

Searching for Bobby Fischer(1993)
Every journey begins with a single move.
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.



Movie: Searching for Bobby Fischer
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Jonathan Poe
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