Chess Fever (1925)

With an international chess tournament in progress, a young man becomes completely obsessed with the game. His fiancée has no interest in it, and becomes frustrated and depressed by his neglect of her, but wherever she goes she finds that she cannot escape chess. On the brink of giving up, she meets the world champion, Capablanca himself, with interesting results.

Directing:
  • Vsevolod Pudovkin
  • Mykola Shpykovsky
  • Nikolai Shpikovsky
  • Mykola Shpykovskyi

Writing:
  • Nikolai Shpikovsky
  • Mykola Shpykovskyi

Stars:
Release Date: 1925-12-21
themoviedb icon 6.3/10
  • Country: SU
  • Language: No Language
  • Runtime: 28

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