This documentary examines the life of Magnus Carlsen, world chess champion.
The reason why it does such a good job portraying his rise to fame is because his family has quite a lot of documentary footage starting from his early life to world champion. The story is thus illustrated quite well. It manages to convey the chess world along with the stress that can come at the top levels.
One thing I really enjoyed about this documentary was its positivity. I dislike documentaries that focus strongly on drama and failure just to bring in the audience. Far too obvious and off-putting. This is generally just a very nice, uplifting story.
It's hard to find anything wrong with it. I might have enjoyed a bit more commentary on some of the games, but otherwise it is nearly perfect.
