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Review of by Jay Carr for Boston Globe — 20 Nov 1993

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With this touching story about a boy learning to play chess, Zaillian cuts an impressive debut, brining out strong performances from his cast most notably the young Pomeranc who is genuinely moving a the chess genius, even when he's not talking we are able to know what he's thinking, a rarity amongst child actors.

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This review of Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) was written by and published by Boston Globe on 20 Nov 1993.

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