Bobby Fischer Against the World

Name: Bobby Fischer Against the World
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2011-06-06
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Bobby Fischer, Henry Kissinger, Harry Benson, Garry Kasparov, Judit Polgar

2011·Documentary·1h 33m

8.1

★

The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.

Directed by Liz Garbus

sports

obsession

child prodigy

chess champion

celebrity

chess tournament

troubled childhood

mental instability

woman director

Trailer

IMDB

N/A

Letterboxd

3.7 / 5

Cast

Bobby Fischer

Himself (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Himself

Harry Benson

self

Garry Kasparov

self

Judit Polgar

Self

Crew

Liz Garbus

Director

Liz Garbus

Producer

Rory Kennedy

Producer

Harry Benson

Still Photographer

Popular Reviews

10 reviews

Jonathan

“…and here came this lone american combating the might of the soviet chess machine.”

i’ve always looked up to fischer’s chess game but never really knew the full extent of his story. really crazy stuff. he’s still the goat though.

“…and here came this lone american combating the might of the soviet chess machine.”

i’ve always looked up to fischer’s chess game but never really knew the full extent of his story. really crazy stuff. he’s still the goat though.

gahel pamplona

8.0★ · 05/12/25

o kanye do xadrez

Nicholas

Tragic.

Medhansh

8.9★ · 10/04/23

One of the best chess documentaries I have seen.

Mahmoud

6.0★ · 03/07/26

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