Pawn Sacrifice - Trailer

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Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber and Peter Sarsgaard talk about Bobby Fischer, the main inspiration and character in their new film Pawn Sacrifice. It's the 1970's and the relationship between Russians and the US is still very volatile. Bobby Fischer is a chess player at the top of his game, many consider him the finest Chess player to have ever lived, though away from the public eye, Fischer faces a battle of his own with inner demons and paranoia.

When he's given the chance to face the Soviet chess grandmaster, Boris Spassky, it's an opportunity too great to refuse. Bobby Fischer, his manager and trainer travel to Iceland to face the champion in a 21 game battle. As the men settle in, it becomes apparent that Fischer feels the Russians are spying on him as his mental state appears to become more and more unstable, even his closest friends aren't initially sure if his behaviour is part of an elaborate plan or if he's truly becoming unstable.