In this Gilles Carle feature documentary on the game of chess, the international chess match is cast as a classic Western shoot-out. Three chess greats dominate the film: Russia's Anatoly Karpov; Viktor Korchnoi, a Russian defector; and American Bobby Fischer. Chess aficionados Camille Coudari and Fernando Arrabal analyze the personalities and strategies of the players and comment on the interplay of politics and chess.
Community
Vote on scenes, quotes, and characters for The Great Chess Movie (1982).
The moment that still lives in your head.
Starters for The Great Chess Movie
Your take
Rate this title
Tap half or full stars · 0.5–10 scale
Be the first Cinemoood rating
Open communitySign in to save your rating.
None yet
See allAnatoli Karpov
Self
Space Lions: The Story of Twilight Imperium
2017
Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles
2009
The Game Designers
2019 · 10.0
Word Wars
2004 · 6.4
Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine
2003 · 6.4
Gamemaster
2020 · 6.0
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
2023 · 6.9
Über Goober
2004 · 5.4
The Next Great American Game
2015
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
2010 · 6.2
