Pawn Sacrifice Page #5

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Bobby walks in as if entering a holy place. The door behind

them bursts opens and Regina bustles in.

REGINA:

Sorry sorry the E train was a

nightmare -- you must be Camine Nigro

I'm Regina Fischer. So....?

CARMINE:

Doctor Mengarini says he's good.

But most young people don't have the

concentration to play at this level

so please don't build up your hopes.

REGINA:

My 'hopes' are he will give up on

the damn game if someone beats him.

CARMINE:

Okay, let's see what we got here...

He grabs two chess pieces, one black and one white, holds

them behind his back and turns to Bobby.

CARMINE (CONT'D)

Choose.

TIME CUT:
As the game begins, Carmine seems confident. Bobby

makes a move that draws him up short.

TIME CUT:
Bobby's moves grow bolder, Carmine's body language

is changing. The fight is on.

TIME CUT:
Carmine has to use all his wiles. Eventually,

though, he begins to win, and soon he has Bobby trapped.

Bobby stares at the board, his face reddening. He has lost.

He HATES to lose. He pushes his chair back and walks away,

fighting back tears. Carmine turns to Regina.

CARMINE (CONT'D)

Well, I am officially the twenty-

fifth best chess player in New York

City. But he has great potential.

Suddenly, a piece is SLAPPED back on the board. Bobby has

returned and starts replacing pieces.

BOBBY:

Again.

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We can't help but see the ferocity in his eyes.

A18 TIME CUT - THE BROOKLYN CHESS CLUB A18*

A spectator pushes his way through a crowd gathered around

the young phenom.

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18 50'S ROCK AND ROLL KICKS IN 18

As we follow Bobby's rise to fame. In THE BROOKLYN CHESS

CLUB, a small crowd watches him play. At a tournament -Carmine

by his side -- he defeats ONE OPPONENT AFTER ANOTHER.

Regina watches intently.

We see Bobby studying chess as he makes a sandwich, studying

as he walks down the street, asleep with his head on a board.

In the gym, We FOCUS on his hands as he moves his pieces in

what we will come to know as his signature SLAPPING gesture.

INTERCUT multiple exposures of Bobby's HANDS with NEWSREEL

FOOTAGE of the next five years: the Rosenbergs are executed;

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Playboy bunnies are introduced; revolution in Hungary; hoola

hoops, missile launches, A-bomb tests, duck-and-cover.

The images SPEED UP and PROLIFERATE, Bobby's hands becoming

a BLUR as the soundtrack BUILDS -- until, when we return to

normal speed, the CAMERA PANS UP FROM THE HANDS TO REVEAL:

19 OMIT 19

20 BOBBY - NOW AGE 13 - ONSTAGE AT AN AUDITORIUM 20

He's playing against a man in his 20's.

NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER (V.O.)

...Bobby Fischer played American

master Donald Byrne today and beat

him in what is already being described

as the Game of the Century.

A21 IMAGES OF BOBBY -DOC STYLE (50'S ROCK AND ROLL CONT.) A21

shaking hands with opponents, being handed a big gold medal.

50'S REPORTER

So Bobby, congratulations.

next for you?

What's

BOBBY:

I don't know, my game's getting pretty

strong... *

Bobby blinks into the camera, hoists his medal.

NEWSREEL ANNOUNCER #2 (V.O.)

With the longest string of victories

in the history of the competition,

Bobby Fischer today became the

youngest ever United States Chess

Champion-B21

OMIT B21

21 OMIT 21

22 EXT. BROOKLYN STREET - DAY 22

Bobby wears a sharp suit, a strut in his stride. He carries

a large paper bag and a trophy. A KID yells as he passes.

BROOKLYN KID:

Hey, Jewboy, way to go!

The other kids laugh but Bobby is oblivious, he's clearly

playing chess in his head.

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