Review by Candice Lee Catullo
Based on the true story of chess prodigy Bobby Fischer, PAWN
SACRIFICE is a calculated portrait of the legend both on and off the
chessboard. Bobby Fischer was a chess super star – a rare breed if there ever
was one. He achieved celebrity status in 1972, widely considered to be the best
player of all time even today.
The movie begins with a young Bobby, living in Brooklyn. He
was a natural from the beginning. Just a young boy, he sat in his room playing
chess against himself. Bobby played so much and so intently, that his mother
took him to a psychiatrist. And that was the foundation for Bobby’s life.
