David Fincher making Chess Movie

According to Variety, David Fincher is set to make a movie about American chess player Bobby Fischer. I’ve never heard of Bobby, but apparently he’s some sort of legend and the movie leads up to his historic championship match against some other “house hold” name in chess playing houses, Boris Spassky. I’m not sure how a movie about a chess match can be thrilling? But with Fincher attached at least that gives me hope!