playing chess

16 movies and shows

The Lucky One

Thu, 19 Apr 2012

A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Fri, 13 Aug 1993

A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

Seeking Justice

Fri, 02 Sep 2011

After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.

Chess Story

Thu, 23 Sep 2021

1938. While the Nazi troops march into Vienna, the lawyer Josef Bartok hastily tries to escape to the USA with his wife but is arrested by the Gestapo. Bartok remains steadfast and refuses to cooperate with the Gestapo that requires confidential information from him. Thrown into solitary confinement, Bartok is psychologically tormented for months and begins to weaken. However, when he steals an old book about chess it sets him on course to overcome the mental suffering inflicted upon him, until it becomes a dangerous obsession.

It's a Mind Game

Mon, 12 Feb 2024

In a dimly lit room, two boys engage in an intense chess match. As tension rises and strategies unfold, the game becomes a battleground of wits and wills, leading to an unexpected climax that goes beyond the boundaries of the board.

Computer Chess

Wed, 17 Jul 2013

At the American Computer Chess Convention, enthusiasts gather to pit their programs against other computer chess programs and human players in a tournament for a grand prize of $7500.

Rondo

Wed, 15 Jun 1966

Every Sunday, lonely bachelor and refined judge Mladen goes to play chess with his friend, sculptor Fedji. Slowly, he engages in a love affair with Neda, Fedia's wife, and almost invisibly, a love triangle forms. Chess board is the central part of the film, as moves on the board reflect emotions of the characters.

Evan's Gambit

Thu, 24 Jan 2019

Two brothers, raised by a chess master, must battle head to head in the world's most competitive chess tournament.

Make Your Move

Fri, 18 May 2018

Two chess champions have a secret match to decide once and for all which of them is the better player.

The Ghost of Bobby Fischer

Mon, 26 Aug 2024

An obsession with chess leads a boy to a nightmare where he realizes that his life must change.

Schachmatt

Mon, 26 Jul 2021

Street Games

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Several days in the lives, and profiles of, the owners and players of the open air street chess tables in downtown San Francisco. An informative and insightful portrait of a freely public, yet effectively anonymous, subculture: a unique and colorful patch of eccentric americana in the urban quilt of an international city. —Anonymous