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By Chris Hicks (618) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 01 Jan 2000

Without a child who could carry off the central role with the necessary emotion and chess-playing ability, the film would probably fall flat…

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By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 01 Jan 2000

Even if you know nothing about the game of chess, I still recommend it to you…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 25 Mar 1998

Unfortunately, as scripter, debuting director Steven Zaillian (who wrote Awakenings) also feels compelled to throw in Karate Kid-type flourishes,…

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 23 Dec 1995

One of the craftiest and most satisfying pieces about gender politics to come along in ages…

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By Jay Carr (837) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 20 Nov 1993

With this touching story about a boy learning to play chess, Zaillian cuts an impressive debut, brining out strong performances from his cast…

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By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 12 Oct 1993

Even though this film may do for chess what The Red Shoes did for ballet, it works movingly and most effectively as a family drama…

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