Keyword: chess tournament

Chess Masters: The Endgame

5.5

2025

TV

HD

Highly-skilled chess players compete across a series of rapid games.

Pawn Sacrifice

7.5

2014

Movie

HD

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.

Searching for Bobby Fischer

7.5

1993

Movie

HD

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

The Luzhin Defence

6.9

2000

Movie

HD

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

Bobby Fischer Against the World

7.4

2011

Movie

HD

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 Fischers 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.

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi versus Karpov and the Kremlin

10

2018

Movie

HD

Fascinating story of the 1978 World Chess Championship between the Soviet Communist Partys protege, Anatoly Karpov and the traitor and Soviet defector, Viktor Korchnoi. One of those instances in life where truth is stranger than fiction.

Critical Thinking

6.2

2020

Movie

HD

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.

Computer Chess

6.3

2013

Movie

HD

A 1980s-set story centered around a man vs. machine chess tournament.

Endgame

5.7

2015

Movie

HD

HD. A troubled middle-school boy from a poor Texas border town finds himself through his schools chess team.

Brooklyn Castle

7.2

2012

Movie

HD

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 schools champion chess team.