Chess in the movies

Chess and Hollywood have long been close friends, and even when the silver screen was not showing movies that were outright about chess, they never hesitated to slip in some scenes with chess. Here is a look at the films where the royal game makes a cameo appearance, but is not the outright star. Each movie listed includes the key scene and a bit of commentary. <a href="[Post:view_link]">Expanded list with reader feedback.</a>

The boy who played chess with life, Far Flungers

Computer Chess': A mock-doc makes its moves

Chess In The Movies - Chess Lessons

List of the best chess movies ever released

Fahim, the Little Chess Prince New York Int'l Children's Film Festival

Chess in movies

Life of a King - Wikipedia

Computer Chess – review, Drama films

Tobey Maguire Chess Movie Launches Day and Date On in the U.K.

Every Chess Movie, Ranked - by Siddhesh - Obvious Bicycle

An Immersive Movie that can Impresses Fans of Cinema and Chess – The Falconer

Why Chess Fans Hate the Movies - Atlas Obscura