“- Bruce Pandolfini: Your son creates like Fischer. He sees like him, inside.
- Fred: You can tell this by watching him play some drunks in the park?
- Bruce Pandolfini: Yes. You want to know what I want. I'll tell you what I want. I want back what Bobby Fischer took with him when he disappeared.”

Ben Kingsley - Bruce Pandolfini
Joe Mantegna - Fred Waitzkin

“Knight jumps queen! Bishop jumps queen! Pawns jump queen! Gangbang!”
Mel Brooks - King Louis XVI

“- David Sumner: Baby. You don't have to learn chess to please me.
- Amy Sumner: I'm not learning chess to please you, baby. I'm learning so I can kick your ass.”
James Marsden - David Sumner
Kate Bosworth - Amy Sumner

“In chess and in war the key to winning is to anticipate what your opponent will do in advance. Think two moves ahead. The art of asymmetrical warfare is less about inflicting damage than provoking a response.”
Raad Rawi - Nathir

“- Bart: Well, Jim, since you are my guest and I am your host, what's your pleasure? What do you like to do?
- Jim: Oh, I don't know. Play chess... screw...
- Bart: [quickly] Well, let's play chess.”
Cleavon Little - Bart
Gene Wilder - Jim