
Chess Fever
With an international chess tournament in progress, a young man becomes completely obsessed with the game. His fiancée has no interest in it, and becomes frustrated and depressed by his neglect of her, but wherever she goes she finds that she cannot escape chess. On the brink of giving up, she meets the world champion, Capablanca himself, with interesting results.
Comedy
Chess Fever
Rating
6.3/10
Release Date
1925-12-21
Runtime
28 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Vladimir Fogel
The Hero

Anna Zemtsova
Vera

Natalya Glan
Vera's friend

Mikhail Zharov
House Painter

Anatoli Ktorov
Tram Passenger

José Raúl Capablanca
Cameo The World Champion

Yakov Protazanov
Chemist

Yuli Raizman
Chemist's Assistant

Ivan Koval-Samborskyi
Policeman

Konstantin Eggert

Boris Barnet
Cameo (uncredited)

Vladimir Nabokov
Cameo (uncredited)
Production Companies
Mezhrabpom-Rus