Characters played by Tobey Maguire
Bobby Fischer
Characters played by Liev Schreiber
Boris Spassky
Characters played by Michael Stuhlbarg
Paul Marshall
Characters played by Peter Sarsgaard
Father Bill Lombardy
Characters played by Edward Zinoviev
Efim Geller
Characters played by Alexandre Gorchkov
Iivo Nei
Characters played by Lily Rabe
Joan Fischer
Characters played by Robin Weigert
Regina Fischer
Characters played by Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
Teenage Bobby Fischer
Characters played by Aiden Lovekamp
Young Bobby Fischer
Characters played by Sophie Nélisse
Young Joan Fischer
Characters played by Evelyne Brochu
Donna
Characters played by Conrad Pla
Carmine Nigro
Characters played by Vitali Makarov
Ivanovich
Characters played by Brett Watson
Lothar Schmid
Characters played by Igor Ovadis
Russian Bookstore Owner
Characters played by Bobo Vian
Bookstore Owner's Wife
Characters played by Shawn Campbell
Cyril
Characters played by Katie Bird Nolan
Maria
Characters played by Joe Cobden
Motel Clerk
Characters played by Brent Skagford
Businessman (Motel)
Characters played by John Maclaren
US Chargé d'Affaire Tremblay
Characters played by Jonathan Dubsky
Tremblay's Aide
Characters played by Mark Slacke
Icelandic Journalist #1
Characters played by Yanick Bousquet
Foreign Reporter #1 (French)
Characters played by Shanmugasunder Chetty
Foreign Reporter #2 (East Indian)
Characters played by Mohsen El Gharbi
Foreign Reporter #3 (Dutch)
Characters played by Andrew Peplowski
ABC News Anchor
Characters played by David Pryde
50's Reporter
Characters played by Roc Lafortune
Official (Soviet Accres.)
Characters played by Vito DeFilippo
Russian Opponent (Bulgaria 1967)
Characters played by Basil McKenna
Kissing Man
Characters played by Ellen David
Party Guest #1 (Fischer Apt.)
Characters played by Rosa Ruby Kagan
Party Guest #2 (Fischer Apt.)
Characters played by Arthur Holden
Party Guest #3 (Fischer Apt.)
Characters played by Richard Jutras
Referee - Santa Monica
Characters played by Alain Goulem
Reporter #1 (Vancouver)
Characters played by Carlo Mestroni
Reporter #2 (Vancouver)
Characters played by Spiro Malandrakis
Reporter
Characters played by Glen Bowser
Bus Driver
Characters played by Zach Fraser
Long Haired Hippy
Characters played by Raphael Grosz-Harvey
Donald Byrne
Characters played by Alexandra Van Loon
Joan's Daughter
Characters played by Sam Stone
Customer - Diner
Characters played by Matt Keyes
JFK Airport Journalist
Characters played by Ilia Volok
KGB Guy
Characters played by Edward Yankie
President Nixon
Characters played by Al Vandecruys
Arbiter - Bulgaria
Characters played by Christopher de Courcy-Ireland
BBC Anchor
Characters played by Olga Martchenko
Woman Speaking Russian
Characters played by Al Dubois
NBC Reporter
Characters played by Francois Cote
Marshall Heavy
Characters played by Marco Verdoni
Joan's Husband
Characters played by François Ducharme
Bent Larsen
Characters played by Ivan Freud
Reefer Man
Characters played by Maurice Demers
President Brezhnev
Characters played by Stephen Walters
Reporter
Characters played by Norman Roy
FBI Agent
Characters played by Muhammad Ali
Self
Characters played by Andreas Apergis
Uncle Paul
Characters played by The Beatles
Themselves
Characters played by Lesley Leichtweis Bernardi
Russian Lady
Characters played by Grace Campos
Bobby Fischer Fan
Characters played by Dick Cavett
Self
Characters played by John Chancellor
Self
Characters played by Calin Darabut
Spectator
Characters played by Kirby DeLisle
Young woman In restaurant
Characters played by Bobby Fischer
Self
Characters played by Jean-François Garceau
Chess Tournament Judge
Characters played by Ignacio García-Bustelo
Spanish Reporter
Characters played by John Glenn
Self
Characters played by Lev Gorn
Russian Newscaster
Characters played by Sigurbjörn Guðmundsson
Icelandic Policeman
Characters played by Robert Hansen
Prime Minister Johannesson
Characters played by George Harrison
Self
Characters played by Peter Janov
KGB Agent
Characters played by Samantha Kelly
Bobby Fischer Fan
Characters played by John Kennedy Jr.
Self
Characters played by Caroline Kennedy
Self
Characters played by Jacqueline Kennedy
Self
Characters played by John F. Kennedy
Self
Characters played by Nikita Khrushchev
Self
Characters played by Norman Lehnert
German Reporter
Characters played by John Lennon
Self
Characters played by Serge Martineau
Limousine Driver
Characters played by Paul McCartney
Self
Characters played by Roger Mudd
Self
Characters played by Richard Nixon
Self
Characters played by Eugene Nomura
Japanese Anchorman
Characters played by Victor Oni
Scorekeeper
Characters played by Benoit Priest
Texan Trucker
Characters played by Harry Reasoner
Self
Characters played by Paul Rogic
KGB Agent
Characters played by Gavin Scott
News Anchorman
Characters played by Howard K. Smith
Self
Characters played by André Sogliuzzo
Henry Kissinger
Characters played by Boris Spassky
Self
Characters played by Dennis Staroselsky
(uncredited)
Characters played by Ringo Starr
Self
Characters played by Nathaly Thibault
Press Conference
Characters played by Natalija Ugrina
Bikini Babe
Characters played by Garrick Utley
Self
Characters played by Lydia Zadel
Kissing Woman