Bobby Fischer Against the World traces the Grand Master from child prodigy to Cold War hero to controversial recluse. Cutting interviews with Bobby and the people who knew him with footage and news reports Bobby Fisher Against the World is a mesmerising portrait of the rise and bizarre fall of one of the great American icons. In 1958 14-year old Robert James Bobby Fischer stunned the chess world by becoming the youngest Grand Master in history launching a career that would make him a legend. Raised by his mother in Brooklyn he taught himself to play chess at the age... of six and started beating seasoned adult chess players at eight. Throughout the sixties as his star rose Bobby would appear regularly on TV and tour the world resounding beating all. His career highlight came in 1972 when he played the Russian Grand Master and reigning champion Boris Spassky - a series that was equally tied in with the Cold War as it was with chess. After his victory Bobby became the most famous person on the planet and his already erratic behaviour began spiralling out of control turning this genius into an unrecognisable recluse and pariah. [show more]
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Documentary about the life and career of American chess player Bobby Fischer. The film explores his difficult childhood, his success as a World Chess Champion, his status as a Cold War figure and his later fugitive lifestyle.
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