1 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,440 [ Josh ] In the days before the event, 2 00:00:32,480 --> 00:00:37,240 he had the whole world wondering if he would show up. 3 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:47,240 while he napped 4 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,200 or took walks and ate sandwiches. 5 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:53,000 Henry Kissinger called 6 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,960 and asked him to go for his country's honor. 7 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,440 Soon after arriving, 8 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:01,880 he offended the Icelanders 9 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:03,800 by calling their country inadequate 10 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,480 because they had no bowling alleys. 11 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,120 He complained about the TV cameras, 12 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:11,560 about the lighting, 13 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:13,480 about the table and chairs, 14 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,840 and the contrast of the squares on the board. 15 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:21,160 His hotel room, he said, Had too nice a view. 16 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,960 None of this had anything to do with chess, of course... 17 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,480 or maybe it did. 18 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:29,120 If he won, 19 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,800 he'd be the first American world champion in history. 20 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:34,240 If he lost, 21 00:01:34,320 --> 00:01:37,600 he'd just be another patzer from Brooklyn. 22 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,360 On the 40th move Of the 21st game, 23 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,280 he countered Spassky's bishop to king-6 24 00:01:45,320 --> 00:01:47,600 with a pawn to rook-4. 25 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:50,640 And it was all over. 26 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,960 He came home An American hero. 27 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:59,200 He bragged to the world he'd beat the Russians. 28 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:00,920 He delivered. 29 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,960 He can now command The same money 30 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,120 as heavy weight prize fighters. 31 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:11,680 He was invited to dinner By statesmen and kings. 32 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:18,360 Then Bobby Fischer made the most original, unexpected move of all. 33 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,280 He disappeared. 34 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:27,880 [ Girl ] Where is he? 35 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:29,800 [ Boy One ] Maybe he gave up. 36 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:31,240 [ Boy Two ] Shh. 37 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,680 Do you see anything? 38 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,600 [ Boy Three ] I think we lost him. 39 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,760 [ Boy Four ] It's cold. Let's go home. 40 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,640 [Josh ] lf he doesn't find us in two hours, 41 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,080 I say we go. 42 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:48,280 Hello, boys. 43 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:49,480 Aah! Aah! 44 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,600 [ Man ] Theo, what are you doing here? 45 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,800 I thought you wanted to go home. 46 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:08,480 [ Men Talking ] 47 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,080 [ Dice Being Shaken ] 48 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,320 I have to buckle my own shoes, right? 49 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:32,520 You said something 50 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,240 about rolling on your own side of the board, right? 51 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:36,640 This is my side. 52 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:37,600 Remember that? 53 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,800 Roll it on your own side. 54 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:42,400 You talk too much. 55 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,160 You talk too much. 56 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:12,920 [ Thunderclap ] 57 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:27,200 Josh? 58 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:30,200 Josh? 59 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:38,240 [ Man ] Your move. 60 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:39,640 Josh! 61 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:04,160 [ Fred ] That's good. 62 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:05,600 Well, there you go. 63 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,000 Not too much, but that's good. 64 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:09,960 A little more. 65 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:11,400 Yeah. That's good. 66 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,280 You got to be careful not to use it too much, 67 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,160 but you want just enough. 68 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,080 A little more. That's great. 69 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:19,040 O.K. 70 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:20,520 That looks pretty good. 71 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,400 How's that look to you? 72 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:24,800 Pretty good. 73 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:25,760 Good. 74 00:05:25,840 --> 00:05:27,640 Now rub that in there. 75 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,520 See how the leather drinks that up? 76 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,440 That's got a great smell, huh? 77 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:33,400 Smell that. 78 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,800 Yeah. Great. O.K. 79 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:39,120 Now... 80 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:41,240 Ohh. 81 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,360 What's wrong? 82 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:46,360 I forgot to buy a ball. 83 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:47,800 Do you believe it? 84 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:51,160 You got to put a ball in the pocket. 85 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:52,600 A hard ball... 86 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,520 to get the shape right. 87 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:00,760 Yeah. 88 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:03,160 That'll work. 89 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,040 O.K. 90 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:06,960 Put that in like that... 91 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:08,680 bend that over. 92 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,360 All right. Get in bed. 93 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:13,120 Tomorrow I buy a real baseball. 94 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:16,640 You know what? 95 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:19,520 I don't believe this. 96 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,880 I can't believe it. 97 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:23,800 What? 98 00:06:23,840 --> 00:06:25,280 You're 7. 99 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:30,360 Happy birthday. 100 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:34,280 Good night, Josh. 101 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:35,960 Good night. 102 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:09,600 [ Bell Rings ] 103 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:15,560 Josh! 104 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:16,520 Bye. 105 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:17,960 How was school? 106 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:19,400 Good. 107 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,800 O.K. Bye. 108 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:23,720 Bye. See ya. How you doing? 109 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:24,680 Fine. Bye. 110 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:25,880 Bye-bye. See ya. 111 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:29,920 Are you in the mood for some pizza? 112 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:31,440 I don't know. Are you? 113 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,480 Are you feeling all right? 114 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,480 Yeah. Why? 115 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,680 Where we going to get pizza? 116 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,800 You want to go watch the men in the park? 117 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:43,360 What men in the park? 118 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,760 I'm going to smack this guy's ass, man. 119 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:50,640 There's fire in the bush. 120 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,520 It ain't over. We still got a minute. 121 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:55,920 When it slaps 1 2:00, then it's over. 122 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:57,160 Then it's over. 123 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:03,560 [ First Man ] We playing chess. 124 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:05,480 [ Second Man ] What we playing here? 125 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:06,880 We playing chess. 126 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:10,720 Now we playing chess. 127 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:12,600 Come on, Josh, let's go. 128 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,680 Is that the best you got? 129 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,600 That's the best you got? 130 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:17,840 You ain't got nothing. 131 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:19,480 You sure you've played this game? 132 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:23,520 You want to go to Chinatown and play Chinese checkers? 133 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:24,840 No, that ain't it. 134 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:26,280 You want that? O.K. 135 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,120 You can have that. 136 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:31,120 But you can't have that. That's my baby. 137 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:32,560 You got to leave with that. 138 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:34,480 You can't trade queens with me. 139 00:08:34,560 --> 00:08:36,400 I ain't in the trading business. 140 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:37,600 What you trying to do? 141 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,920 You're going to have to do better than that. 142 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:41,160 That's Kamran Shirazi. 143 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:42,400 That's Kamran Shirazi. 144 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,720 That's Kamran Shirazi, man. 145 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:50,000 Shirazi! 146 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:51,280 The Grandmaster's here. 147 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,200 You come to hustle the hustler. 148 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:57,160 Don't look at my clock. My time is fine. 149 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,080 I want to go home. 150 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:00,360 Come and take my money. 151 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,200 Let's go, Josh. 152 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:04,600 Come on, Grandmaster. Show me something. 153 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:08,200 All right. Check to his majesty. 154 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:09,880 No, no. Back up. 155 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:11,800 Check yourself before you wreck yourself. 156 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,480 You can't have it. 157 00:09:13,560 --> 00:09:14,960 Mmm. Hello? 158 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:16,680 That's right. Run. 159 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:17,960 Run. 160 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:19,760 Run. 161 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:21,200 Somebody call the police. 162 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,040 The man is loitering. 163 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:21,760 [ Speaking Russian ] 164 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:31,880 Excuse me, sir. 165 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:33,800 [ Speaking Russian ] 166 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:38,600 I noticed your sign. 167 00:10:38,680 --> 00:10:40,640 Where is your camera? 168 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,960 No. My son would like to play a game of chess with you. 169 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,280 [ Muttering ] 170 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:23,000 Check. 171 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,160 Nyet. Nyet. 172 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:46,120 It's over. 173 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:47,600 You lose. 174 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:53,280 Thanks. 175 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,360 What's his name? 176 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:57,320 Josh. 177 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:58,280 Josh what? 178 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:00,080 Don't tell him-- Waitzkin. 179 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:03,880 Josh Waitzkin. 180 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:06,880 I'm going to watch out for you, Josh Waitzkin. 181 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:08,320 Tell these patzers 182 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:09,960 I watched you play like Bobby Fischer. 183 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:11,120 Show them this. 184 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:16,200 Your boy used pieces in combination to attack, lady. 185 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:17,600 Shut up, man. 186 00:12:17,680 --> 00:12:18,600 Look what you did. 187 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:21,600 [ Cheering ] 188 00:12:26,680 --> 00:12:28,080 And here's the pitch. 189 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,320 A short grounder to second base. 190 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:31,720 Here's the throw. 191 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:32,800 And he got it. 192 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:34,880 Hey, babe. 193 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:35,960 Hi. 194 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:40,160 Hi. 195 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:41,120 Where's Josh? 196 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,040 He's over there. 197 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:44,200 Hey, Josh. 198 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:45,200 How's it going? 199 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:46,160 Eddie. 200 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:47,720 Come here. 201 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:49,120 Give me a hand. 202 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:52,160 What did I miss? 203 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:53,520 No score. 204 00:12:53,560 --> 00:12:56,400 I took Josh to the park today. 205 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:57,960 He played chess. 206 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:01,040 Um... 207 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:03,960 Josh doesn't know how to play chess. 208 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,880 Don't ask me how, but he does. 209 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:09,680 You going to write about sports like your dad, 210 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:10,960 or you going to play? 211 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,040 I'll play second base for the Yanks. 212 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,320 Make that a four-game streak! 213 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:18,320 They could use a second baseman. 214 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,320 Careful. 215 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:32,280 Careful, careful. 216 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:33,840 Oh, here. 217 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:35,320 Hey... 218 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:36,720 Look what I found. 219 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,080 Want to play a game? 220 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:48,960 Why? 221 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:50,720 For fun. 222 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:55,920 Let's go to a dealership instead and get some brochures. 223 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,720 Well, show him. 224 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:00,640 Your dad wants to see you play, 225 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:02,840 Like with the men in the park. 226 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,080 Hey, it'll be fun. 227 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,800 Then we'll go to a dealership. 228 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:22,760 Now go easy on me. 229 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:24,920 It's been a while since I've played. 230 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:01,960 Check. 231 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:16,920 Oh, uh... 232 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:18,480 checkmate. 233 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,720 You see, I've got you here and here. 234 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:23,160 See? 235 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,560 Can we go to the dealership now? 236 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:28,360 Sure. 237 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:30,320 Pee and get your coat. 238 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:35,160 Yeah, I know. 239 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,080 I should've let him win one. 240 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:38,320 I gave him every opportunity. 241 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,200 He wasn't trying to win. 242 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:45,160 Oh, no? 243 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:47,640 Come on, Bonnie. 244 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,160 It doesn't matter. 245 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:51,880 No. Say what you mean. 246 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:55,640 You don't get it? 247 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,000 He doesn't want to beat his daddy. 248 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:06,360 Dad. 249 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,240 She thinks you're throwing the game. 250 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,960 You know what that means, throwing the game? 251 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:13,040 No. 252 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:16,520 Well, this time, really try. 253 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,160 I was trying. 254 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:19,640 Well, I know you were, 255 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:23,640 but we're going to play one more just for fun, O.K.? 256 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:26,440 Josh... 257 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:27,920 it's O.K. to beat him. 258 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:29,840 You won't hurt his feelings. 259 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,440 It's your move. 260 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:14,720 Your move, Josh! 261 00:17:33,360 --> 00:17:34,840 I can't. 262 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:37,240 I'm playing chess with my dad. 263 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:40,240 Chess. It's a game, like Monopoly. 264 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:41,240 Josh! 265 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:42,840 Don't hang up. 266 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:56,520 Hi. 267 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:11,960 Your move, Josh! 268 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,280 Did you move that pawn? 269 00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:16,200 I moved a pawn, yeah. 270 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:17,440 Yeah, that one. 271 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,880 Move my horse in front of my king. 272 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:21,480 You mean your knight. 273 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:23,240 Yeah. 274 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,120 O.K. 275 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,280 He's going to lose his queen. 276 00:18:33,360 --> 00:18:35,400 Oh, really? 277 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:36,840 Did you do it? 278 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:37,800 Yeah. 279 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,240 Can we go out now? 280 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:44,200 Well, the game's not over yet, Josh. 281 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:45,760 Yes, it is. 282 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:59,200 Bobby Fischer was 6 283 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,640 when his mother moved the family 284 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,280 to a small apartment near Ebbets Field. 285 00:19:04,360 --> 00:19:05,400 At night, 286 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:07,640 when the traffic noise died down, 287 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,920 you could hear the roar of the crowd from the stadium. 288 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,240 His sister brought home games to amuse him 289 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:17,360 while their mother was at work. 290 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:20,520 Monopoly... 291 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,000 Parcheesi... 292 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:24,040 chess. 293 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,200 Even though she was five years older, 294 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:31,080 she was soon no match for him. 295 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:32,520 It became more interesting 296 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:34,840 for him to play against himself. 297 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:39,240 He'd play both sides of the board equally hard, 298 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:41,160 careful to be fair... 299 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:43,760 and he always won. 300 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,400 [ Ballet Instructor ] And up... 301 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:48,360 3... 302 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,120 4. 303 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:51,000 Now over. 304 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:52,480 Arms long, girls, 305 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:53,560 and down. 306 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:55,720 Let's go to the other side. 307 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:58,920 Long neck. 308 00:20:01,120 --> 00:20:02,360 And plié. 309 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:03,960 And down. 310 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:10,600 3... 311 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:12,440 4. Very nice. 312 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:13,560 J'adoube. 313 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:14,840 What are you doing? 314 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:15,960 J'adoube. 315 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:17,880 J'adoube? You moved the piece. 316 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:19,480 No, I adjusted the piece. 317 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:20,440 J'adoube. 318 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:22,400 No, you moved it, then took it back. 319 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:23,440 No, I adjusted... 320 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,400 Who are you with again? 321 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,320 No, you picked up the piece... 322 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:29,240 The Hadassah chapter on Staten Island. 323 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:30,680 I'll take it back. 324 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,080 What did you have in mind? 325 00:20:33,120 --> 00:20:34,840 Lecture? Exhibition? 326 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:37,880 I'm looking for Bruce Pandolfini. 327 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:39,840 What are you prepared to pay? 328 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:42,480 $30. 329 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:47,520 Do you know how much I'm accustomed to getting for a lecture? 330 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:49,400 [ Scrunching ] 331 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:05,920 Want to play? 332 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:13,040 Can I have one of those? 333 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:32,920 Yes, I'll be there. 334 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:36,840 Yes, l--I'm agreeing to the $30. 335 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:38,640 Yes, I have it. 336 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:40,160 Ahem. 337 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:41,280 Bye. 338 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:44,880 [ Hitting Chess Timer ] 339 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,280 I work for a newspaper. I wanted-- 340 00:21:57,360 --> 00:22:00,240 I don't know where Bobby Fischer is. 341 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:06,400 I was talking to the guy who writes the chess column. 342 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:10,720 He told me I could find Bruce Pandolfini here. 343 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:13,600 I'm looking for a teacher for my son. 344 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,040 I don't teach anymore. 345 00:22:15,120 --> 00:22:17,800 He was sure that you did. 346 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:20,760 I don't. 347 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,080 Come on, Josh. 348 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,160 Just a second. 349 00:23:57,720 --> 00:23:58,920 Thanks. 350 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:03,680 What was the score? 351 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:04,840 33 to 8. 352 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,240 33 to 8? What did you do? 353 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,560 3 home runs, 3 triples, and 2 singles. 354 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,240 I almost had 4 home runs, 355 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:15,040 but I slipped coming home from third. 356 00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:17,400 I ain't playing this game. 357 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,000 Oh, caught you looking. 358 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:22,280 You want some smoke? 359 00:24:22,360 --> 00:24:24,040 Never play defensive. Always attack. 360 00:24:24,120 --> 00:24:25,960 Even when you retreat, you attack. 361 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:26,920 You understand? 362 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:27,920 Yeah. 363 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,000 There you go. Now you're playing chess. 364 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:31,520 That's right. Make him run. 365 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,280 Got me in trouble. I'm on the run. 366 00:24:34,360 --> 00:24:37,160 What can I do? Where can I go? 367 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:38,040 Young Fischer. 368 00:24:38,120 --> 00:24:39,320 Come after me. 369 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:40,760 There you go. 370 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:41,920 Outstanding. 371 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:42,880 Outstanding. 372 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:44,600 Nothing I can do. 373 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:46,960 I'm in major trouble, major trouble. 374 00:24:47,120 --> 00:24:49,720 I got big problems now. 375 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:51,160 [ Katya ] What's this? 376 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:52,720 This goes like this. 377 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:54,160 And this goes like this. 378 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,400 And this can go over pieces. 379 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:58,320 That piece should go over here. 380 00:24:58,360 --> 00:25:00,120 And the pawn go-- 381 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:02,400 And the pawns-- 382 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:04,320 the pawns can take like this. 383 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:05,760 This is a pawn... 384 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:08,080 You sneak in here again, Katya? 385 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:09,040 Yeah. 386 00:25:09,120 --> 00:25:11,840 It's way past your bedtime. 387 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,520 Say good night to your brother. 388 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:15,480 Good night. 389 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:18,720 There. 390 00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:22,480 Mom? 391 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:23,680 Yeah? 392 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:27,280 Does Vinnie sleep in the park? 393 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:32,000 I have no idea where he lives. 394 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:33,360 Well, I was thinking... 395 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,520 maybe he could sleep in my top bunk instead. 396 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,440 Then when I get old enough to sleep in it, 397 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,360 he could sleep down here. 398 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:45,240 You have a good heart. 399 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:50,520 And that's the most important thing in the world. 400 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:57,960 Good night. 401 00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:59,200 Good night, Mom. 402 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,040 Glad you could make it. 403 00:26:38,120 --> 00:26:39,480 So how's it going? 404 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:41,400 All right. 405 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,320 Great. 406 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:44,400 That's great. 407 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:47,840 So what do you think? 408 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:50,200 Have you ever been to a tournament before? 409 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:51,160 No. 410 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:52,760 Ah. You're in luck then. 411 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:55,160 This is one of the most prestigious. 412 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,720 The talent gathered here's the strongest in the country. 413 00:26:57,800 --> 00:26:59,400 Everybody's here. 414 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:02,040 Joel Benjamin-- former U.S. Champion, 415 00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:05,840 among the six highest-rated players in the country. 416 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:12,280 The man in the corner's Roman Dzindzichashvili-- 417 00:27:12,360 --> 00:27:13,720 two-time U.S. Champion. 418 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,120 A few years ago, he was ranked 419 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,400 among the top 1 0 players of the world. 420 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,200 Asa Hoffman. 421 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:28,120 He's the son of two lawyers. 422 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,040 He grew up on Park Avenue, 423 00:27:30,120 --> 00:27:32,040 went to Columbia and Horace Mann 424 00:27:32,120 --> 00:27:34,280 before dropping out to play chess full-time. 425 00:27:34,360 --> 00:27:37,040 He plays about 200 chess tournaments a year. 426 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:38,600 Asa. 427 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:39,600 Asa. 428 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:46,000 How much do you make at the tournaments altogether... 429 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:47,440 about $2,000 a year? 430 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:50,320 Look at that. I got him thinking. I got him thinking. 431 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:53,320 Maybe I can win a pawn. 432 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,560 Clearly, you had me come here 433 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:06,080 so I could see all this. 434 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:09,440 But if you really wanted me to say no 435 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:11,360 to letting my son play, 436 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:12,800 you wouldn't have bothered. 437 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:17,560 You want me to think you want me to say no, 438 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,360 but you actually... 439 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:22,440 want me to say yes. 440 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:26,840 You have no idea what I want. 441 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:32,160 What is chess, do you think? 442 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:35,040 Those who play for fun, or not at all, 443 00:28:35,120 --> 00:28:36,960 dismiss it as a game. 444 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:40,320 The ones who devote their lives to it, for the most part, 445 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:42,720 insist it is a science. It's neither. 446 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:45,960 Bobby Fischer got underneath it 447 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:47,560 Like no one before him 448 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:49,520 and found at its center... 449 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:50,960 art. 450 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,320 I've spent my life trying to play like him. 451 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:56,960 Most of these guys have. 452 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:58,600 But we're like forgers. 453 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:01,320 We're competent fakes. 454 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:06,600 His successor wasn't here tonight. 455 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:10,280 He wasn't here. 456 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:15,600 He's asleep in his room in your house. 457 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:19,920 Your son creates like Fischer. 458 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:23,720 He sees like him... 459 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:25,200 inside. 460 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:26,560 You can tell that 461 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,120 by watching him play some drunks in the park? 462 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:30,640 Yes! 463 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:36,640 You want to know what I want? 464 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:39,040 I'll tell you what I want. 465 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:40,480 I want back 466 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:43,720 what Bobby Fischer took with him when he disappeared. 467 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:50,560 Yeah, look at that. 468 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:55,120 Oh! 469 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:00,640 You're his father. 470 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:02,280 It's your decision. 471 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:19,040 Josh. 472 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:22,000 I--I'd like you to meet a friend of mine. 473 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:22,960 Hi, Josh. 474 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:24,520 This is Bruce. 475 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:25,600 Hi. 476 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:30,800 Well, I'll let you two, um... 477 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:32,240 I'll be downstairs. 478 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:14,480 I love water basketball. 479 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:18,320 Well, supposedly, he used to, uh, really be someone. 480 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:21,200 Some sort of, uh... master level... 481 00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:23,840 something or other. 482 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:25,000 Used to. 483 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:28,040 Well, yeah. Well, he doesn't play anymore... 484 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:29,600 on the circuit... 485 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:34,280 or--or whatever, um... they call it. 486 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:37,000 Well, he's interesting. 487 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:53,320 All right, this is it. 488 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:58,960 Mr. Green in the conservatory 489 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:00,400 with the candlestick. 490 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:06,160 Wrench. 491 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:10,920 Frère Jacques 492 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:12,760 Frère Jacques 493 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:14,920 Dormez-vous? 494 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:16,360 Dormez-vous? 495 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,840 I need to talk to your dad a minute. 496 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:20,760 I'll see you next week, O.K.? 497 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:22,480 I really had a great time, Josh. 498 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:23,080 Me, too. 499 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:25,160 Bye. 500 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:26,320 Bye. 501 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:29,200 The first lesson went very well, I think. 502 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:30,400 Oh, good. 503 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:33,520 So, uh... 504 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:35,280 uh, were you guys... 505 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:36,400 talking about... 506 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:37,840 chess up there? 507 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:40,280 No, it didn't come up. 508 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:45,520 So I'll see you next Saturday then? 509 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:48,120 Uh, right. 510 00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:58,040 That's great. 511 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:01,560 So long. 512 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:08,320 How about some Pac-Man next week, Josh? 513 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:09,600 Pac-Man and pizza. 514 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:10,560 Great. 515 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:11,920 O.K. 516 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,000 I'll see myself out. 517 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:15,720 It was very nice meeting you. 518 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:25,560 Mate is four moves 519 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:28,160 from the position in front of you. 520 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:32,000 Don't move until you figure it out in your head. 521 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:34,400 Don't look to me for a hint. 522 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:36,800 I can't do it without moving the pieces. 523 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:38,240 Yes, you can. 524 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:41,120 Clear the lines of men in your head, 525 00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:42,560 one at a time, 526 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:44,960 and the king will be left standing alone, 527 00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:47,840 Like a guy on a street corner. 528 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:53,560 Here, I'll make it easier for you. 529 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:21,680 Knight to c8. 530 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:24,080 Yes. 531 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:43,440 I want to show you something else. 532 00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:55,600 This is very rare. 533 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:58,160 It says, "Master Chess Certificate... 534 00:34:58,240 --> 00:34:59,600 awarded to..." 535 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:02,520 and there's a blank here for a name... 536 00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:05,360 "for highest achievement 537 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:09,600 on this day of blank, nineteen hundred and blank." 538 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:12,040 Careful with it. 539 00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:20,520 It's a mysterious and powerful thing. 540 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:23,160 It's only been given out... 541 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:25,960 I don't know... 542 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:27,960 a few times in history. 543 00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:32,840 And then only to those who achieve 544 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:34,760 a lot of master-class points. 545 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:37,640 Then there's a big ceremony and so on. 546 00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:40,520 How do you get master-class points? 547 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:42,560 You earn them. 548 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:44,480 You just earned 1 0... 549 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:47,320 for that knight to c8. 550 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:49,000 1 0. 551 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:49,960 1 0... 552 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:52,360 master... 553 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:53,960 class... 554 00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:55,120 points. 555 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:26,600 [ Children Shouting in Baseball Game ] 556 00:36:33,240 --> 00:36:34,800 O.K., Josh, let's go! 557 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:46,800 Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! 558 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:48,680 Take two! Go! Go! Go! Go! 559 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:51,480 Hi. 560 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:56,120 You're overdressed, Bruce. 561 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:58,520 Two, four, six, eight, 562 00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:00,280 who do we appreciate? 563 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:01,240 Eagles! 564 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:02,200 Eagles! 565 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:04,280 Yay, Eagles! 566 00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:06,000 O.K., yeah! 567 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:08,560 Nice game, guys. 568 00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:11,120 Let's get that equipment in and head on out! 569 00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:12,760 Good game, fellas. 570 00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:21,040 Come on, Josh. 571 00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:24,040 His chess ideas are like pieces of his body 572 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:25,680 he's reluctant to give up. 573 00:37:25,720 --> 00:37:28,240 For instance, he simply can't cope with being told 574 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:31,120 not to bring his queen out too early in the game. 575 00:37:31,160 --> 00:37:32,560 Why shouldn't he? 576 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:35,440 He's won many a game in Washington Square doing exactly that. 577 00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:37,040 Why is this suddenly wrong? 578 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:39,440 Try getting him to brush his teeth sometime. 579 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:42,680 What I'm trying to teach him and what he's learning there 580 00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:44,560 are two very different things. 581 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:46,960 Park hustlers play tactics, not position. 582 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:49,360 They rely on wild, unpredictable moves 583 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:50,960 meant to intimidate their opponents. 584 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,840 Great in a two-minute speed game for drug money, 585 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:56,880 but it'll cost Josh dearly in real games. 586 00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:59,360 Well, he's learning some new words. 587 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:05,200 Could you keep him from playing there so much? 588 00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:06,160 Sure. 589 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:07,440 No. 590 00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:12,360 Not playing in the park would kill him. He loves it. 591 00:38:12,440 --> 00:38:14,720 Just makes my job harder. 592 00:38:16,120 --> 00:38:17,800 Then your job's harder. 593 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:28,680 What are you talking about? 594 00:38:28,760 --> 00:38:31,120 We're already packed. We're, like, out the door. 595 00:38:31,160 --> 00:38:34,320 Make sure his laces are tied if there's escalators. 596 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:36,760 I don't know why I O.K.'d this anyway. 597 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:39,160 Well, you didn't. He wants to do this. 598 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:40,600 I should've dissuaded him. 599 00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:42,480 I grew up playing in tournaments. 600 00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:44,920 They have nothing to do with what's important. 601 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:47,160 They're about all winning and losing. So? 602 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:48,520 It's not chess. 603 00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:49,840 Ah. Chess is art. 604 00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:51,120 That's right. 605 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:54,000 No. Chess is you appreciating the beauty of Josh's play 606 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:55,600 at 60 bucks an hour. 607 00:38:55,640 --> 00:38:59,440 Will you be ready to go in 30 minutes or not? 608 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:00,960 He's not coming. 609 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:02,560 May I talk to him? 610 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:03,520 Hold on. 611 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:04,480 Josh! 612 00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:05,640 I don't... 613 00:39:08,720 --> 00:39:10,040 Telephone. 614 00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:14,560 Hi. 615 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:16,880 Josh, how are you doing? You excited? 616 00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:17,840 Yeah. 617 00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:19,440 Listen, I can't make it. 618 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:23,280 I've got some things I have to take care of. 619 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:24,400 Hmm. 620 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:25,360 That's O.K. 621 00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:26,960 I'll be thinking of you. 622 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:28,800 You'll do great, I know it. 623 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:31,200 And I'll see you when you get back. 624 00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:32,160 O.K. 625 00:39:32,240 --> 00:39:33,280 Bye. 626 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:36,880 O.K. bye. Don't bring your queen out too soon-- 627 00:39:44,080 --> 00:39:46,880 [Jazzy Version of Heart and Soul Plays ] 628 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,400 This is great. 629 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:13,160 Which one's yours? 630 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:17,320 Over there by the steps. 631 00:40:17,360 --> 00:40:19,080 Oh. That-- that one's mine. 632 00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:20,560 All right, yeah. What? 633 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:22,520 Looks like they're friends already. 634 00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:26,920 Uh, what's his rating? 635 00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:35,560 1 5. 636 00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:38,240 1 5 hundred? 637 00:40:39,840 --> 00:40:41,120 Yeah. 638 00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:45,760 How old is he? 639 00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:47,440 7. 640 00:40:47,520 --> 00:40:49,000 7. 641 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:52,720 Well, I doubt that they'll be playing each other then. 642 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:54,960 Morgan's not rated 1 ,000 yet. 643 00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:55,920 Oh. 644 00:41:02,800 --> 00:41:03,880 1 5 hundred? 645 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:08,800 Questions during the course of the game, 646 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:10,240 raise your hand. 647 00:41:10,280 --> 00:41:14,120 He was cheating. He tried to castle when I had him checked. 648 00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:19,600 O.K., I want to remind you to conduct yourselves 649 00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:21,040 Like adults. 650 00:41:21,120 --> 00:41:22,920 I don't want any trouble. 651 00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:25,800 And you know exactly what I'm talking about. 652 00:41:25,840 --> 00:41:28,680 If you're going to watch the game, 653 00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:32,320 do so from behind the player. 654 00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:33,800 No throat noises. 655 00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:36,680 No comments. 656 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:40,200 No eye contact. 657 00:41:40,240 --> 00:41:43,880 Nobody cares if you're guilty or not. 658 00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:45,800 If you all behave yourselves, 659 00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:49,320 I think we'll all have a very good time. 660 00:41:49,360 --> 00:41:50,760 I'm not kidding. 661 00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:54,760 Listen, my son can't play with these pieces. 662 00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:56,680 My daughter needs her own clock. 663 00:42:00,360 --> 00:42:03,520 [ Woman ] Oh, this is unfair. 664 00:42:03,600 --> 00:42:05,720 Start... 665 00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:07,000 your clocks. 666 00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:37,000 [ Chuckles ] 667 00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:39,760 [ Man ] I did not pull on my ear! 668 00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:41,680 [ Man ] You pulled on your ear! 669 00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:44,160 I did not! I scratched my ear! 670 00:42:44,200 --> 00:42:46,080 - You're a liar! - Break it up! 671 00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:47,680 He's out of his mind! 672 00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:48,720 Break it up! 673 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:50,160 I don't care! 674 00:42:50,240 --> 00:42:52,040 Take your hands off me! 675 00:42:52,080 --> 00:42:54,400 You're the one who's trying to... 676 00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:56,200 We just came to have fun. 677 00:42:56,280 --> 00:42:57,480 I don't understand this. 678 00:42:58,640 --> 00:42:59,520 Hey! 679 00:42:59,560 --> 00:43:00,920 Hey, what-- Hey! 680 00:43:05,240 --> 00:43:07,080 [ Clapping ] 681 00:43:14,600 --> 00:43:18,920 See, you can call me the man of many signals. 682 00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:19,920 Many signals. 683 00:43:19,960 --> 00:43:21,800 Knock it off, for Christ's sake. 684 00:43:21,880 --> 00:43:24,680 I don't want to "knock it off, for Christ's sake." 685 00:43:24,760 --> 00:43:26,600 I'm a man of many signals. 686 00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:29,520 Yeah, I pull my nose, my elbow... 687 00:43:29,560 --> 00:43:31,880 and whatever else I want to pull. 688 00:43:33,880 --> 00:43:37,680 You play the game fair. That's the way it's played. 689 00:43:37,720 --> 00:43:40,560 So...you see me pulling my ear, 690 00:43:40,600 --> 00:43:42,080 it's not an itch. 691 00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:46,440 You might think it's an itch, but it's not an itch. 692 00:43:48,280 --> 00:43:50,520 So watch for the subtleness. 693 00:43:51,800 --> 00:43:55,360 You're lucky you don't get nervous at these things. 694 00:44:20,200 --> 00:44:21,280 Hi. 695 00:44:21,320 --> 00:44:23,200 If your son wins his game 696 00:44:23,240 --> 00:44:24,800 and my son wins his, 697 00:44:24,840 --> 00:44:28,640 they'll be playing each other in the final round. 698 00:44:28,720 --> 00:44:30,080 I can hardly wait. 699 00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:32,480 Hey! It's only a game. 700 00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:36,800 I'm going to get myself a tuna fish sandwich. 701 00:44:36,880 --> 00:44:39,200 - Can I get you a sandwich? - No, that's-- 702 00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:41,760 I'm going to get you a tuna fish sandwich. 703 00:45:02,080 --> 00:45:03,440 Queen takes pawn. 704 00:45:10,280 --> 00:45:13,600 Josh is in trouble. He's down another pawn. 705 00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:18,320 Don't you believe it. Your boy'll pull it out. 706 00:45:19,520 --> 00:45:21,840 No, he's down too much material. 707 00:45:21,920 --> 00:45:23,280 He's going to lose. 708 00:45:35,200 --> 00:45:37,000 Knight takes rook. 709 00:45:41,720 --> 00:45:43,960 Petey just hung his rook! 710 00:45:48,400 --> 00:45:50,760 He probably sacrificed it for position. 711 00:45:50,800 --> 00:45:53,600 He's probably still got the advantage. 712 00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:14,200 It's over. 713 00:46:17,720 --> 00:46:19,240 Wha--d-- 714 00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:26,360 Who won? 715 00:47:10,120 --> 00:47:13,400 In school, before he dropped out, 716 00:47:13,480 --> 00:47:14,840 Bobby studied chess books 717 00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:17,440 while his teachers taught other things. 718 00:47:18,840 --> 00:47:21,680 When they told him to put his books away, 719 00:47:21,760 --> 00:47:23,160 or took them away, 720 00:47:23,200 --> 00:47:25,080 he studied in his head. 721 00:47:25,120 --> 00:47:28,440 When a science report came back to him once 722 00:47:28,480 --> 00:47:30,720 with the words "not satisfactory" 723 00:47:30,800 --> 00:47:32,160 written across the top, 724 00:47:32,240 --> 00:47:33,600 he wrote under it 725 00:47:33,680 --> 00:47:36,240 just as big, 726 00:47:36,320 --> 00:47:37,200 "Tough. " 727 00:47:38,880 --> 00:47:40,240 He was 14 728 00:47:40,320 --> 00:47:43,120 and had already beaten the strongest adult players 729 00:47:43,160 --> 00:47:44,640 in the country 730 00:47:44,720 --> 00:47:47,520 to become the youngest U.S. champion ever. 731 00:47:49,360 --> 00:47:51,200 [ Ball Bounces ] 732 00:47:54,680 --> 00:47:57,160 [Josh ] Welch is on the mound. Now Casey signals. 733 00:47:57,240 --> 00:47:59,480 He winds up... the pitch! 734 00:48:08,120 --> 00:48:09,000 Bye, mom. 735 00:48:09,080 --> 00:48:10,040 Have fun. 736 00:48:10,120 --> 00:48:12,360 [ Fred ] We'll call you when we get there. 737 00:48:12,440 --> 00:48:13,320 Bye! 738 00:48:19,960 --> 00:48:21,440 There's your dad. 739 00:48:28,200 --> 00:48:29,560 Yes! 740 00:48:29,600 --> 00:48:31,960 Look at this. Look at this. See this? 741 00:48:32,000 --> 00:48:34,480 None of you patzers ever won anything like this. 742 00:48:34,560 --> 00:48:37,040 Shut up. We're trying to play a game. 743 00:48:37,120 --> 00:48:38,520 He gets it, 744 00:48:38,560 --> 00:48:40,120 throws to first... 745 00:48:40,200 --> 00:48:41,200 Gets him! 746 00:48:41,280 --> 00:48:43,160 And one out. 747 00:48:45,000 --> 00:48:45,880 Thanks. 748 00:48:51,520 --> 00:48:55,800 [ Fred ] That's a high-1 5 instead of a high-5. 749 00:48:55,840 --> 00:48:59,440 I think we got it in the bag now. 750 00:49:00,440 --> 00:49:01,760 Come on, Bruce! 751 00:49:03,760 --> 00:49:04,640 All right. 752 00:49:14,120 --> 00:49:15,640 The windup and... 753 00:49:15,720 --> 00:49:16,680 the pitch! 754 00:49:18,560 --> 00:49:19,440 Great. 755 00:49:22,600 --> 00:49:23,760 He's out. 756 00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:31,160 Oop! [ Glass Breaks ] 757 00:49:32,720 --> 00:49:34,520 And in first place-- Josh Waitzkin. 758 00:49:56,960 --> 00:49:57,840 Mr. Waitzkin? 759 00:49:57,920 --> 00:49:59,440 Oh, Hi. How you doing? 760 00:49:59,480 --> 00:50:01,840 Hi. I'm so glad you could make it. 761 00:50:01,920 --> 00:50:03,760 Me, too. This is really great. 762 00:50:03,840 --> 00:50:06,320 Isn't it? The children worked very hard on it. 763 00:50:06,400 --> 00:50:09,200 I understand from Josh you just got back from Washington. 764 00:50:09,240 --> 00:50:10,640 I think that's super. 765 00:50:10,680 --> 00:50:12,080 Yeah, it was great. 766 00:50:12,120 --> 00:50:14,480 He told us all about the hotel. 767 00:50:14,560 --> 00:50:16,080 He was impressed with that. 768 00:50:16,160 --> 00:50:18,480 You've been taking him a lot of places lately. 769 00:50:18,560 --> 00:50:19,920 I think it's good. 770 00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:21,840 It's important for kids to travel. 771 00:50:21,880 --> 00:50:24,240 It's a great education. They start to realize 772 00:50:24,280 --> 00:50:27,120 there's more to the world than Washington Square. 773 00:50:27,200 --> 00:50:30,960 Yes. He's been talking a lot about Washington Square, too. 774 00:50:31,000 --> 00:50:31,840 Uh... 775 00:50:31,920 --> 00:50:33,280 uh, let's see... 776 00:50:33,360 --> 00:50:34,720 we've heard about hotels 777 00:50:34,800 --> 00:50:37,120 in, uh, Syracuse, Philadelphia, 778 00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:38,080 Boston... 779 00:50:38,160 --> 00:50:39,040 Washington now. 780 00:50:39,120 --> 00:50:41,440 That seems to be all he can remember. 781 00:50:41,520 --> 00:50:42,880 Not the White House 782 00:50:42,960 --> 00:50:44,320 or the capitol building 783 00:50:44,400 --> 00:50:45,760 or the Lincoln Memorial. 784 00:50:45,840 --> 00:50:47,680 And you're wondering why that is. 785 00:50:47,760 --> 00:50:50,080 It's because I'm a rotten father. You're right. 786 00:50:50,160 --> 00:50:52,480 I drag him all over the country 787 00:50:52,560 --> 00:50:54,200 for my own selfish reasons. 788 00:50:54,280 --> 00:50:57,080 Fred! Is Josh falling behind in his schoolwork? 789 00:50:57,120 --> 00:50:58,160 He is, 790 00:50:58,240 --> 00:51:00,560 but I'm more concerned about other things... 791 00:51:00,640 --> 00:51:01,880 Like his friendships. 792 00:51:01,920 --> 00:51:03,320 - There's a problem there? - Possibly. 793 00:51:03,360 --> 00:51:05,720 Well, is there or isn't there? 794 00:51:05,760 --> 00:51:06,840 Mr. Waitzkin... 795 00:51:06,920 --> 00:51:09,320 I'm sure he's very good at this chess thing, 796 00:51:09,400 --> 00:51:11,240 but that isn't really the issue-- 797 00:51:11,320 --> 00:51:12,200 Chess thing. 798 00:51:12,280 --> 00:51:13,160 I'm sorry? 799 00:51:13,240 --> 00:51:14,240 Chess thing. 800 00:51:14,320 --> 00:51:16,720 I'm sure he's good at it, but I'm worried. 801 00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:18,200 To make an analogy-- 802 00:51:18,240 --> 00:51:20,120 if it was like, say... 803 00:51:20,160 --> 00:51:21,560 oh, I don't know... 804 00:51:21,600 --> 00:51:22,560 um, cards, 805 00:51:22,640 --> 00:51:23,520 pinochle. 806 00:51:23,600 --> 00:51:24,480 Pinochle. 807 00:51:24,560 --> 00:51:25,440 For instance. 808 00:51:25,520 --> 00:51:26,400 Pinochle. 809 00:51:26,480 --> 00:51:27,360 Fred... 810 00:51:29,120 --> 00:51:30,560 [ Fred ] Bonnie... 811 00:51:30,640 --> 00:51:32,160 She's comparing chess to pinochle. 812 00:51:32,240 --> 00:51:34,560 What am I supposed to say to that? 813 00:51:34,640 --> 00:51:36,480 She's trying to make a point. 814 00:51:36,560 --> 00:51:37,920 Maybe we should listen. 815 00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:41,040 Vinnie thinks he's spending too much time at it, too. 816 00:51:41,120 --> 00:51:43,440 Vinnie? Vinnie's a drug addict. 817 00:51:43,520 --> 00:51:45,960 I'm supposed to listen to his opinion, too? 818 00:51:47,040 --> 00:51:48,560 I'm sorry, but your analogy 819 00:51:48,640 --> 00:51:50,160 is a very bad one. 820 00:51:50,200 --> 00:51:52,680 If you want to make a comparison to something, 821 00:51:52,760 --> 00:51:54,040 have it make sense. 822 00:51:54,080 --> 00:51:56,440 Compare it to math or music or art, 823 00:51:56,480 --> 00:51:59,320 because otherwise it belittles him and it and me. 824 00:51:59,360 --> 00:52:01,240 I don't mean to belittle you-- 825 00:52:01,280 --> 00:52:04,400 Oh, but you are, even the way you're looking at me. 826 00:52:04,480 --> 00:52:06,360 Mr. Waitzkin, I think perhaps-- 827 00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:09,720 I'll tell you how good he is. He's better at this 828 00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:13,080 than I've ever been at anything in my life. 829 00:52:13,120 --> 00:52:16,920 He's better at this than you'll ever be at anything. 830 00:52:16,960 --> 00:52:18,840 My son has a gift. 831 00:52:18,880 --> 00:52:22,200 He has a gift, and once you acknowledge that, 832 00:52:22,240 --> 00:52:23,640 then maybe 833 00:52:23,680 --> 00:52:26,360 we'll have something to talk about. 834 00:52:28,600 --> 00:52:29,800 Josh. 835 00:52:30,840 --> 00:52:32,680 Chess is what it's called. 836 00:52:32,760 --> 00:52:34,600 Not the "chess thing." 837 00:52:34,680 --> 00:52:35,680 Chess. 838 00:52:45,120 --> 00:52:46,480 What's its number? 839 00:52:46,560 --> 00:52:49,840 It doesn't have a number. It's a private school. 840 00:52:49,880 --> 00:52:52,520 Only the public schools have numbers. 841 00:52:52,600 --> 00:52:54,840 It's called Dalton. 842 00:52:57,240 --> 00:53:00,520 You can still see your friends whenever you want-- 843 00:53:00,600 --> 00:53:02,200 after school or on weekends, 844 00:53:02,280 --> 00:53:04,360 when there's not a tournament. 845 00:53:08,600 --> 00:53:10,000 Your friend Morgan goes there. 846 00:53:10,040 --> 00:53:11,440 Morgan goes there? 847 00:53:11,480 --> 00:53:12,600 Oh, yeah. 848 00:53:12,680 --> 00:53:15,600 He wouldn't go there unless it was great, right? 849 00:53:15,640 --> 00:53:17,040 Ah, it's the best. 850 00:53:17,080 --> 00:53:20,960 They, um, even have a chess class. 851 00:53:21,040 --> 00:53:23,280 What's the yard like? 852 00:53:23,320 --> 00:53:25,040 The yard? 853 00:53:25,120 --> 00:53:27,920 Do they have good stuff to climb on? 854 00:53:28,000 --> 00:53:29,160 I'm sure it does. 855 00:53:29,240 --> 00:53:33,000 Um, I haven't seen it, but I'm sure it's great. 856 00:53:35,360 --> 00:53:39,600 So, um... what do you think? 857 00:53:39,680 --> 00:53:43,280 If you say it's great, then it has to be. 858 00:53:59,480 --> 00:54:00,880 It's a mistake. 859 00:54:12,280 --> 00:54:14,880 What was wrong with the old school? 860 00:54:14,960 --> 00:54:18,240 I don't know. I guess it was no good. 861 00:54:18,320 --> 00:54:20,160 And the new one's better? 862 00:54:20,240 --> 00:54:22,160 They have a chess class. 863 00:54:22,240 --> 00:54:24,120 They have a chess class. 864 00:54:31,960 --> 00:54:33,720 Are you O.K.? 865 00:54:44,680 --> 00:54:47,600 What the hell's going on over there? 866 00:54:50,040 --> 00:54:51,520 [ In Unison ] Bobby Fischer. 867 00:55:20,440 --> 00:55:22,200 Young Fischer. 868 00:55:29,960 --> 00:55:31,000 Check. 869 00:55:32,320 --> 00:55:33,280 Check. 870 00:55:46,600 --> 00:55:48,560 Trick or treat. 871 00:55:55,280 --> 00:55:58,000 Why is black better? Take your time. 872 00:55:58,080 --> 00:55:59,920 White has more pawn islands. 873 00:56:00,000 --> 00:56:01,680 Which is white's weakest island? 874 00:56:01,760 --> 00:56:03,120 The isolated pawn. 875 00:56:03,200 --> 00:56:04,960 Only the king can save it. 876 00:56:05,000 --> 00:56:07,280 That's right. 877 00:56:07,360 --> 00:56:08,280 That's very good. 878 00:56:08,360 --> 00:56:10,600 You just earned 20 master-class points. 879 00:56:39,400 --> 00:56:42,200 You studying up on your end game, Bruce? 880 00:56:43,720 --> 00:56:47,080 Josh, go get yourself a Coke. We're through here. 881 00:56:49,000 --> 00:56:50,720 Get yourself a Coke. 882 00:56:57,040 --> 00:56:59,280 What do you want? 883 00:56:59,360 --> 00:57:02,200 Hello. How are you? How have you been? 884 00:57:02,280 --> 00:57:04,440 How's your health? 885 00:57:04,520 --> 00:57:06,360 Any one of these would be appropriate. 886 00:57:10,600 --> 00:57:12,920 I want to join the club. 887 00:57:13,000 --> 00:57:15,720 Well, actually, not me, my young friend Jonathan here. 888 00:57:17,520 --> 00:57:18,640 [ Giggles ] 889 00:57:20,520 --> 00:57:23,800 I suggest you bring him back in a couple of years. 890 00:57:23,880 --> 00:57:25,760 We'd like an application, 891 00:57:25,840 --> 00:57:28,840 if it's not too much trouble. 892 00:58:03,320 --> 00:58:06,800 He's been my student since he was 4 years old. 893 00:58:06,880 --> 00:58:10,600 His parents have given him to me. 894 00:58:10,640 --> 00:58:12,520 Does nothing but play chess. 895 00:58:12,560 --> 00:58:13,960 No other interests. 896 00:58:14,000 --> 00:58:15,680 He goes to school? 897 00:58:15,760 --> 00:58:17,200 Oh, no. 898 00:58:17,280 --> 00:58:19,480 Well, that's great. You should be proud of yourself. 899 00:58:19,560 --> 00:58:21,160 I am. 900 00:58:28,960 --> 00:58:31,480 You should watch him play. He reminds me of you, 901 00:58:31,560 --> 00:58:33,400 only he never gives up. 902 00:58:33,480 --> 00:58:34,360 Josh. 903 00:58:34,440 --> 00:58:36,880 It's not a part of his character. 904 00:58:36,960 --> 00:58:40,640 He's not going to disappoint his teacher. 905 00:59:01,840 --> 00:59:05,600 "And when he knew that the cottage was entirely destroyed, 906 00:59:05,640 --> 00:59:08,960 the monster screamed once more in agony and hatred 907 00:59:09,000 --> 00:59:12,800 and retreated backward to seek refuge in the woods." 908 00:59:15,720 --> 00:59:18,080 Wow! Then it gets really scary 909 00:59:18,120 --> 00:59:19,520 because they chase him 910 00:59:19,560 --> 00:59:21,440 and light torches and stuff. 911 00:59:21,520 --> 00:59:24,120 So we'll get to that tomorrow. 912 00:59:25,320 --> 00:59:26,640 Good night, tiger. 913 00:59:26,720 --> 00:59:27,600 Good night. 914 00:59:36,800 --> 00:59:37,680 Dad... 915 00:59:43,520 --> 00:59:46,120 Maybe we shouldn't go to the state finals. 916 00:59:56,000 --> 00:59:58,040 What are you talking about? 917 00:59:58,120 --> 00:59:59,480 Of course we're going. 918 00:59:59,560 --> 01:00:02,360 That's what we've worked so hard for. 919 01:00:02,440 --> 01:00:04,080 If I win... 920 01:00:08,480 --> 01:00:11,280 Everybody will say, "Well, of course he won. 921 01:00:11,360 --> 01:00:13,760 He's a top-ranked player." 922 01:00:14,800 --> 01:00:17,280 But if I lose... 923 01:00:19,400 --> 01:00:21,160 You won't lose, Josh. 924 01:00:21,200 --> 01:00:22,880 What if I do? 925 01:00:22,920 --> 01:00:24,440 You won't. 926 01:00:24,520 --> 01:00:25,880 I'm afraid I might. 927 01:00:25,960 --> 01:00:29,280 Josh...they're afraid. 928 01:00:30,320 --> 01:00:32,800 They're terrified of you. 929 01:00:39,720 --> 01:00:41,080 Now you get some sleep. 930 01:00:49,680 --> 01:00:52,520 Maybe it's better not to be the best. 931 01:00:56,640 --> 01:01:00,320 Then you can lose, and it's O.K. 932 01:01:17,040 --> 01:01:20,360 It took people a while to realize he was really gone. 933 01:01:21,680 --> 01:01:24,160 He disappeared before-- 934 01:01:24,240 --> 01:01:26,200 once for 18months 935 01:01:26,280 --> 01:01:30,280 before the crushing defeat of Petrosian in Belgrade. 936 01:01:32,440 --> 01:01:35,040 But when he didn't 't show up in Manila in '75 937 01:01:35,080 --> 01:01:36,480 to defend his title, 938 01:01:36,520 --> 01:01:38,480 they took it away from him 939 01:01:38,560 --> 01:01:41,360 and gave it back to the Russians. 940 01:01:47,880 --> 01:01:49,280 O.K., let's go. 941 01:01:49,320 --> 01:01:51,200 I'm standing here with Fred Waitzkin. 942 01:01:51,240 --> 01:01:53,120 I hope I pronounced that right. 943 01:01:53,160 --> 01:01:55,520 Fred, what's it like being a chess parent? 944 01:01:55,600 --> 01:01:57,440 In my case, the hardest part 945 01:01:57,480 --> 01:02:00,520 is keeping track of my son's toy cars, 946 01:02:00,560 --> 01:02:03,480 making sure he eats something other than French fries... 947 01:02:10,440 --> 01:02:11,400 Hi. 948 01:02:13,520 --> 01:02:14,600 Hi. 949 01:02:14,680 --> 01:02:17,360 Your son's the odds-on favorite, I understand. 950 01:02:17,440 --> 01:02:20,240 He's rated number one in his division, yes. 951 01:02:20,320 --> 01:02:23,080 So every other parent in this room hates you. 952 01:02:23,120 --> 01:02:24,440 I'm just kidding, Fred. 953 01:02:28,800 --> 01:02:31,600 Thank you, sir. He can go to his table now. 954 01:02:31,680 --> 01:02:32,560 Next, please. 955 01:02:57,280 --> 01:02:58,520 [ Door Opens ] 956 01:03:02,920 --> 01:03:05,440 Oh, my God. 957 01:03:10,200 --> 01:03:11,800 That was quick. 958 01:03:14,280 --> 01:03:16,000 I hate this part. 959 01:03:18,840 --> 01:03:20,560 What? 960 01:03:20,640 --> 01:03:22,160 [Jubilant Laughter ] 961 01:03:25,040 --> 01:03:27,280 No. 962 01:03:47,960 --> 01:03:50,400 [ Thunder ] 963 01:03:53,360 --> 01:03:55,240 Seven moves. 964 01:03:57,680 --> 01:03:58,760 Seven. 965 01:04:00,080 --> 01:04:04,800 How is it possible to lose in seven moves? 966 01:04:08,720 --> 01:04:11,040 Maybe I don't really have it. 967 01:04:11,120 --> 01:04:13,000 Well, you know that's not true. 968 01:04:13,080 --> 01:04:14,400 That's not why this happened. 969 01:04:14,480 --> 01:04:17,200 I don't understand why this happened. 970 01:04:17,280 --> 01:04:19,000 Why did this happen? 971 01:04:22,560 --> 01:04:24,920 Well, think. 972 01:04:26,160 --> 01:04:27,560 Take your time. 973 01:04:27,600 --> 01:04:30,920 Take more time than you took losing to that patzer 974 01:04:30,960 --> 01:04:32,400 and figure it out. 975 01:04:32,480 --> 01:04:34,800 Did you fall for a trap? 976 01:04:34,840 --> 01:04:37,640 Did you bring your queen out early 977 01:04:37,720 --> 01:04:41,360 even though Bruce warned you time and again about that? 978 01:04:43,200 --> 01:04:45,520 Maybe he's just better than me. 979 01:04:45,560 --> 01:04:48,400 No, don't tell me that kid's better than you 980 01:04:48,440 --> 01:04:49,840 because he isn't. 981 01:05:00,680 --> 01:05:03,920 Why are you standing so far away from me? 982 01:05:16,800 --> 01:05:18,240 Come here. 983 01:05:25,200 --> 01:05:26,480 It's O.K. 984 01:05:29,680 --> 01:05:30,840 It's O.K. 985 01:05:32,880 --> 01:05:34,040 [Josh ] I'm sorry. 986 01:05:37,360 --> 01:05:40,200 [ Bruce ] For all his natural ability, Bobby Fischer studied harder 987 01:05:40,240 --> 01:05:42,120 than any player who ever lived. 988 01:05:42,160 --> 01:05:44,040 He woke up thinking about chess. 989 01:05:44,120 --> 01:05:46,920 He went to bed thinking about it. He dreamt about it. 990 01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:49,320 Why? Isn't it enough to be a natural? 991 01:05:49,360 --> 01:05:51,720 If you don't care about winning, it's enough, 992 01:05:51,760 --> 01:05:53,640 but he wanted to win. 993 01:05:53,720 --> 01:05:55,560 He had to be champion, 994 01:05:55,600 --> 01:05:58,440 and in order to do that, he had to work, 995 01:05:58,480 --> 01:06:00,840 which is what we're going to do. 996 01:06:00,880 --> 01:06:02,160 O.K. 997 01:06:02,200 --> 01:06:05,040 Promise you won't argue moves with me, 998 01:06:05,080 --> 01:06:07,720 no matter how much you think you're right. 999 01:06:07,800 --> 01:06:08,840 I promise. 1000 01:06:08,880 --> 01:06:11,560 Everything I tell you imagine is coming from him 1001 01:06:11,600 --> 01:06:13,960 because I know every game he ever played, 1002 01:06:14,000 --> 01:06:16,840 so, in effect, he's going to be teaching you, 1003 01:06:16,920 --> 01:06:18,480 and you'll become him. 1004 01:06:18,560 --> 01:06:19,440 Promise. 1005 01:06:19,520 --> 01:06:20,440 All right. 1006 01:06:21,480 --> 01:06:23,080 Some new rules-- 1007 01:06:24,640 --> 01:06:26,320 no more speed chess. 1008 01:06:26,400 --> 01:06:29,680 I know you like it, I know it's fun, 1009 01:06:29,760 --> 01:06:31,120 but it's no good. 1010 01:06:31,200 --> 01:06:34,440 It ruined Arbakov, and it'll ruin you. 1011 01:06:34,480 --> 01:06:37,320 And no more games in Washington Square. 1012 01:06:37,360 --> 01:06:40,840 They're patzers, and they're teaching you all the wrong things. 1013 01:06:40,880 --> 01:06:43,120 They're not patzers. 1014 01:06:43,160 --> 01:06:44,200 They're losers, 1015 01:06:44,280 --> 01:06:47,400 and unless you want to end up just like them, 1016 01:06:47,480 --> 01:06:49,000 you'll stay away. 1017 01:06:49,080 --> 01:06:51,560 They're not patzers. 1018 01:06:53,680 --> 01:06:55,680 I mean it. 1019 01:06:57,880 --> 01:06:58,760 Now... 1020 01:07:05,840 --> 01:07:07,160 which one is you? 1021 01:07:07,240 --> 01:07:09,360 What do you mean? 1022 01:07:09,440 --> 01:07:13,120 I mean, which one is you? 1023 01:07:13,200 --> 01:07:15,920 None of them. They're just pieces. 1024 01:07:16,000 --> 01:07:17,840 This is you. 1025 01:07:36,760 --> 01:07:38,760 So what's your best move? 1026 01:07:38,840 --> 01:07:40,200 Rook to d 1 . 1027 01:07:40,280 --> 01:07:42,120 What about taking on e5? 1028 01:07:42,160 --> 01:07:43,560 What about it? 1029 01:07:43,600 --> 01:07:45,960 You didn't consider it. You're still not considering it. 1030 01:07:46,000 --> 01:07:46,960 Sit up. 1031 01:07:47,040 --> 01:07:49,960 I'm right. Rook to d 1 is the best move. 1032 01:07:50,040 --> 01:07:51,920 You didn't study the board. 1033 01:07:51,960 --> 01:07:54,120 You're moving before I know the answers. 1034 01:07:54,160 --> 01:07:55,560 Give me your book. 1035 01:07:55,600 --> 01:07:57,080 Why? 1036 01:07:57,160 --> 01:07:59,440 Give me your book. 1037 01:07:59,480 --> 01:08:00,560 Why? 1038 01:08:00,640 --> 01:08:02,840 You just lost some master-class points, tiger. 1039 01:08:02,920 --> 01:08:04,280 I can't lose points. 1040 01:08:04,360 --> 01:08:07,840 No? You just lost some more for arguing with me. 1041 01:08:13,200 --> 01:08:15,080 Fine, Tim, it's not enough. 1042 01:08:15,160 --> 01:08:16,040 What's happening? 1043 01:08:16,080 --> 01:08:17,240 What's happening? 1044 01:08:17,320 --> 01:08:20,800 I hear a whole lot of talk and don't get much for it. 1045 01:08:20,880 --> 01:08:23,160 Ooh, it hurts! 1046 01:08:28,000 --> 01:08:29,000 Damn! 1047 01:08:31,760 --> 01:08:32,840 Damn! 1048 01:08:37,680 --> 01:08:39,760 Do you know what the word contempt means? 1049 01:08:45,360 --> 01:08:49,360 It's to think of others as being beneath you, 1050 01:08:49,400 --> 01:08:52,840 to be unworthy of being in the same room with you. 1051 01:08:57,360 --> 01:08:59,720 I don't feel that. 1052 01:08:59,760 --> 01:09:02,280 Well, you better start. 1053 01:09:04,680 --> 01:09:07,480 Because if you don't think it's a part of winning, 1054 01:09:07,560 --> 01:09:08,600 you're wrong. 1055 01:09:08,680 --> 01:09:11,320 You have to have contempt for your opponents. 1056 01:09:11,400 --> 01:09:12,760 You have to hate them. 1057 01:09:17,440 --> 01:09:19,440 But I don't. 1058 01:09:19,520 --> 01:09:21,600 They hate you. 1059 01:09:27,040 --> 01:09:28,520 They hate you, Josh. 1060 01:09:32,320 --> 01:09:34,160 I don't hate them. 1061 01:09:35,280 --> 01:09:38,960 Bobby Fischer held the world in contempt. 1062 01:09:43,600 --> 01:09:45,400 I'm not him. 1063 01:09:54,680 --> 01:09:56,200 You're telling me. 1064 01:09:58,200 --> 01:09:59,560 In the primary division, 1065 01:09:59,600 --> 01:10:02,400 In first place with a perfect six out of six-- 1066 01:10:02,480 --> 01:10:04,160 Jonathan Poe. 1067 01:10:08,720 --> 01:10:11,560 Let's give a round of applause for all the winners. 1068 01:10:21,200 --> 01:10:23,160 It's white's move. 1069 01:10:28,880 --> 01:10:31,280 Can we expect it any time soon? 1070 01:10:31,360 --> 01:10:33,520 How many points is it worth? 1071 01:10:33,560 --> 01:10:35,240 To make the opening move? 1072 01:10:35,320 --> 01:10:36,560 Yes. 1073 01:10:36,640 --> 01:10:39,080 Forget the points. 1074 01:10:39,160 --> 01:10:41,680 How much is it worth if I do it? 1075 01:10:41,760 --> 01:10:44,440 Do it for its own sake. 1076 01:10:44,520 --> 01:10:48,120 I want to know how close I am to getting the certificate. 1077 01:10:48,200 --> 01:10:49,080 Forget that. 1078 01:10:49,160 --> 01:10:50,160 I want to know. 1079 01:10:50,240 --> 01:10:52,560 - I don't know. - What do you mean? 1080 01:10:52,640 --> 01:10:54,000 I don't care. 1081 01:10:54,040 --> 01:10:56,880 I don't understand. 1082 01:10:56,960 --> 01:10:59,920 It's white's move. 1083 01:11:05,320 --> 01:11:06,800 I want the certificate. 1084 01:11:06,880 --> 01:11:08,240 You want the certificate? 1085 01:11:08,320 --> 01:11:10,640 You have to have the certificate? 1086 01:11:10,720 --> 01:11:13,520 You won't move until you get the certificate? 1087 01:11:13,600 --> 01:11:15,080 You win. 1088 01:11:15,160 --> 01:11:18,120 Here's your certificate. Fill it out. 1089 01:11:19,600 --> 01:11:21,800 Doesn't mean anything. It's a piece of paper. 1090 01:11:21,840 --> 01:11:24,200 It's a Xerox of a piece of paper. 1091 01:11:24,240 --> 01:11:26,120 Do you want another one? 1092 01:11:26,160 --> 01:11:27,640 Do you want 1 0? 1093 01:11:30,520 --> 01:11:31,720 You want 20? 1094 01:11:33,120 --> 01:11:34,280 30? 1095 01:11:34,360 --> 01:11:37,240 I've got a briefcase full of them. They mean nothing. 1096 01:11:42,960 --> 01:11:44,480 They mean nothing. 1097 01:11:49,560 --> 01:11:51,720 Get out of my house. 1098 01:12:09,640 --> 01:12:12,920 To put a child in a position to care about winning 1099 01:12:13,000 --> 01:12:15,240 and not to prepare him is wrong. 1100 01:12:15,280 --> 01:12:16,680 Get out of my house. 1101 01:12:34,520 --> 01:12:38,440 Look, I know you don't want to admit it, but he's right. 1102 01:12:38,520 --> 01:12:41,840 I mean, you wouldn't sign your kid up for little league 1103 01:12:41,880 --> 01:12:44,200 and then not get him a glove. 1104 01:12:44,280 --> 01:12:45,680 You equip him. 1105 01:12:45,720 --> 01:12:46,640 It's over. 1106 01:12:46,680 --> 01:12:49,040 Bonnie, he's in a slump. 1107 01:12:49,080 --> 01:12:50,960 This is a slump. It happens. 1108 01:12:51,000 --> 01:12:52,800 When you get into a slump, 1109 01:12:52,880 --> 01:12:55,680 you get out of it eventually. You don't give up. 1110 01:12:55,760 --> 01:12:57,600 This is like baseball to you. 1111 01:12:57,680 --> 01:13:00,000 If you're afraid to lose, you lose. 1112 01:13:00,080 --> 01:13:00,960 He's afraid. 1113 01:13:01,040 --> 01:13:03,600 He's not afraid of losing. 1114 01:13:03,680 --> 01:13:05,200 He's afraid of losing your love. 1115 01:13:05,280 --> 01:13:07,120 How many ballplayers grow up 1116 01:13:07,200 --> 01:13:09,720 afraid of losing their father's love 1117 01:13:09,800 --> 01:13:12,120 every time they come up to the plate? 1118 01:13:12,200 --> 01:13:13,560 All of them! 1119 01:13:16,760 --> 01:13:19,080 He knows you disapprove of him. 1120 01:13:19,160 --> 01:13:21,520 He knows you think he's weak, 1121 01:13:21,560 --> 01:13:23,560 but he's not weak. 1122 01:13:23,640 --> 01:13:25,560 He's decent. 1123 01:13:26,840 --> 01:13:29,160 And if you or Bruce or anyone else 1124 01:13:29,240 --> 01:13:31,600 tries to beat that out of him, 1125 01:13:31,640 --> 01:13:34,480 I swear to God I'll take him away. 1126 01:13:38,120 --> 01:13:41,400 When did you start to get serious about chess? 1127 01:13:41,480 --> 01:13:42,920 Uh, I got serious, oh... 1128 01:13:44,600 --> 01:13:47,280 hmm, oh, well, I was always pretty serious about it. 1129 01:13:47,360 --> 01:13:50,280 You know, when I was maybe 7. 1130 01:13:53,800 --> 01:13:57,560 People say they've received letters from him over the years, 1131 01:13:57,640 --> 01:14:00,120 but never show them. 1132 01:14:01,840 --> 01:14:04,200 They say he lost his nerve, 1133 01:14:04,280 --> 01:14:07,240 and he'll never play again. 1134 01:14:08,560 --> 01:14:10,880 They say he lost his mind 1135 01:14:10,960 --> 01:14:14,240 and roams the streets of Los Angeles hiding out 1136 01:14:14,320 --> 01:14:16,160 under assumed names. 1137 01:14:16,240 --> 01:14:17,120 Check. 1138 01:14:18,160 --> 01:14:19,080 Check. 1139 01:14:19,160 --> 01:14:21,520 Some people say... 1140 01:14:23,080 --> 01:14:23,960 he's dead. 1141 01:14:26,320 --> 01:14:29,120 I think he's lying low and getting stronger, 1142 01:14:29,200 --> 01:14:32,680 waiting for just the right moment to come back 1143 01:14:32,720 --> 01:14:35,040 and reclaim his crown. 1144 01:15:01,520 --> 01:15:02,640 Hey, Josh. 1145 01:15:02,720 --> 01:15:03,800 Shh. 1146 01:15:08,920 --> 01:15:11,240 What happened to your room? 1147 01:15:12,320 --> 01:15:13,800 I cleaned it. 1148 01:15:20,360 --> 01:15:21,720 Hey, you know, 1149 01:15:21,760 --> 01:15:24,600 you don't have to do this anymore. 1150 01:15:24,680 --> 01:15:27,960 You could give it up, and that's all right with me. 1151 01:15:34,400 --> 01:15:35,440 In fact... 1152 01:15:37,320 --> 01:15:38,960 I want you to. 1153 01:15:41,600 --> 01:15:43,440 How can I do that? 1154 01:15:43,520 --> 01:15:46,440 What do you mean? You just do it. 1155 01:15:49,680 --> 01:15:51,840 But I have to win. 1156 01:15:53,520 --> 01:15:55,880 No, that's what I'm saying-- you don't. 1157 01:15:55,960 --> 01:15:58,760 But you told me I did. 1158 01:15:58,800 --> 01:16:02,720 Well, I'm telling you now that you don't. 1159 01:16:03,720 --> 01:16:05,440 But I do. 1160 01:16:05,520 --> 01:16:08,000 I do. 1161 01:16:08,080 --> 01:16:09,000 Why? 1162 01:16:11,280 --> 01:16:13,160 Because I have to. 1163 01:16:15,600 --> 01:16:16,600 Why? 1164 01:16:16,680 --> 01:16:19,000 It doesn't mean anything. 1165 01:16:19,080 --> 01:16:21,160 It's just a game. 1166 01:16:23,600 --> 01:16:25,160 No, it isn't. 1167 01:16:46,560 --> 01:16:48,360 [ Children Playing ] 1168 01:16:56,360 --> 01:16:57,400 [ Rattling ] 1169 01:17:15,080 --> 01:17:16,480 Good morning. 1170 01:17:23,040 --> 01:17:24,560 These belong to you. 1171 01:17:54,360 --> 01:17:55,920 Want to play? 1172 01:18:02,520 --> 01:18:03,520 Two minutes. 1173 01:18:08,840 --> 01:18:09,720 What's that? 1174 01:18:09,800 --> 01:18:10,720 Schleimann attack. 1175 01:18:10,760 --> 01:18:12,680 Where'd you learn that from, a book? 1176 01:18:12,720 --> 01:18:14,080 My teacher taught me. 1177 01:18:14,120 --> 01:18:16,960 Forget it. Play like you used to-- from the gut. 1178 01:18:17,000 --> 01:18:19,360 Get your pawns rolling on the queen's side. 1179 01:18:19,400 --> 01:18:21,760 Put it out. Josh is playing. 1180 01:18:21,800 --> 01:18:24,640 He taught you how not to lose, not how to win. 1181 01:18:24,680 --> 01:18:27,520 You got to risk losing. You got to risk everything. 1182 01:18:27,560 --> 01:18:30,400 You got to go to the edge of defeat. 1183 01:18:30,440 --> 01:18:31,360 But-- 1184 01:18:31,400 --> 01:18:33,080 But what? Play. 1185 01:18:33,160 --> 01:18:35,880 Never play the board, always the man. 1186 01:18:35,960 --> 01:18:39,200 You got to play the man playing the board. Play me. 1187 01:18:39,240 --> 01:18:41,600 You have to beat me, not the board. 1188 01:18:41,640 --> 01:18:44,000 You're not who I have to play. 1189 01:18:44,040 --> 01:18:45,640 You're playing me now. 1190 01:18:48,480 --> 01:18:50,680 Better. 1191 01:18:50,760 --> 01:18:52,280 All right. 1192 01:18:52,360 --> 01:18:54,720 Better! Yes! Come on, move. 1193 01:18:54,760 --> 01:18:56,360 Good! 1194 01:18:56,440 --> 01:18:57,680 Yeah! 1195 01:18:57,760 --> 01:18:59,520 All right! 1196 01:18:59,560 --> 01:19:00,920 Better! 1197 01:19:00,960 --> 01:19:02,560 Yeah! 1198 01:19:03,680 --> 01:19:05,400 Good move! 1199 01:19:05,480 --> 01:19:06,720 Yeah! 1200 01:19:06,760 --> 01:19:08,840 Yeah! Uh-huh! 1201 01:19:08,920 --> 01:19:10,000 Yes! 1202 01:19:10,080 --> 01:19:11,240 Move! 1203 01:19:11,320 --> 01:19:13,720 Ooh, yeah! Good, good, good! Move! 1204 01:19:13,800 --> 01:19:15,440 Yeah, that's it! 1205 01:19:15,520 --> 01:19:17,360 Ooh, good! Yeah! 1206 01:19:17,440 --> 01:19:18,320 What's that? 1207 01:19:18,400 --> 01:19:19,680 Mate. 1208 01:19:19,760 --> 01:19:20,960 Yeah. 1209 01:19:52,840 --> 01:19:55,000 How's it going? 1210 01:19:55,040 --> 01:19:56,160 All right. 1211 01:19:56,200 --> 01:19:57,320 How's Josh? 1212 01:19:57,400 --> 01:19:59,000 Well, he's good. Sit down. 1213 01:19:59,080 --> 01:20:01,800 Still planning on going to Chicago for the nationals? 1214 01:20:01,840 --> 01:20:02,720 Yeah. 1215 01:20:02,800 --> 01:20:04,840 I've seen you both at the park. 1216 01:20:04,920 --> 01:20:07,840 Yeah. We've been hanging out there a lot. 1217 01:20:07,920 --> 01:20:09,840 Think that's a good idea? 1218 01:20:11,400 --> 01:20:12,760 Yes, I do. 1219 01:20:12,800 --> 01:20:15,200 He's playing better than ever. 1220 01:20:15,240 --> 01:20:17,000 How would you know that? 1221 01:20:21,240 --> 01:20:22,160 You're right. 1222 01:20:22,240 --> 01:20:24,760 I--I don't know. 1223 01:20:24,840 --> 01:20:28,560 But what I do know is that he likes playing again 1224 01:20:28,640 --> 01:20:31,320 for the first time in a long time. 1225 01:20:31,400 --> 01:20:33,440 I know you think you're doing what's best, 1226 01:20:33,520 --> 01:20:37,360 but you're setting him up for the biggest disappointment of his life. 1227 01:20:37,440 --> 01:20:40,200 That other kid isn't spending his afternoons riding bikes 1228 01:20:40,280 --> 01:20:42,840 and playing Pac-Man, I can guarantee you that. 1229 01:20:42,920 --> 01:20:44,760 I'm doing the only thing 1230 01:20:44,840 --> 01:20:47,320 I know how to do for Josh. 1231 01:20:47,400 --> 01:20:49,600 I don't know what else to do. 1232 01:20:49,680 --> 01:20:52,560 Don't let him go down there to lose. 1233 01:20:56,120 --> 01:20:59,120 That's what you can do for him. 1234 01:20:59,200 --> 01:21:00,520 You're his father. Forbid it. 1235 01:21:00,560 --> 01:21:02,520 I can't do that. 1236 01:21:02,600 --> 01:21:03,560 Fred... 1237 01:21:03,640 --> 01:21:04,920 he's going to get killed. 1238 01:21:05,000 --> 01:21:07,520 There's not going to be much left of him. 1239 01:21:07,560 --> 01:21:12,800 You have no idea what a fall like this can do to you. 1240 01:21:12,840 --> 01:21:15,280 I think I do. 1241 01:21:19,080 --> 01:21:22,560 You know what? 1242 01:21:22,600 --> 01:21:24,800 You should come down with us. 1243 01:21:24,880 --> 01:21:29,080 It would mean a lot to him to have you there. 1244 01:21:30,920 --> 01:21:32,920 That I can't do. 1245 01:21:55,640 --> 01:21:57,240 There you go. 1246 01:21:57,320 --> 01:21:58,320 Thank you. 1247 01:21:58,400 --> 01:22:00,000 Thanks. 1248 01:22:00,040 --> 01:22:01,800 Come on, Katya. 1249 01:22:08,120 --> 01:22:11,200 O.K. That's not bad, but that's not right, O.K.? 1250 01:22:11,280 --> 01:22:12,640 That's not what Casablanca did. 1251 01:22:12,680 --> 01:22:14,120 See? You want to be patient. 1252 01:22:14,200 --> 01:22:15,480 Fools rush in. 1253 01:22:15,520 --> 01:22:17,800 You want to go to the 7th rank-- 1254 01:22:17,840 --> 01:22:19,360 Hi, Morgan. 1255 01:22:19,440 --> 01:22:21,720 Josh, where you been? 1256 01:22:21,800 --> 01:22:23,240 Fishing. 1257 01:22:23,320 --> 01:22:26,280 Whoa. Look at this. 1258 01:22:26,360 --> 01:22:29,920 No chess boards, no chess books. 1259 01:22:29,960 --> 01:22:33,000 I wasn't allowed to talk about chess for two whole weeks. 1260 01:22:33,080 --> 01:22:34,720 Just fish. 1261 01:22:34,800 --> 01:22:35,720 Whoa. 1262 01:22:35,800 --> 01:22:37,640 It was my dad's idea. 1263 01:22:37,800 --> 01:22:39,440 Hey, Kalev. 1264 01:22:39,520 --> 01:22:41,600 How's it going? 1265 01:22:41,640 --> 01:22:42,640 Fishing? 1266 01:22:42,720 --> 01:22:44,680 Sure. 1267 01:22:49,800 --> 01:22:52,560 The 200 young players finding their seats behind me 1268 01:22:52,640 --> 01:22:55,560 represent some of the strongest chess minds 1269 01:22:55,640 --> 01:22:57,480 of any age in the country. 1270 01:22:57,560 --> 01:23:00,880 Traveling from as far away as Alaska and Hawaii, 1271 01:23:00,960 --> 01:23:03,360 they've come here to compete against each other 1272 01:23:03,400 --> 01:23:05,960 over the course of the next two long, grueling days. 1273 01:23:06,040 --> 01:23:07,280 To become champion, 1274 01:23:07,360 --> 01:23:09,160 one must win all seven games. 1275 01:23:09,240 --> 01:23:10,800 That's right. 1276 01:23:10,880 --> 01:23:11,960 This is Donovan Clennan, 1277 01:23:12,040 --> 01:23:14,320 Director of the National Scholastic Championship. 1278 01:23:14,400 --> 01:23:15,480 Tell me, 1279 01:23:15,560 --> 01:23:18,320 is the next Bobby Fischer somewhere in this room? 1280 01:23:18,400 --> 01:23:19,360 Hi, Mom. 1281 01:23:34,400 --> 01:23:37,160 This girl you're playing is ranked 82nd. 1282 01:23:37,240 --> 01:23:39,240 All right. Get through it quick, 1283 01:23:39,320 --> 01:23:42,000 and you can rest before the next round, O.K.? 1284 01:23:42,080 --> 01:23:43,080 O.K. 1285 01:23:43,160 --> 01:23:45,760 I'll see you in a little while. 1286 01:23:45,800 --> 01:23:46,720 Bye. 1287 01:23:46,800 --> 01:23:48,680 Bye. 1288 01:23:48,720 --> 01:23:50,240 Josh... 1289 01:23:51,880 --> 01:23:53,200 good luck. 1290 01:23:57,480 --> 01:24:01,920 Some of you maybe unfamiliar with sudden death rules. 1291 01:24:01,960 --> 01:24:06,080 If you're writing moves down while a player gets down 1292 01:24:06,160 --> 01:24:10,520 to where there's less than five minutes left, 1293 01:24:10,600 --> 01:24:13,800 it's no longer your responsibility to... 1294 01:24:13,880 --> 01:24:14,760 Hi. 1295 01:24:14,840 --> 01:24:16,360 Hi. 1296 01:24:16,440 --> 01:24:18,440 Is that clear? 1297 01:24:18,520 --> 01:24:19,680 Good luck. 1298 01:24:19,760 --> 01:24:21,080 One more thing-- 1299 01:24:21,160 --> 01:24:22,640 if you have a problem... 1300 01:24:22,720 --> 01:24:23,960 Morgan. 1301 01:24:24,040 --> 01:24:27,080 If you have a problem, you don't have to discuss it 1302 01:24:27,160 --> 01:24:28,480 with your opponent. 1303 01:24:28,520 --> 01:24:31,240 All these people with purple hats around here, 1304 01:24:31,320 --> 01:24:33,000 they'll be wandering around. 1305 01:24:33,080 --> 01:24:35,880 Just put your hand up, and they'll straighten it up. 1306 01:24:35,960 --> 01:24:38,880 O.K. Just hold up your hand, and they'll see it. 1307 01:24:38,920 --> 01:24:41,880 Don't argue with your opponent. 1308 01:24:41,960 --> 01:24:43,120 That's ridiculous. 1309 01:24:43,200 --> 01:24:44,560 O.K. good luck. 1310 01:24:44,640 --> 01:24:46,040 Start your clocks. 1311 01:26:33,200 --> 01:26:35,080 Can I come in? 1312 01:26:53,920 --> 01:26:55,520 How are you feeling? 1313 01:26:59,680 --> 01:27:01,160 Scared? 1314 01:27:02,760 --> 01:27:04,960 I can't beat him. 1315 01:27:07,480 --> 01:27:08,840 You might be right. 1316 01:27:08,920 --> 01:27:11,240 I'm not supposed to say that, 1317 01:27:11,320 --> 01:27:14,360 but you'd know I was lying if I said anything else. 1318 01:27:20,000 --> 01:27:21,440 I have something for you. 1319 01:27:29,400 --> 01:27:32,160 It says, 1320 01:27:32,200 --> 01:27:37,640 "This is to certify that Josh Waitzkin, on this day, 1321 01:27:37,720 --> 01:27:40,640 has in the eyes of his teacher... 1322 01:27:43,680 --> 01:27:46,560 attained the rank of Grandmaster." 1323 01:28:14,040 --> 01:28:17,640 I have never been so proud of anyone in my life. 1324 01:28:22,400 --> 01:28:25,200 I'm honored to call myself your teacher. 1325 01:28:35,440 --> 01:28:38,320 I'm so scared. 1326 01:28:38,360 --> 01:28:39,320 I know. 1327 01:28:51,440 --> 01:28:55,480 Will you stay until it's over? 1328 01:28:55,560 --> 01:28:57,440 Will I stay? 1329 01:29:00,840 --> 01:29:04,120 I wouldn't miss it for the world. 1330 01:29:14,680 --> 01:29:16,480 [ Children Talking ] 1331 01:29:50,080 --> 01:29:52,680 It's unsettling, isn't it? 1332 01:29:52,760 --> 01:29:56,040 When you realize there are only so many things 1333 01:29:56,120 --> 01:29:58,400 you can teach a child. 1334 01:29:58,440 --> 01:30:00,800 And finally... 1335 01:30:02,520 --> 01:30:04,920 they are who they are. 1336 01:30:08,080 --> 01:30:09,680 Good luck. 1337 01:30:13,480 --> 01:30:15,720 Good luck. 1338 01:30:18,720 --> 01:30:20,040 Start your clocks. 1339 01:30:37,600 --> 01:30:38,480 What's happening? 1340 01:30:38,560 --> 01:30:39,880 Why isn't he moving? 1341 01:30:39,960 --> 01:30:41,600 Letting his time run. 1342 01:30:41,640 --> 01:30:43,480 Trying to psych Josh out. 1343 01:31:10,360 --> 01:31:12,880 Don't do it, Josh. 1344 01:31:12,960 --> 01:31:14,480 Don't even think about it. 1345 01:31:14,560 --> 01:31:15,440 Bring her out. 1346 01:31:17,760 --> 01:31:18,800 Keep her back. 1347 01:31:18,880 --> 01:31:19,960 Bring her out, Josh. 1348 01:31:25,480 --> 01:31:26,400 Oh, Jesus! 1349 01:31:26,440 --> 01:31:28,080 What? 1350 01:32:04,600 --> 01:32:05,960 Is it over? 1351 01:32:06,040 --> 01:32:07,760 Over? He's setting him up. 1352 01:32:07,840 --> 01:32:09,600 Josh is setting him up now. 1353 01:32:09,680 --> 01:32:11,080 I taught him that. 1354 01:32:34,440 --> 01:32:35,600 Check. 1355 01:32:51,760 --> 01:32:52,800 There it is! 1356 01:33:01,040 --> 01:33:02,440 Trick or treat. 1357 01:33:37,360 --> 01:33:39,000 That was a mistake. 1358 01:33:39,040 --> 01:33:40,840 What was a mistake? 1359 01:33:40,880 --> 01:33:42,960 Who made a mistake? 1360 01:33:46,120 --> 01:33:48,000 Look deep, Josh. It's there. 1361 01:33:48,040 --> 01:33:50,200 It's 1 2 moves away, but it's there. 1362 01:33:50,240 --> 01:33:51,680 You've got him. 1363 01:33:51,720 --> 01:33:54,000 Take his pawn with your pawn. 1364 01:33:54,080 --> 01:33:58,640 G takes f6 forking his bishop and rook. 1365 01:33:58,720 --> 01:34:00,960 Don't take back with your bishop. 1366 01:34:01,000 --> 01:34:04,000 You'll need that to guard e7. 1367 01:34:04,080 --> 01:34:05,440 He'll take back, 1368 01:34:05,520 --> 01:34:07,520 either with his bishop or his knight. 1369 01:34:07,560 --> 01:34:10,400 When he does, this is the hard part, 1370 01:34:10,440 --> 01:34:12,280 sacrifice your rook. 1371 01:34:12,360 --> 01:34:14,480 Capture him on f6 and get him to check. 1372 01:34:14,560 --> 01:34:15,840 King has to take your rook. 1373 01:34:15,920 --> 01:34:17,000 He takes f6. 1374 01:34:17,080 --> 01:34:19,680 Give him the knight to check e7, 1375 01:34:19,760 --> 01:34:21,360 forking his king and his rook. 1376 01:34:21,440 --> 01:34:23,200 He'll move to safety. 1377 01:34:23,280 --> 01:34:24,760 King f5. 1378 01:34:24,840 --> 01:34:26,800 Take his rook with your knight. 1379 01:34:26,880 --> 01:34:28,880 He'll take back with his king, 1380 01:34:28,960 --> 01:34:30,680 and you've got him. 1381 01:34:32,800 --> 01:34:35,200 Don't move until you see it. 1382 01:34:35,280 --> 01:34:38,280 I can't see it. 1383 01:34:38,360 --> 01:34:41,240 Don't move until you see it. 1384 01:34:41,280 --> 01:34:43,440 I can't see it. 1385 01:34:43,520 --> 01:34:47,160 Don't move until you see it. 1386 01:34:47,240 --> 01:34:49,600 I'm sorry, Dad. 1387 01:34:51,360 --> 01:34:53,840 Here, I'll make it easier for you. 1388 01:35:26,400 --> 01:35:27,880 He's got it. 1389 01:35:27,960 --> 01:35:29,920 He's got it? 1390 01:35:30,000 --> 01:35:31,880 How do you know he's got it? 1391 01:35:31,960 --> 01:35:33,320 He's got it. 1392 01:35:40,800 --> 01:35:42,280 What? 1393 01:35:46,520 --> 01:35:48,320 Come on, move. 1394 01:35:53,360 --> 01:35:55,800 What's that supposed to mean? 1395 01:35:55,880 --> 01:35:57,600 What's that supposed to mean? 1396 01:35:57,680 --> 01:35:59,400 He's offering him a draw. 1397 01:35:59,480 --> 01:36:01,360 I'm offering you a draw. 1398 01:36:01,440 --> 01:36:03,600 Draw? You've got to be kidding. 1399 01:36:10,920 --> 01:36:12,200 You've lost. 1400 01:36:12,280 --> 01:36:14,480 You just don't know it. 1401 01:36:14,560 --> 01:36:15,800 I've lost? 1402 01:36:15,840 --> 01:36:17,240 Look at the board. 1403 01:36:17,280 --> 01:36:19,760 I have. 1404 01:36:19,840 --> 01:36:24,600 Take the draw, and we'll share the championship. 1405 01:36:28,200 --> 01:36:30,840 Take the draw. 1406 01:36:38,080 --> 01:36:39,480 Move. 1407 01:37:30,920 --> 01:37:32,320 Check. 1408 01:38:06,800 --> 01:38:07,720 Good game. 1409 01:38:24,720 --> 01:38:25,600 Yay! 1410 01:38:25,680 --> 01:38:27,600 Hey, you did good. 1411 01:38:27,680 --> 01:38:29,840 All right! 1412 01:38:29,920 --> 01:38:31,280 [ Applause ] 1413 01:38:42,320 --> 01:38:43,360 [ Vinnie ] Yes! 1414 01:38:43,440 --> 01:38:45,000 Josh, my man. 1415 01:38:45,080 --> 01:38:46,400 All right! All right! 1416 01:38:46,480 --> 01:38:47,360 My man! 1417 01:38:52,560 --> 01:38:55,200 I'm so proud of you. I knew you could do it. 1418 01:38:55,280 --> 01:38:58,200 I told you. I told you. 1419 01:39:00,960 --> 01:39:02,760 Bobby Fischer played in Washington Square Park, too. 1420 01:39:02,800 --> 01:39:04,080 See this? Look. Josh Waitzkin. 1421 01:39:04,160 --> 01:39:05,520 Morgan, what-- 1422 01:39:05,560 --> 01:39:07,440 Morgan... 1423 01:39:07,480 --> 01:39:08,640 will you come here? 1424 01:39:17,160 --> 01:39:20,000 I tried to give him a way out. 1425 01:39:20,080 --> 01:39:22,200 I know you did. 1426 01:39:32,360 --> 01:39:35,120 Why did you bring the queen out so early? 1427 01:39:35,200 --> 01:39:36,840 You know what I'm saying? 1428 01:39:36,920 --> 01:39:38,840 You know what I'm saying? 1429 01:39:38,920 --> 01:39:42,240 Do you understand what I'm saying? 1430 01:39:42,320 --> 01:39:44,040 Are you listening to me? 1431 01:39:45,600 --> 01:39:47,920 What happened? 1432 01:39:48,000 --> 01:39:48,880 I lost. 1433 01:39:48,960 --> 01:39:50,240 That's all. 1434 01:39:52,520 --> 01:39:54,840 What did your dad say? 1435 01:39:54,920 --> 01:39:57,440 "You should have taken out your knight 1436 01:39:57,520 --> 01:39:59,440 instead of your queen. 1437 01:39:59,520 --> 01:40:01,560 You took out your queen too early." 1438 01:40:01,640 --> 01:40:03,880 I do that, too. 1439 01:40:05,840 --> 01:40:07,720 That's all he said? 1440 01:40:07,760 --> 01:40:09,200 Pretty much. 1441 01:40:12,600 --> 01:40:13,960 Morgan... 1442 01:40:15,960 --> 01:40:18,320 you want to know a secret? 1443 01:40:20,520 --> 01:40:23,280 I'm going to tell you a secret. 1444 01:40:25,640 --> 01:40:29,920 You're a much stronger player than I was at your age. 1445 01:40:32,080 --> 01:40:34,280 Thanks.