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Searching for Bobby Fischer

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

More Vinnie; chess beats screen basketball; competitive contempt; mother–Vinnie affair

In the discussion (4)
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  • The park community could support its own film; two additional Vinnie scenes would clarify his work, personality and emotional insight. The father’s druggie label seems poorly supported and possibly prejudiced.
  • Charles argues chess is more enjoyable and harder to perform convincingly onscreen than basketball; others counter that visibly bad physical sports acting is much more distracting.
  • Charles argues Bruce is right about competitive contempt and that the offered draw helped normalize participation trophies; the provocation is amusedly received rather than treated as evidence.
  • Van imagines the mother’s support for park chess masking an affair with Vinnie, extending the earlier divorce joke.