Overview

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.

Cast

Vladimir Fogel, Anna Zemtsova, Natalya Glan, Mikhail Zharov, Anatoli Ktorov, José Raúl Capablanca, Yakov Protazanov, Yuli Raizman

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What is "Chess Fever" about?

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.

When was "Chess Fever" released?

Chess Fever was released in 1925.

Who stars in "Chess Fever"?

The cast includes Vladimir Fogel, Anna Zemtsova, Natalya Glan, Mikhail Zharov.