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Bobby Fischer must beat the Russian masters to become the youngest world chess champion.

Biographical drama. Bobby Fischer lives for chess, winning all his junior matches. To become the youngest ever world champion, he needs to beat the Russian masters and his own increasing paranoia.

Biographical drama. Growing up in Brooklyn, the son of an expatriot Russian single mother Bobby Fischer lives for chess, winning all his junior matches. His dreams are of being the youngest ever world champion. To do this, he needs to beat the Russian masters and his own increasing paranoia.

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