TV series
The Sword and the Chess of Death
2007–2008, Chinese, on Guangzhou Broadcasting Network & CTS.
An unfinished game of Chess of Death from five hundred years ago was said to hold the clue to a buried treasure and Lin Shuang Sword was the key to the game. Anyone who could finish this game would obtain enough wealth to take over the world. Five hundred years later, Ren Qian Xin was ordered to find Lin Shuang Sword. Ren was madly in love with Liu Yi Yi. But the woman's heart was on his honorary brother, Yan Cang Feng. The despaired Ren challenged Yan to the Chess of Death.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 50
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended in 2008
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Latest episode
S1 E50: Episode 50
Aired 17 July 2008
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 9 August 2007
- Last aired
- 17 July 2008
- Network
- Guangzhou Broadcasting Network, CTS
- Original title
- 魔剑生死棋
- Language
- Chinese
- Country
- China
- Type
- Scripted
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The Sword and the Chess of Death has 1 season and 50 episodes, about 45 minutes each.
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