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Overview: American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.

Cast:

Tobey Maguire
Bobby Fischer

Peter Sarsgaard
Father Bill Lombardy

Liev Schreiber
Boris Spassky

Michael Stuhlbarg
Paul Marshall

Lily Rabe
Joan Fischer

Sophie Nélisse
Young Joan

Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
Teen Bobby Fischer

Conrad Pla
Carmine Nigro

Aiden Lovekamp
Young Bobby Fischer

Evelyne Brochu
Donna

Robin Weigert
Regina Fischer

Andreas Apergis
Uncle Paul

Katie Bird Nolan
Maria

Ilia Volok
KGB Agent

Peter Janov
KGB Agent

Spiro Malandrakis
Reporter

Arthur Holden
Party Guest #3

Raphael Grosz-Harvey
Donald Byrne

John Maclaren
Theodore Tremblay

Vitali Makarov
Yovanovic

Eric Lee Huffman
KGB Bodyguard

Brett Watson
Lothar Schmid

Shawn Campbell
Cyril Pustan

Eugene Nomura
Japanese Anchorman

Norman Lehnert
German Reporter

Edward Zinoviev
Geller

Sam Stone
Deli Customer

Jonathan Dubsky
Tremblay's Aide

Mark Slacke
Icelandic Journalist

Alexandre Gorchkov
Iivo Nei

Igor Ovadis
Russian Bookstore Owner

Bobo Vian
Bookstore Owner's Wife

Joe Cobden
Motel Clerk

Brent Skagford
Businessman (Motel)

Richard Jutras
Referee - Santa Monica

Yanick Bousquet
Foreign Reporter #1 (French)

Shanmugasunder Chetty
Foreign Reporter #2 (East Indian)

Mohsen El Gharbi
Foreign Reporter #3 (Dutch)

Andrew Peplowski
ABC News Anchor

David Pryde
50's Reporter

Roc LaFortune
Official (Soviet Accres.)

Vito DeFilippo
Russian Opponent (Bulgaria 1967)

Ellen David
Party Guest #1 (Fischer Apt.)

Rosaruby Kagan
Party Guest #2 (Fischer Apt.)

Alain Goulem
Reporter #1 (Vancouver)

Carlo Mestroni
Reporter #2 (Vancouver)

Glen Bowser
Bus Driver

Zach Fraser
Long Haired Hippy

Alexandra Van Loon
Joan's Daughter

Marco Verdoni
Joan's Husband

Matt Keyes
JFK Airport Journalist

Edward Yankie
President Nixon

Al Vandecruys
Arbiter - Bulgaria

Al Dubois
NBC Reporter

Francois Cote
Marshall Heavy

François Ducharme
Bent Larsen

Maurice Demers
President Brezhnev

Grace Anne
Bobby Fischer Fan (uncredited)

Nathaly Thibault
Press Conference (uncredited)

Benoit Priest
Texan Trucker (uncredited)

Sigurbjörn Guðmundsson
Icelandic Policeman (uncredited)

Natalija Ugrina
Bikini Babe (uncredited)

Lydia Zadel
Kissing Woman (uncredited)

Dennis Staroselsky
(uncredited)

André Sogliuzzo
Henry Kissinger (voice, uncredited)

Bobby Fischer
Self (archive footage)