Chess Story
2011, Icelandic. Directed by Ingvar Stefánsson.
The battle of two great chess players to mentally overpower one another takes on a dimension of life-or-death physicality as their duel begins to echo with the violent sounds of warfare from centuries past.
- Runtime
- 0h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Icelandic
- Rated
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- Released
- 29 January 2011
- Original title
- Skáksaga
- Country
- Iceland
- Written by
- Ingvar Stefánsson
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Chess Story runs 6 minutes (0h 6m).
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Which OTT platform is Chess Story on?
Chess Story isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 January 2011. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Chess Story?
If you liked Chess Story, try WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko, Untold: Chess Mates, Zulu Dawn.
Who directed Chess Story?
Chess Story (2011) was directed by Ingvar Stefánsson and stars Þorsteinn Bachmann, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson.