Pawn Sacrifice

I slaughtered one of them today, 445 00:35:57,740 --> 00:36:00,076 so tomorrow they're going to come at me like banshees. 446 00:36:03,371 --> 00:36:04,372 Okay. 447 00:36:04,455 --> 00:36:05,957 All right... 448 00:36:06,082 --> 00:36:07,583 - Well, good luck. - See you later. 449 00:36:16,008 --> 00:36:18,010 I passed up having sex for this. 450 00:36:19,345 --> 00:36:21,013 Passed it up for 20 years. 451 00:37:29,790 --> 00:37:32,168 So, Boris, it looks like Bobby has improved his game. 452 00:37:32,251 --> 00:37:33,252 What do you think? 453 00:37:36,881 --> 00:37:40,051 Tomorrow, a record crowd will watch the American Bobby Fischer 454 00:37:40,134 --> 00:37:42,011 as he faces Russian World Champion 455 00:37:42,136 --> 00:37:44,013 Boris Spassky in the final match. 456 00:37:44,847 --> 00:37:46,599 Fischer, whose demands for more money 457 00:37:46,724 --> 00:37:48,517 have infuriated tournament promoters, 458 00:37:49,143 --> 00:37:51,938 has won a remarkable eight matches in a row. 459 00:37:52,563 --> 00:37:55,691 But tomorrow will definitely be his greatest test. 460 00:37:57,985 --> 00:38:03,074 Pawn to king three. Queen to king one. Knight to rook four... 461 00:38:03,783 --> 00:38:05,034 What? 462 00:38:06,869 --> 00:38:08,371 I... 463 00:38:08,955 --> 00:38:10,706 I like to play the King's Indian, 464 00:38:10,831 --> 00:38:12,583 but he's an expert on the Samisch, so... 465 00:38:12,667 --> 00:38:13,709 Who? 466 00:38:13,793 --> 00:38:16,003 Spassky. So I thought maybe a Grunfeld, 467 00:38:16,087 --> 00:38:19,632 but then I have to find an answer to pawn bishop four. 468 00:38:19,715 --> 00:38:22,718 You know, I was wondering, did you reach your mom yet? 469 00:38:23,761 --> 00:38:25,388 I bet she'd be proud. 470 00:38:28,599 --> 00:38:31,268 I need to go through this. 471 00:38:31,394 --> 00:38:34,105 I need to work through this, so I thought maybe... 472 00:38:38,859 --> 00:38:40,528 Sure. Yeah. 473 00:38:41,278 --> 00:38:42,571 Well, that was great for me too. 474 00:38:42,989 --> 00:38:43,990 Thank you. 475 00:38:44,073 --> 00:38:45,241 Oh, yeah. Thank you. 476 00:39:59,273 --> 00:40:00,483 How you feeling? 477 00:40:00,566 --> 00:40:01,567 I'm fine. 478 00:40:02,860 --> 00:40:03,861 Did you eat? 479 00:40:04,653 --> 00:40:06,113 You mind not talking? 480 00:40:14,121 --> 00:40:15,539 That's good. Okay. 481 00:40:15,623 --> 00:40:16,624 Thanks. 482 00:40:45,653 --> 00:40:47,113 Bobby, how does it feel to lose? 483 00:40:47,238 --> 00:40:48,697 That's a stupid question. 484 00:40:48,781 --> 00:40:51,867 - How'd he beat you, Bob? - Would you understand if I answered that? 485 00:40:52,535 --> 00:40:53,828 He was playing to draw. 486 00:40:53,911 --> 00:40:55,955 Bobby, no one expected you to beat Spassky. 487 00:40:56,038 --> 00:40:57,039 Yeah, I did. 488 00:40:57,123 --> 00:40:58,916 They're waiting to give you the runner's-up medal. 489 00:40:58,999 --> 00:41:00,334 No, thanks. 490 00:41:01,377 --> 00:41:04,713 - At least, uh, talk to the TV people! - Oh, forget him. Forget him. 491 00:42:03,647 --> 00:42:05,441 - He's disappeared. - He'll be back. 492 00:42:07,151 --> 00:42:08,611 What makes you so sure? 493 00:42:08,736 --> 00:42:11,697 It's all that matters to him. Without chess, he doesn't exist. 494 00:42:12,072 --> 00:42:13,616 You think he can ever beat Spassky? 495 00:42:15,201 --> 00:42:16,493 Hypothetically, 496 00:42:17,328 --> 00:42:20,164 what would it take to make him world champion? 497 00:42:21,957 --> 00:42:25,502 The desk clerk asked why we were making so many calls to D.C. 498 00:42:25,586 --> 00:42:27,129 I haven't been calling D.C. 499 00:42:28,756 --> 00:42:30,049 Who've you been talking to? 500 00:42:30,132 --> 00:42:31,717 There are people in high places 501 00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:33,636 who take an interest in any confrontation 502 00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:34,803 between us and the Soviet Union. 503 00:42:34,887 --> 00:42:36,096 State Department? CIA? 504 00:42:36,805 --> 00:42:37,806 White House? 505 00:42:38,724 --> 00:42:40,601 Bobby wants limos, he gets limos. 506 00:42:40,684 --> 00:42:43,103 And they'll throw in honorariums for each victory. 507 00:42:43,187 --> 00:42:44,480 Paid for by whom? 508 00:42:46,857 --> 00:42:48,359 Are you a patriot, Father? 509 00:42:49,944 --> 00:42:50,986 Mostly. 510 00:42:52,112 --> 00:42:53,781 Bobby may be a little off, 511 00:42:53,864 --> 00:42:56,659 but he understands this whole thing better than you. 512 00:42:56,742 --> 00:42:57,910 We're at war. 513 00:42:58,911 --> 00:43:02,915 Only it's not being fought by guns and missiles. Not yet, at least. 514 00:43:03,207 --> 00:43:04,917 It's a war of perception. 515 00:43:05,626 --> 00:43:10,631 The poor kid from Brooklyn against