"Pawn Sacrifice" is based on the real history of chess in the last century. During the U.S.-Soviet struggle for hegemony in the last century, another contest was also going on. In the chess world, the first few seats have been controlled by the Soviet Union. The mathematics and philosophical wisdom of the old Tsarist Russia seems to have been mocking the IQ of the upstart Yankees on the chessboard. The youngest chess king in the United States, Bob Fisher, was born. He is extremely intelligent and neurotic, and he has played chess against the common sense of the world. He has always regarded the world chess king and Soviet master Boris as the highest enemy, and deep down, he is also convinced of the evil Soviet theory and the terrorist KGB, which are the most popular in American public opinion. He is full of psychological hatred and wants to decide with the opponent. High and low. In 1972, Reykjavik, Iceland, a decisive battle that sensationalized the world took place here. 12 games, live broadcast throughout the whole world, chess fans from all over the world follow the two masters' moves and follow the moves, and they laugh and sigh. But when Bob finally trudged through the night to fulfill his long-cherished wish, he found himself at the dawn of victory.
After finishing the Facebook founder's feature film "The Social Network" for Sony Columbia, David Fincher will continue to work with them to shoot a film about the American chess master Bob Fisher ( Bobby Fischer's biopic "Pawn Sacrifice" (Pawn Sacrifice).
