Max, 12 years old, a child and suicidal vagabond meets Ambrose, disillusioned pastor. The boy needed soon as a genius of chess. They go all out to conquer the world champion title. Fourteen years later, Max has become a dandy powder, strange and taciturn. Always accompanied by Ambroise, faithful coach, manager and protector. Max is confronted with the most elegant and most condescending Champions moments, Lord Staunton, during a meeting organized by the Machiavellian Marquise de Theux. This passion for chess and amorous intrigues give her daughter, the lovely Anne-Lise, the winner of this tournament. In a world of thriller, where the game does not stop at the scene, the protagonists are risking their lives and their mothers while behind a cliff, the sun goes down on a giant chessboard.
Review of The Chess Game
