A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Max Pomeranc | Josh Waitzkin |
Joe Mantegna | Fred Waitzkin |
Joan Allen | Bonnie Waitzkin |
Ben Kingsley | Bruce Pandolfini |
Laurence Fishburne | Vinnie |
Michael Nirenberg | Jonathan Poe |
Robert Stephens | Poe's Teacher |
David Paymer | Kalev |
Hal Scardino | Morgan |
Vasek Simek | Russian Park Player |
William H. Macy | Tunafish Father |
Dan Hedaya | Tournament Director |