chess prodigy" named Beth Harmon "from the age of eight to twenty-two, as she struggles with addiction in a quest" to become a grandmaster in chess. [more inside]
posted by Fukiyama on Oct 25, 2020 - 70 comments

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