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.

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Ravens: Spassky vs Fischer at Hampstead Theatre

Boris Spassky, left and Bobby Fischer analyze their match in Sveti Svefan on Sunday, Sept. 20, 1992. Fischer, attacking aggressively with the white pieces, defeated Spassky on Sunday to take a 5-2 lead in their $5 million chess rematch. (AP Photo/Milos

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