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* GoodShepherd: Father Lombardy is a prior chess master and accompanies Fischer on his travels to serve as his minder and practice partner.
** Hints of SinisterMinister when he advises against medicating Fischer, saying it would destroy his [[PowerBornOfMadness chess ability]].
** Hints of SinisterMinister when he advises against medicating Fischer, saying it would destroy his [[PowerBornOfMadness chess ability]].
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* GoodShepherd: Father Lombardy is a Jesuit priest and prior chess master and who accompanies Fischer on his travels to serve as his minder and practice partner.
**Hints Shades of SinisterMinister EvilJesuit when he advises against medicating Fischer, saying it would destroy his [[PowerBornOfMadness chess ability]].
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* CrazyPeoplePlayChess: Bobby Fischer is the best chess player in the world. He also thinks that the Russians and the [[BoomerangBigot Jews]] are out to get him, suspects his phones are being tapped, and moves the world championship chess tournament into a ping-pong room because the main theater was too loud.
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* CrazyPeoplePlayChess: Bobby Fischer is the best chess player in the world. He also suffers from extreme paranoia, thinks that the Russians and the [[BoomerangBigot Jews]] are out to get him, suspects his phones are being tapped, and moves the world championship chess tournament into a ping-pong room because the main theater was too loud.
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* GoodShepherd: Father Lombardy is a prior chess master and accompanies Fischer on his travels to serve as his minder and practice partner.
** Hints of SinisterMinister when he advises against medicating Fischer, saying it would destroy his [[PowerBornOfMadness chess ability]].
** Hints of SinisterMinister when he advises against medicating Fischer, saying it would destroy his [[PowerBornOfMadness chess ability]].
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* SinisterMinister: Lombardy advises against medicating Fischer, saying it would destroy his [[PowerBornOfMadness chess ability]].
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* SinisterPriestSinisterMinister: Lombardy advises against medicating Fischer, saying it would destroy his [[PowerBornOfMadness chess ability]].
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''Pawn Sacrifice'' is a 2014 drama directed by Edward Zwick and starring Creator/TobeyMaguire, Creator/LievSchreiber, and Creator/PeterSarsgaard.
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''Pawn Sacrifice'' is a 2014 drama biopic directed by Edward Zwick and starring Creator/TobeyMaguire, Creator/LievSchreiber, and Creator/PeterSarsgaard.
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* BoomerangBigot: Fischer rails against the Jews, despite his own Jewish ancestry.
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* CrazyPeoplePlayChess: Bobby Fischer is the best chess player in the world. He also thinks that the Russians and the Jews are out to get him, suspects his phones are being tapped, and moves the world championship chess tournament into a ping-pong room because the main theater was too loud.
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* CrazyPeoplePlayChess: Bobby Fischer is the best chess player in the world. He also thinks that the Russians and the Jews [[BoomerangBigot Jews]] are out to get him, suspects his phones are being tapped, and moves the world championship chess tournament into a ping-pong room because the main theater was too loud.
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* PowerBornOfMadness: It's unknown how much of Fischer's ability comes from his obsessive mindset.
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* PowerBornOfMadness: It's unknown how much of Fischer's ability comes from his obsessive and paranoid mindset.
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--> '''Father Lombardy''': This game... it's a rabbit hole.
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--> '''Father Lombardy''': This game... it's a [[DownTheRabbitHole rabbit hole.hole]].
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** Bit of a Main/Dramatization - in the actual game, Fischer played an uncharacteristic opening so any preparation Spassky had for Fischer's customary plays would be worthless. After that, Fischer simply played a superior positional game.
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** Bit of a Main/Dramatization Main/{{Dramatization}} - in the actual game, Fischer played an uncharacteristic opening so any preparation Spassky had for Fischer's customary plays would be worthless. After that, Fischer simply played a superior positional game.
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** Bit of a Dramatization - in the actual game, Fischer played an uncharacteristic opening so any preparation Spassky had for Fischer's customary plays would be worthless. After that, Fischer simply played a superior positional game.
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** Bit of a Dramatization Main/Dramatization - in the actual game, Fischer played an uncharacteristic opening so any preparation Spassky had for Fischer's customary plays would be worthless. After that, Fischer simply played a superior positional game.
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** Bit of a Dramatization - in the actual game, Fischer played an uncharacteristic opening so any preparation Spassky had for Fischer's customary plays would be worthless. After that, Fischer simply played a superior positional game.
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** It's even suggested that it might be an InvertedTrope - that playing chess makes crazy people.
--> '''Father Lombardy''': This game... it's a rabbit hole.
--> '''Father Lombardy''': This game... it's a rabbit hole.
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* ParanoiaFuel: According to Lombardy, the game of chess itself.
--> '''Father Lombardy''': This game... it's a rabbit hole.
--> '''Father Lombardy''': This game... it's a rabbit hole.
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* BrooklynRage: Fischer grew up in Brooklyn, has a strong accent and quick temper.
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* BrooklynRage: Fischer grew up in Brooklyn, has a strong accent and quick temper.short fuse.
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* BrooklynRage: Fischer grew up in Brooklyn, has a strong accent and quick temper.
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* ChallengeSeeker: Fischer is always trying to play somebody better to prove that he is the best in the world.
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* SlowClap: By [[spoiler: Spassky]] when he realizes [[spoiler: Fischer]] has beaten him.
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* WorthyOpponent: Fischer spends the entire movie trying the play and beat Boris Spassky to become the new world chess champion.
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* WorthyOpponent: Fischer spends the entire movie trying the play and beat Boris Spassky to become the new world chess champion.champion.
** When [[spoiler: Spassky]] realizes that [[spoiler: Fischer]] has won, he stands up and gives him a SlowClap.
** When [[spoiler: Spassky]] realizes that [[spoiler: Fischer]] has won, he stands up and gives him a SlowClap.
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* ParanoiaFuel: The According to Lombardy, the game of chess itself.
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* ConfusionFu: In Game 6 of the world championship, Fischer plays moves seemingly at random to prevent Spassky from guessing his strategy.
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* ConfusionFu: In Game 6 of the world championship, Fischer plays moves seemingly at random moves to prevent Spassky from guessing figuring out his strategy.
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''Pawn Sacrifice'' is a 2014 drama directed by Edward Zwick and starring Creator/TobeyMaguire, Creator/LievSchreiber, and Peter Sarsgaard.
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''Pawn Sacrifice'' is a 2014 drama directed by Edward Zwick and starring Creator/TobyMaguire, Creator/TobeyMaguire, Creator/LievSchreiber, and Peter Sarsgaard.
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* ConspiracyTheorist: Fischer. He thinks that his phones are tapped, that the Russians will try to blow up his airplane, that he is being followed, you name it.
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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Fischer and Lombardy play mental games of chess against each other to practice.
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* PowerBornOfMadness
PowerBornOfMadness: It's unknown how much of Fischer's ability comes from his obsessive mindset.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Fischer and Lombardy play mental games of chess against each other topractice.practice.
* WorthyOpponent: Fischer spends the entire movie trying the play and beat Boris Spassky to become the new world chess champion.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Fischer and Lombardy play mental games of chess against each other to
* WorthyOpponent: Fischer spends the entire movie trying the play and beat Boris Spassky to become the new world chess champion.
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* CrazyPeoplePlayChessConfusionFu: In Game 6 of the world championship, Fischer plays moves seemingly at random to prevent Spassky from guessing his strategy.
* CrazyPeoplePlayChess: Bobby Fischer is the best chess player in the world. He also thinks that the Russians and the Jews are out to get him, suspects his phones are being tapped, and moves the world championship chess tournament into a ping-pong room because the main theater was too loud.
** Spassky also shows signs, thinking that his rooms are bugged by agents of his own government.
* CrazyPeoplePlayChess: Bobby Fischer is the best chess player in the world. He also thinks that the Russians and the Jews are out to get him, suspects his phones are being tapped, and moves the world championship chess tournament into a ping-pong room because the main theater was too loud.
** Spassky also shows signs, thinking that his rooms are bugged by agents of his own government.
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''Pawn Sacrifice'' is a 2014 drama directed by Edward Zwick and starring Creator/TobyMaguire, Creator/LievSchreiber, and Peter Sarsgaard.
The movie depicts the career of Bobby Fischer, a chess prodigy who rose to fame during the Cold War, specifically his attempts to defeat the world champion chess player of the time, Boris Spassky. At the same time, Fischer is struggling with increasing feelings of paranoia.
!!Tropes Featured in this movie include:
* CrazyPeoplePlayChess
* MadGenius
* RefugeInAudacity: In the championship tournament against Spassky, Fischer employs game openings that he has never previously used in order to make his strategy unpredictable.
* ParanoiaFuel: The game of chess itself.
--> '''Father Lombardy''': This game... it's a rabbit hole.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Fischer and Lombardy play mental games of chess against each other to practice.
The movie depicts the career of Bobby Fischer, a chess prodigy who rose to fame during the Cold War, specifically his attempts to defeat the world champion chess player of the time, Boris Spassky. At the same time, Fischer is struggling with increasing feelings of paranoia.
!!Tropes Featured in this movie include:
* CrazyPeoplePlayChess
* MadGenius
* RefugeInAudacity: In the championship tournament against Spassky, Fischer employs game openings that he has never previously used in order to make his strategy unpredictable.
* ParanoiaFuel: The game of chess itself.
--> '''Father Lombardy''': This game... it's a rabbit hole.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Fischer and Lombardy play mental games of chess against each other to practice.
