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1991 Hong Kong film by Yim Ho
King of Chess (Chinese: 棋王; pinyin: Qi wang) is a 1991 Hong Kong drama film directed by Yim Ho. Following disputes with the films producer Tsui Hark,
King_of_Chess_(1991_film)
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Chess'), a 1984 novel by Ah Cheng Chess King (film), a 1988 film based on the novel King of Chess (1991 film), a 1991 film based in part on the novel This disambiguation
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by Ah Cheng Chess King (film), a 1988 film based on the novel King of Chess (1991 film), a 1991 film based in part on the novel Chess King (disambiguation)
棋王
Chess opening
The King's Indian Attack (or KIA) is a chess opening system where White adopts the setup more commonly seen being played by Black in the King's Indian
King's_Indian_Attack
Traditional board game for two players
Chess is a board game for two players, played on a square board consisting of 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The players, referred to as "White"
Chess
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List of current monarchs of sovereign states Eddie "The King" Faroo, in the 1992 film White Men Can't Jump Strip "The King" Weathers, in Cars The King, in
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describe chess moves. For a list of: unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems;
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uses King of the Hill, a board game by Schaper Toys King of the Hill, a chess variant King of the Hill (1993 film), a film by Steven Soderbergh King of the
King of the Hill (disambiguation)
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American chess grandmaster (1943–2008)
American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In
Bobby_Fischer
Writer and tournament chess player
tournament chess player. He was born in London in 1943 to Irish immigrant parents in London's Kentish Town. Leaving school at the age of 14, he spent
John_Healy_(author)
1984 novella by Ah Cheng
Publishing. Chess King, a 1988 Chinese film King of Chess, a 1991 Hong Kong film The first English translation was bylined "A Cheng". Cheng, Ah. The King of Trees
The_Chess_Master
Reference work on chess openings
The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a reference work describing the state of opening theory in chess, originally published in five volumes from
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
1988 video game
Battle Chess is a video game version of chess with 2.5D graphics and fighting animations showing the result of one piece moving onto the square of another
Battle_Chess
Hungarian chess grandmaster (born 1976)
Polgár (born 23 July 1976) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster, widely regarded as the strongest female chess player of all time. She is the only woman to be
Judit_Polgár
article documents the progress of significant human–computer chess matches. Chess computers were first able to beat strong chess players in the late 1980s
Human–computer_chess_matches
Chess-playing computer made by IBM
Deep Blue was a customized IBM RS/6000 SP supercomputer for chess-playing designed by computer scientist Feng-hsiung Hsu. It was the first computer to
Deep_Blue_(chess_computer)
Soviet-Swiss chess grandmaster (1931–2016)
1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1988, and 1991). He was also four times a USSR Chess Champion, five times a member of Soviet teams that won the European championship
Viktor_Korchnoi
Chess became a source of inspiration in the arts in literature soon after the spread of the game to the Arab World and Europe in the Middle Ages. The
Chess_in_the_arts
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Lee in 1969 The King Pins, American R&B vocal group, also known as the Kelly Brothers Kingpin (1996 film), soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name
Kingpin
2019 film by Jon Favreau
The Lion King is a 2019 American musical drama film that is a photorealistically animated remake of the traditionally animated 1994 film. Directed by
The_Lion_King_(2019_film)
Name list
Tan Zhongyi (born 1991), a Chinese chess player Wan Sha Lang (1949 – 2023), known as Wang Zhongyi (王忠義), a Taiwanese singer and film actor Betty Loh Ti
Zhongyi_(name)
1946 film by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell
(30 October 2007). "Chess in Film - A Matter of Life and Death". chessninja.com. Retrieved 25 April 2018. "My Best Games of Chess, 1908-1937". Cinematic
A Matter of Life and Death (1946 film)
A_Matter_of_Life_and_Death_(1946_film)
2026 film by Kimmy Gatewood
Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, and Chloe Charming, the daughter of Cinderella and King Charming from Cinderella, respectively. The film premiered
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland
Descendants:_Wicked_Wonderland
Russian chess grandmaster (born 1963)
Russian chess grandmaster, political activist, and writer, who was the World Chess Champion from 1985 to 2000. His peak FIDE chess rating of 2851, achieved
Garry_Kasparov
Dutch actor, film director and painter
mother Margreet (née Reiss; 1914–2002), was a film translator. His brother, Tim, is a writer and top-level chess player, and his half-brother, Mirko, is an
Jeroen_Krabbé
Chess opening
The Benko Gambit (or Volga Gambit) is a chess opening characterised by the move 3...b5 in the Benoni Defence arising after: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5
Benko_Gambit
Chess pattern of development
chess, the fianchetto (English: /ˌfiː.ən.ˈkɛ.toʊ/ or spelling pronunciation /ˌfiː.ən.ˈtʃɛ.toʊ/; Italian: [fjaŋˈketto] "little flank") is a pattern of
Fianchetto
Hong Kong film production company and film distributor
Ghost Story II (倩女幽魂II:人間道) 1991 A Chinese Ghost Story III (倩女幽魂III:道道道) 1991 Once Upon a Time in China (黃飛鴻) 1991 King of Chess (棋王) 1992 The Master (龍行天下)
Film_Workshop
article lists feature-length Hong Kong films released in 1991. The highest-grossing Hong Kong films released in 1991, by domestic box office gross revenue
List of Hong Kong films of 1991
List_of_Hong_Kong_films_of_1991
Starting in 1991, video games based on the Terminator film series have been released throughout multiple console generations. The films generally focus
List of Terminator video games
List_of_Terminator_video_games
This is the discography of American blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy. "Discography on Allmusic". Allmusic. Hal Leonard Corp (2014). 25 Top Blues Songs
Buddy_Guy_discography
Match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky
The World Chess Championship 1972 was a match for the World Chess Championship between challenger Bobby Fischer of the United States and defending champion
World_Chess_Championship_1972
American actress and singer (born 1958)
production of the musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Subsequent Broadway roles include Cosette in Les Misérables (1987), Florence Vassy in Chess (1988),
Judy_Kuhn
Game of chess via postal system or e-mail
Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through the postal system. Today it is usually played
Correspondence_chess
American chess coach (born 1947)
Pandolfini's list of successful students includes Fabiano Caruana, one of the highest ranked chess players in history; Josh Waitzkin, subject of the film Searching
Bruce_Pandolfini
Computer chess championship held from 1970 to 1994
professor of computer science at McGill University. It was one of the first computer chess tournaments. The 14th NACCC was also the World Computer Chess Championship
North American Computer Chess Championship
North_American_Computer_Chess_Championship
Advantage of White over Black in chess
In chess, there is a consensus among players and theorists that the player who makes the first move (White) has an inherent advantage, albeit not one
First-move_advantage_in_chess
Chess opening
The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: 1. e4 c5 1...c5 is one of the most popular responses to White's first move
Sicilian_Defence
Soviet chess grandmaster (1911–1995)
of chess, making a significant contribution to the design of the World Chess Championship system after World War II and becoming a leading member of the
Mikhail_Botvinnik
British and Indian movies. His film credits include The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Shatranj Ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) (1977), Gandhi (1982).
Saeed_Jaffrey_filmography
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of Spiegel One of the Titans in the 2019 film Godzilla: King of the Monsters The player character in the 2024 action-adventure video game Prince of Persia:
Sargon
US periodical
States Chess Federation (US Chess). Chess Life is advertised as the "most widely read chess magazine in the world", and reaches more than a quarter of a million
Chess_Life
1979 novel by Stephen King
American writer Stephen King, published in 1979, under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. Set in a dystopian alternative version of the United States ruled
The_Long_Walk_(novel)
Chess opening
List of chess openings List of chess openings named after people Przewoznik, Jan; Pein, Malcolm (1991). The Blumenfeld Gambit. Cadogan Chess Books.
Blumenfeld_Gambit
American actress
part as Mavis in "The Chess Game" which was an episode of The Good Life. Also that year she appeared in the Burt Kennedy directed film, Dirty Dingus Magee
Timothy_Blake
1992 animated Disney film
later wrote the songs for the studio's next film The Lion King) as lyricist after Ashman had died in March 1991. Although fourteen songs were written for
Aladdin_(1992_Disney_film)
The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess. The title has been awarded since 1950 to players who have met the standards required by
List_of_chess_grandmasters
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1975), German politician Stefan Mohr (born 1967), German chess player Stefan Nadelman, American film director and animator Stefan Niederseer (born 1962),
Stefan_(given_name)
some aspect of chess. Canadian chess periodicals Chess library Chess columns in newspapers List of chess books The place, dates and frequency of publication
List_of_chess_periodicals
1985 two-part film directed by Harry Harris
The Red Queen from the chess set, now human-sized. The Red Queen tells Alice that she is now a pawn in a giant game of chess. Once Alice reaches the
Alice in Wonderland (1985 film)
Alice_in_Wonderland_(1985_film)
Swedish and French actor (1929–2020)
(1957), which features iconic scenes of his character challenging Death to a game of chess. He appeared in eleven films directed by Bergman, including Wild
Max_von_Sydow
Fictional character
whole story revolves around a game of chess, he is characteristic of the king in such a game in that he has all of the pieces on his side available to perform
Red King (Through the Looking-Glass)
Red_King_(Through_the_Looking-Glass)
Chess opening
the king. Black usually responds with 3...Bc5 (the Giuoco Piano) or 3...Nf6 (the Two Knights Defense). The Italian is one of the oldest recorded chess openings
Italian_Game
2017 film by Christopher Nolan
2017 war film produced, written, and directed by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II from the perspectives of people on
Dunkirk_(2017_film)
American video game developer
No. 56. Golden Empire Publications. February 1989. p. 9. Lynch, Dennis (1991-07-26). "Gambling via Software is the Safe Way". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved
Capstone_Software
Australian chess player (born 1964)
Kill a King" was screened nationwide in Great Britain. It featured a young Michael Adams and Lane. This feature is shown regularly at chess film festivals
Gary_Lane_(chess_player)
films with director Ingmar Bergman, and the film that includes the iconic scenes in which he plays chess with Death; and as Martin in Through a Glass
Max_von_Sydow_filmography
Chess opening
The Budapest Gambit (or Budapest Defence) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 Black sacrifices a pawn in return for active
Budapest_Gambit
American actor (born 1946)
American actor with numerous film and Broadway credits. The son of Zero Mostel, he is best known for his supporting roles in films such as Jesus Christ Superstar
Josh_Mostel
Private school in New York City
producer.[citation needed] Michael Rohde – U.S. chess grandmaster and attorney at law. U.S. Open champion in 1991. Marvin Terban – Children's book author. Marvin
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
Columbia_Grammar_&_Preparatory_School
American chess grandmaster (born 1966)
during one scene in the film Brooklyn Castle mentoring a young chess player. He was mentioned in the chess movie Life of a King starring Cuba Gooding Jr
Maurice_Ashley
2017 film by Bill Condon
American musical romantic fantasy film. It is a live-action/CGI remake of the 1991 Disney animated film, itself an adaptation of the fairy tale. Produced by
Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)
Beauty_and_the_Beast_(2017_film)
Swedish actress (1920–1995)
in more than 100 films, including Night Unto Night, No Sad Songs for Me, Dark City, The Halliday Brand, King of Kings, An Affair of the Skin, Creepshow
Viveca_Lindfors
Antagonist to Robin Hood
is frequently seen playing chess with himself. The Sheriff is more sympathetically portrayed by Robert Shaw in the 1976 film Robin and Marian, which also
Sheriff_of_Nottingham
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player (1910–1976)
the Wolf (Chess) split album with Muddy Waters 1984: His Greatest Sides, Volume One (Chess) 1991: The Chess Box—Howlin' Wolf (Chess/MCA) 1991: Howlin'
Howlin'_Wolf
Chess opening
The Modern Benoni is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 After the initial moves, Black proceeds to capture on d5
Modern_Benoni
Swedish musician and composer (born 1946)
as a member of the pop group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia! For the 2008 film version of Mamma Mia!
Benny_Andersson
Computer chess competition
World Computer Chess Championship (WCCC) was an event held periodically from 1974 to 2024 where computer chess engines competed against each other. The
World Computer Chess Championship
World_Computer_Chess_Championship
Chess opening
Opening, is an unconventional chess opening in which White begins with the move: 1. g4 It is widely considered to be one of the worst possible first moves
Grob's_Attack
1998 British TV film
writing, and sees chess pieces coming to life. She goes out into a garden with talking flowers. There, she meets the Red Queen from the chess board, who shows
Alice through the Looking Glass (1998 film)
Alice_through_the_Looking_Glass_(1998_film)
Chess opening
Alekhine's Defence (or the Alekhine Defence) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 Nf6 Black tempts White's pawns forward to form a broad
Alekhine's_Defence
Chess opening
The French Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves: 1. e4 e6 This is most commonly followed by 2.d4 d5. Black usually plays ...c5 soon after
French_Defence
American actor
followed by Chincilla, King of Schnorrers, Mary Stuart, Henry IV, Marathon '89, Up Against It. Bdwy in Grease (1973), Chess for which he received a Theatre
Philip_Casnoff
Russian chess grandmaster (1937–2025)
1937 – February 27, 2025) was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972. Spassky
Boris_Spassky
Chess tournament for computer chess programs
computer chess championship was a chess tournament for computer chess programs held from 1981 to 2012. It was organised yearly by the CSVN (Computer Chess Association
Dutch Open Computer Chess Championship
Dutch_Open_Computer_Chess_Championship
American blues guitarist and singer (born 1936)
novel style of his live shows. Leonard Chess, Chess Records founder, denounced Guy's playing as "just making noise". In the early 1960s, Chess tried recording
Buddy_Guy
Feminine given name
derivative of the Sabine—and later Latin—name Tatius. King Titus Tatius was the name of a legendary ruler of the Sabines, an Italic tribe living near Rome around
Tatiana
1991 film
Eyes of an Angel is a 1991 American drama film starring John Travolta and directed by Robert Harmon. It was released in France, Sweden, and on television
Eyes_of_an_Angel
A list of films produced in the Russian Empire between 1908 and 1917. For Russian films of 1917–1991 see List of Soviet films. Movies from Imperial Russia
List_of_Russian_Empire_films
Name list
translator Levon Aronian (born 1982), Armenian chess Grandmaster Levon Babujian (born 1986), Armenian chess Grandmaster Levon Garabed Baljian (1908–1994)
Levon_(name)
Computer Chess Championship was an annual chess tournament for computer chess programs held from 1991 until 2007. It was organized by the University of Paderborn
International Paderborn Computer Chess Championship
International_Paderborn_Computer_Chess_Championship
Artaxias I, King of Armenia from 190 to 159 BC, founder of Artaxiad dynasty Tigranes the Great, King of Armenia from 95 to 55 BC Artavasdes II, King of Armenia
Lists_of_Armenians
1871 children's novel by Lewis Carroll
Wonderland (1865), in which many of the characters were anthropomorphic playing cards. In this second novel the theme is chess. As in the earlier book, the
Through_the_Looking-Glass
Fictional character from Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass
and King onto the table, leading them to believe they were thrown up by an invisible volcano. When Alice meets the Red Queen and joins the chess game
White Queen (Through the Looking-Glass)
White_Queen_(Through_the_Looking-Glass)
Irish novelist and screenwriter (born 1956)
loss of his wife in a BBC Radio 3 programme, Private Passions. From 2006 to 2012, Bennett co-hosted a regular Monday chess column with Daniel King in The
Ronan_Bennett
English stage and screen actor
villainous billionaire "Chess" in the NBC superhero/crime drama series The Cape; heroic Templar Sir Gregory in the Syfy original film Dark Relic (2010); and
James_Frain
Australian actor (1979–2008)
working with the late Heath Ledger on a film adaptation of Walter Tevis's 1983 novel The Queen's Gambit, about a chess prodigy's chequered history. Michaels
Heath_Ledger
Name list
Arabian journalist and activist Iman Hasan Al-Rufaye (born 1982), Iraqi chess player Iman Al Sayed (born 1984), Palestinian artist Iman Shahoud (born
Iman_(given_name)
Portrayal of the medieval era through film
Medieval films imagine and portray the Middle Ages through the visual, audio and thematic forms of cinema. Depictions of the Middle Ages have a long history
Middle_Ages_in_film
English lyricist and author (born 1944)
Evita; Chess (with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA); Aida (with Elton John); and, for Disney, Aladdin (with Alan Menken), The Lion King (with
Tim_Rice
1996 Hong Kong film by Tsui Hark
Tristar (Chinese: 大三元) is a 1996 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Tsui Hark and starring Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen and Lau Ching-wan. Leslie Cheung as
Tristar_(film)
(1948–2025), chess grandmaster Reinhold Joest (born 1937), race car driver and racing team owner Klaus Junge (1924–1945), one of the youngest German chess grandmasters
List_of_Germans
1990 video game
Commodore 64 Battle Chess, Windows Battle Chess, Amiga Battle Chess II, Amiga Lord of the Rings, and Windows Shanghai were some of our early projects.
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)
J.R.R._Tolkien's_The_Lord_of_the_Rings,_Vol._I_(1990_video_game)
Hong Kong actor
trademark film. In 1991, Leung went to France to appear in Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Lover, based on Marguerite Duras's novel, as the older lover of a young
Tony_Leung_Ka-fai
18, 2021. Ebert, Roger (January 9, 2012). "A heist played like a game of chess". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved
Stanley_Kubrick_filmography
English actor (1954–2026)
brothers played the part of Freddie Trumper in the musical Chess at the Prince Edward Theatre, London, with Murray as part of the original cast in 1986
Anthony_Head
1995 Hong Kong film by Tsui Hark
Bik-ha, and Valerie Chow. The film is notable for its unusual style, which includes dramatic close-ups, employment of colour gels, and frenetic camera
The_Blade_(film)
Character in Arthurian legend
Fisher King by Anthony Powell draws parallels between a major character, Saul Henchman, and the legendary figure. The 1991 film The Fisher King by Terry
Fisher_King
American actress and singer (born 1968)
playing Sidney in the comedy film House Party (1990). She reprises the role of Sidney in the sequels House Party 2 (1991) and House Party 3 (1994). Campbell
Tisha_Campbell
Song written by Willie Dixon
and released by Chess Records in 1961. In 1965, Dixon and Leonard Chess persuaded Koko Taylor to record it for Checker Records, a Chess subsidiary. Taylor's
Wang_Dang_Doodle
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