Searching for Bobby Fischer

The Karate Kid with rooks and pawns. A young chess genius attracts the attention of intense coaches who want to mold him. It's a solid and heartfelt story of a boy's gifts and growing up.

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Steven Zaillian directed Searching for Bobby Fischer in 1993. See Steven Zaillian's full filmography, where to start with Steven Zaillian, or where to go after you've seen everything by Steven Zaillian.

Searching for Bobby Fischer was released in 1993 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 110 minutes.