Review of Pawn Sacrifice (2015) by Neil Genzlinger for New York Times — 14 Sep 2015
Ultimately, it is only partly about Bobby Fischer. It is equally about us — Americans or any other nationality inclined to put too much importance on chess matches, soccer matches, space races, whatever.
It’s about how we manufacture celebrities on scant pretext and then destroy them, or allow them to destroy themselves while we watch.
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This review of Pawn Sacrifice (2015) was written by Neil Genzlinger and published by New York Times on 14 Sep 2015.
Pawn Sacrifice has generally received positive reviews.
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