• Director(s):

    GAILLARD (VALERY)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, FILMS D'ICI (LES)

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2002

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    TV

'The chess war' is a story of sport propaganda and politics. It is also the story of a centuries-old game called chess.

At a time when the USSR reigned over half the world and terrified the other half, certain 'comrades' were given the task of waging a very specific war on a chessboard.
This film tells the story of these Soviet champions, of the fautless organisation that produced, appraised and crafted them and the merciless struggle that they fought - and lost - against a young American prodigy. 'The chess war' is a story of sport, propaganda and politics. It is also the story of a centuries-old game called chess.