Searching For Bobby Fischer

[ Josh ]|In the days before the event,

he had the whole world|wondering if he would show up.

while he napped

or took walks|and ate sandwiches.

Henry Kissinger called

and asked him to go|for his country's honor.

Soon after arriving,

he offended the Icelanders

by calling their country|inadequate

because they had|no bowling alleys.

He complained|about the TV cameras,

about the lighting,

about|the table and chairs,

and the contrast of|the squares on the board.

His hotel room, he said,|Had too nice a view.

None of this had anything|to do with chess, of course...

or maybe it did.

If he won,

he'd be the first|American world champion in history.

If he lost,

he'd just be another|patzer from Brooklyn.

On the 40th move|Of the 21st game,

he countered|Spassky's bishop to king-6

with a pawn to rook-4.

And it was all over.

He came home|An American hero.

He bragged to the world|he'd beat the Russians.

He delivered.

He can now command|The same money

as heavy weight prize fighters.

He was invited to dinner|By statesmen and kings.

Then Bobby Fischer made the most|original, unexpected move of all.

He disappeared.

[ Girl ]|Where is he?

[ Boy One ]|Maybe he gave up.

[ Boy Two ]|Shh.

Do you see anything?

[ Boy Three ]|I think we lost him.

[ Boy Four ]|It's cold. Let's go home.

[Josh ] lf he doesn't find us|in two hours,

I say we go.

Hello, boys.

Aah!|Aah!

[ Man ]|Theo, what are you doing here?

I thought you wanted|to go home.

[ Men Talking ]

[ Dice Being Shaken ]

I have to buckle|my own shoes, right?

You said something

about rolling on your own side|of the board, right?

This is my side.

Remember that?

Roll it on|your own side.

You talk too much.

You talk too much.

[ Thunderclap ]

Josh?

Josh?

[ Man ]|Your move.

Josh!

[ Fred ]|That's good.

Well, there you go.

Not too much,|but that's good.

A little more.

Yeah. That's good.

You got to be careful|not to use it too much,

but you want|just enough.

A little more.|That's great.

O.K.

That looks pretty good.

How's that look to you?

Pretty good.

Good.

Now rub that in there.

See how the leather|drinks that up?

That's got|a great smell, huh?

Smell that.

Yeah. Great. O.K.

Now...

Ohh.

What's wrong?

I forgot to buy|a ball.

Do you believe it?

You got to put a ball|in the pocket.

A hard ball...

to get the shape right.

Yeah.

That'll work.

O.K.

Put that in like that...

bend that over.

All right.|Get in bed.

Tomorrow I buy|a real baseball.

You know what?

I don't believe this.

I can't believe it.

What?

You're 7.

Happy birthday.

Good night, Josh.

Good night.

[ Bell Rings ]

Josh!

Bye.

How was school?

Good.

O.K. Bye.

Bye. See ya.|How you doing?

Fine. Bye.

Bye-bye. See ya.

Are you in the mood|for some pizza?

I don't know.|Are you?

Are you feeling|all right?

Yeah. Why?

Where we going|to get pizza?

You want to go watch the men|in the park?

What men in the park?

I'm going to smack|this guy's ass, man.

There's fire|in the bush.

It ain't over.|We still got a minute.

When it slaps 1 2:00,|then it's over.

Then it's over.

[ First Man ]|We playing chess.

[ Second Man ]|What we playing here?

We playing chess.

Now we playing chess.

Come on, Josh,|let's go.

Is that the best you got?

That's the best you got?

You ain't got nothing.

You sure|you've played this game?

You want to go to Chinatown|and play Chinese checkers?

No, that ain't it.

You want that? O.K.

You can have that.

But you can't have that.|That's my baby.

You got to leave with that.

You can't trade queens|with me.

I ain't in|the trading business.

What you trying to do?

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