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Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking | 2011 | Liz
Knight Dox Competition | 2011 | Liz
Outstanding Nonfiction Special | 2012
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television NonFiction Variety or Music Series or Specials | 2012 | Bill
Best NonFiction Program | 2012
Best Documentary | 2011
Though Bobby Fischer hated Soviet players for what he considered collusion i.e. drawing matches between themselves so they could concentrate on beating non-Soviet players like Fischer, Bobby Fischer liked and respected Boris Spassky. In turn, Spassky returned the affection and esteem.
Dedicated to editor Karen Schmeer who had only just begun working on the film when she was killed in a hit-and-run accident.
Of the famous chess games between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky, producer Gail Katz' said: "It was the most important thing going on during a time when there were incredible political events happening in the world. I remember the top of the news every night was about what happened that day in Reykjavik [in Iceland]. Nothing like that has happened since. We were so aware that there had never been an American world champion. Here came a brash young upstart from Brooklyn [in New York, USA], who became a rock star. He was the perfect American hero for the time. His reputation for being difficult only added to the aura."
As a 14 year-old on the cusp of his 15th birthday, Bobby Fischer won the U.S. Chess Championship in 1958, giving him the title of International Master. Later that same year, he broke future opponent Boris Spassky's record to become the youngest World Chess Federation Grand Master; Bobby was 15, and Boris was 18 when he set the distinction. The two names would become linked forever in chess history. When the two first played each other in 1960, Fischer lost during an Argentine tournament, though the two tied and were co-winners of the tourney. He would not beat Spassky until their famous world title match in Iceland in 1972.
Bobby Fischer was actually a very poor school student in high school and dropped out at fifteen.
"Larry Evans - Former Champion: Reportedly, Fischer's last words were: "Nothing is so healing as the human touch"."
"Bobby Fischer: I don't consider myself to be a genius at chess. I consider myself more to be a genius who just happens to play chess, understand? I could be doing, and I can do any number of other things, you know?"
