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.

Hampstead Theatre - Robert Emms (Bobby Fischer) & Ronan Raftery (Boris Spassky), Ravens: Spassky vs. Fischer Rehearsals Photo by Manuel Harlan Book Tickets vs-fischer/

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Bobby Fischer (1943-2008). /Namerican Chess Player. Fischer (Right) Playing A Game Against Soviet World Champion