A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Max Pomeranc
as Josh Waitzkin
Joe Mantegna
as Fred Waitzkin
Joan Allen
as Bonnie Waitzkin
Ben Kingsley
as Bruce Pandolfini
Laurence Fishburne
as Vinnie
Michael Nirenberg
as Jonathan Poe
Robert Stephens
as Poe's Teacher
David Paymer
as Kalev
Hal Scardino
as Morgan
William H. Macy
as Tunafish Father
Vasek Simek
as Russian Park Player
Dan Hedaya
as Tournament Director
