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Searching for Bobby Fischer

Cultural Funeral

Chess’s cultural relevance disputed

The panel proposes a new category here.

In the discussion (1)
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  • A proposed Cultural Funeral category asks whether chess lost mainstream relevance after this film and Fresh. Craig doubts contemporary interest; others cite The Queen’s Gambit, COVID and an unnamed African chess film, disagreeing over revival versus merely good television.