Every journey begins with a single move.
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
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25
Alive
3
Deceased
89.3%
Still living
2 people could not be verified and are excluded from the percentage.
Showing 30 of 30 loaded cast members.
as Josh Waitzkin
AliveBorn: March 21, 1984
Age: 42
New York City, New York, USA
as Fred Waitzkin
AliveBorn: November 13, 1947
Age: 78
Chicago, Illinois, USA
as Bonnie Waitzkin
AliveBorn: August 20, 1956
Age: 70
Rochelle, Illinois, USA
as Bruce Pandolfini
AliveBorn: December 31, 1943
Age: 82
Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
as Vinnie
AliveBorn: July 30, 1961
Age: 65
Augusta, Georgia, USA
as Jonathan Poe
DeceasedBorn: August 3, 1983
Died: December 4, 1996
Age at death: 13
as Poe's Teacher
DeceasedBorn: July 14, 1931
Died: November 12, 1995
Age at death: 64
as Kalev
AliveBorn: August 30, 1954
Age: 72
Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA
as Morgan
AliveBorn: December 25, 1984
Age: 41
Savannah, Georgia, USA
as Tunafish Father
AliveBorn: March 13, 1950
Age: 76
Miami, Florida, USA
as Russian Park Player
DeceasedBorn: October 13, 1928
Died: May 16, 1994
Age at death: 65
as Tournament Director
AliveBorn: July 24, 1940
Age: 86
Brooklyn, New York, USA
as School Teacher
AliveBorn: February 5, 1964
Age: 62
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
as Fighting Parent
AliveBorn: August 25, 1944
Age: 82
New Rochelle, New York, USA
as Man of Many Signals
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Katya Waitzkin
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Chess Club Regular
AliveBorn: December 21, 1946
Age: 79
New York City, New York, USA
as Chess Club Regular
AliveBorn: May 21, 1959
Age: 67
Roslyn, New York, USA
as Chess Club Member
AliveBorn: October 9, 1953
Age: 72
Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
as Asa Hoffman
AliveBorn: March 27, 1940
Age: 86
Warren, Ohio, USA
as Reporter
AliveBorn: July 26, 1959
Age: 67
Belmar, New Jersey, USA
as Reporter
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Park Player
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Night Park Player
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Washington Square Patzer
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as Washington Square Patzer
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as Statistician
AliveBirth date not on record.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
as Jounalist
AliveBorn: January 29, 1956
Age: 70
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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