EVERY CHESS FILM EVER

Orphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA. But child stardom comes at a price.

A prepubescent chess prodigy is encouraged to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

'Bobby Fischer Against the World' is a documentary feature exploring the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer. The drama of Bobby Fischer's career was undeniable, from his troubled childhood, to his rock star status as World Champion and Cold War icon, to his life as a fugitive on the run. This film explores one of the most infamous and mysterious characters of the 20th century.

Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess prodigy, becomes a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013.

During 1962's Cuban missile crisis, a troubled math genius finds himself drafted to play in a U.S.-Soviet chess match -- and a deadly game of espionage.

The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.

Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.

Amidst financial crises and unprecedented public school budget cuts, Brooklyn Castle takes an intimate look at the challenges and triumphs facing members of a junior high school's champion chess team.

Living in the slum of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle for 10-year-old Phiona and her family. Her world changes one day when she meets Robert Katende, a missionary who teaches children how to play chess.

Geri sets up a chess game to play his greatest opponent - himself.

Death and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.

A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.

A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.

In 1997, chess champion Garry Kasparov goes head-to-head against IBM's computer, Deep Blue, and accuses IBM of cheating its way to victory. Interviews with Kasparov, his manager and members of the Deep Blue team illuminate the controversy.

During a chess tournament, grand master Peter is suspected of murdering Debi after sex. He helps the police as the murders continue.

Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.

A business man decides that he wants to teach school in the inner city and chooses a tough school in the South Bronx. He teaches the children how to play the game of chess, and along the way they learn a lot about life.

Ex-felon, Eugene Brown, establishes a Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington, D.C.

A chambermaid on Corsica is obsessed with chess after seeing a US expat play it lovingly with l'Américaine. She cleans his house and now also plays with him on Tuesdays.

Budapest International Chess Tournament. The most likely winner: Cal Fournier (22), French champion, immature genius, socially awkward, compulsive player. But this time, an unusual 9-years-old Hungarian opponent disrupts this smooth-running routine.

The story of Fahim Mohammad, world junior chess champion, born in Bangladesh in 2000, and currently playing in France.

In the center of the story is the fate of the fourth world chess champion Aleksandr Alyokhin in one of the most tragic periods of his life: from 1927 to 1946, that is, from winning the champion title to death. A great chess player, completely fearless at the chessboard and ready to play against any opponent, in real life turns out to be too indecisive and fights with himself, his own fears, prejudices and environmental pressure with varying degrees of success.

Unhappily married to Sir Robert Grimwood, an older man whose only passion is chess, Lady Marion finds solace in the arrival of her old suitor, John Heritage. Soon after Heritage's departure, Sir Robert's body is found floating in the lake. Subsequently, a suicide note is delivered to Lady Marion, charging that her husband's death was caused by Marion's love for Heritage. Lord Waverly, the owner of an adjacent estate, orders his servant Ling Foo to steal the letter, and then demands that Marion meet him or he will expose the scandal behind her husband's death. Arriving at the appointed rendezvous, Marion is assaulted by Waverly. Heritage comes to her rescue and Waverly, in a dazed state, falls to his death over a cliff. Through a series of deductions, Heritage discovers that the bizarre deaths were caused by Ling Foo who years earlier had sworn revenge on Sir Robert for the death of his son. Lady Marion then burns the incriminating letter, destroying the last barrier between herself and Heritage.

In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.