Chess and Film
- an exhibition by the G.H.S. Chess and Culture Foundation at Grafing Municipal Library - October 19 to November 30, 2025
[The original article in German can be found here. Translation with DeepL.com (free version)]
This is the sixth exhibition by the G.H.S. Chess and Culture Foundation and, as usual, it is accompanied by a catalog in exceptionally high print quality, with numerous color illustrations, primarily from the collections of Siegfried Tschinkel and Walter Rädler, as well as from the archives of the publisher Georg Schweiger on the subject.
Contributions on various aspects of this extensive and multifaceted field are provided by
- Georg Schweiger: Introduction and Directors and Film Actors as Chess Players
- Johannes Fischer: The Queen's Gambit. A Netflix series changes chess
- Siegfried Schönle: The Royal Game – two cinematic interpretations
- Siegfried Tschinkel: Chess and film: The Royal Game – an Eldorado for chess collectors
- Bayerischer Rundfunk: Tatort “Zugzwang” – cult TV show with chess as its main theme
Lists of films on DVD and books that have been made into films not only encourage people to read and watch, but also to watch or even rewatch them with the help of home media.
Need we mention that a series of chess films, which are free to watch, complement the exhibition at the Capitol Film Theater in Grafing?
The highly recommended catalog can be ordered from Georg Schweiger. georg.schweiger@t-online.de
Siegfried Schönle, Kassel, October 2025
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