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 - Hampstead Theatre

Ravens: Spassky vs Fischer review, Hampstead Theatre, London, 2019

RAVENS: SPASSKY vs. FISCHER - Hampstead Theatre

Ravens: Spassky vs Fischer - Jack Phelan - Video Designer & Filmmaker

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RAVENS: SPASSKY vs. FISCHER - Hampstead Theatre

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RAVENS: SPASSKY vs. FISCHER - Hampstead Theatre

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