CHESS FEVER
Directing: Pudovkin, V.I. and Nikolai Shpikovsky
Operator: Anatoly Golovny
Assistant Director: B. Sveshnikov
With an appearance by world chess champion: José R. Capablanca
The Hero: V. Fogel The Heroine: A. Zemtsova
Bit part actors: N. Glan, Z. Darevsky,
M. Zharov, A. Ktorov, Y. Protazanov,
Y. Raizman, I. Samborsky, K. Eggert
and master chess tournament participants.
At the tournament
WHITE'S MOVE
Torre, Mexico Marshall, U.S. Champion
Gotgilf and Ilyin-Zhanovsky, USSR
R. Réti and Yates
R. Spielman and E. Grünfeld
BLACK'S MOVE
In days of chess fever.
Don't forget: Marry Vera at 10 a.m.
Remember, dear, that the most dangerous thing
for family life is - CHESS.
CHESS PLAYERS, STOP
CHESS TOURNAMENT
GIVE ALMS TO THE BLIND
I've loved only you.
You love only Chess!
It's over between us!
I shall poison myself.
I surrender... I'll drown myself!
Grandfather, I've nothing to live for!
My child, accept this source of solace and peace.
THE WISE MAN'S PASTIME:
A COLLECTION OF ANCIENT CHESS EXERCISES
Belated congratulations.
TO THE NEWLY-WEDS
Kolya's just made a Queen's Gambit... I can hardly breath!
There's no place for me in this world.
PHARMACY
Give me your most poisonous stuff.
But perhaps love is stronger than chess?
CAPABLANCA CIGARETTES
Back to his fiancée.
Leave me alone! Because of chess I hate all the world!
I understand this feeling.
When I meet a beautiful woman, I too hate chess.
Finally, someone who hates chess!
Tell me how you escaped the chess fever.
GRAND CHESS TOURNAMENT
I'll take one last look, then that will be... The End.
At the tournament
Your pass! Your pass!
The result of associating with the champion
Darling, darling... I never knew it was such a fascinating game!
Honey, let's play a Sicilian.
The beginning of family happiness!
THE END