Magnus
Released: November 18, 2016
In 2004, when Magnus was 13 years old he made a decision: he would become the World Chess Champion.
This coming of age story unfolds as we follow the prodigy battling his way through the ranks of chess, with personal sacrifices, special friendships and a caring family.
MAGNUS is a character driven drama that is bound to engage non-chess players, as well as the over 600 million people who play chess all over the world.
Pawn Sacrifice
Released: September 16, 2015
Genius and madness often go hand in hand.
This film follows American chess genius Bobby Fischer in his quest to defeat Russian Boris Spassky thus winning the World Chess Championship. A gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War as American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers.
‘Pawn Sacrifice’ chronicles Fischer’s journey from Brooklyn to capture the imagination of the world.
Computer Chess
Released: July 17, 2013
Set over the course of a weekend tournament for chess software programmers thirty-some years ago, COMPUTER CHESS transports viewers to a nostalgic moment when the contest between technology and the human spirit seemed a little more up for grabs.
We get to know the eccentric geniuses possessed of the vision to teach a metal box to defeat man, literally, at his own game, laying the groundwork for artificial intelligence as we know it and will come to know it in the future.
