Chess Fever (1925) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1925 · 28 mins

Directed by

Vsevolod Pudovkin, Mykola Shpykovskyi

Starring

Frank Marshall, Mikhail Zharov, Yuli Raizman, Yakov Protazanov, Vladimir Nabokov, Vladimir Fogel

During an international chess tournament, a young man becomes totally consumed by the game, neglecting his fiancée. She, uninterested in chess, grows frustrated and depressed, only to find the sport following her wherever she goes. Nearing resignation, she encounters the legendary world champion Capablanca, leading to unexpected consequences.