Josh Waitzkin is just a typical American boy interested in baseball when one day he challenges his father at chess and wins. Showing unusual precocity at the outdoor matches at Washington Square ...

Set during the height of the Cold War, Pawn Sacrifice dramatises the legendary 1972 World Chess Championship between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. Tobey Maguire delivers a great performance as ...

Washington Square Park is a known spot for chess in New York — Bobby Fischer among others have famously played there, and it's been used for multiple movie scenes featuring the game. Wembanyama ...