Ravens: Spassky vs Fischer, Hampstead Theatre, review: a dumbed-down portrait of two chess titans

While biopics about brilliant minds are ten-a-penny in the cinema – think of The Theory of Everything, Hidden Figures or The Imitation Game – it’s striking how seldom we’re presented with portraits of genius in the theatre.

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RAVENS: SPASSKY vs. FISCHER - Hampstead Theatre

RAVENS: SPASSKY vs. FISCHER - Hampstead Theatre

Boris Spassky, left and Bobby Fischer analyze their match in Sveti Svefan on Sunday, Sept. 20, 1992. Fischer, attacking aggressively with the white pieces, defeated Spassky on Sunday to take a 5-2 lead in their $5 million chess rematch. (AP Photo/Milos

Spassky vs Fischer: How the chess battle became a theatre event - BBC News

Tom Morton-Smith introduces Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer, Tom Morton-Smith introduces the World Premiere his gripping psychological thriller #HTRavens, based on the 1972 sporting 'Match of the Century' between

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Ravens: Spassky vs Fischer review, Hampstead Theatre, London, 2019

Ravens: Spassky vs Fischer at Hampstead Theatre

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