Best Chess Movies

Chess has played a part of many major block-busters over the time, from Harry Potter to X-Men, but there have also been a number of great pure chess movies over the years and we wanted to list our favorites!

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Magnus (2016)

From child prodigy to chess genius. Magnus is a documentary about the reigning chess world champion Magnus Carlsen is coming out later this year. We are all very excited to see this movie tell the full story behind the reigning Chess World Champion and see some behind the curtains material.

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Geri’s Game (1997)

Geri’s game is a short movie by Pixar that won the Academy Award for Animated Short Movies.

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Bobby Fischer Against The World (2011)

'Bobby Fischer Against the World' is a documentary feature exploring the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.

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Pawn Sacrifice (2014)

Pawn Sacrifice is a movie about perhaps one of the more interesting stories written in the chess world; the story of Bobby Fischer. Bobby Fischer is played by Tobey Maguire.

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Odysseus’ Gambit (2011)

A Cambodian immigrant plays chess in the heart of New York with the hopes of finding a better position on the board of life. Documentary, short, biography.

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Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine (2003)

Game Over is a documentary movie about the chess match between human and a computer; between Garry Kasparov and IBM’s Deep Blue played in 1997. The documentary walks you through the event through Kasparov’s perspective and shows what it means to take part in such a match.

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Brooklyn Castle (2012)

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.