Chess in the Movies - Top 10 greatest chess scenes in movies (& Chronological) - Updated 20th Jan 2020

For people interested in chess, we have a soft spot for films with a chessboard in them.

Below is a top 10 of the greatest chess scenes.

#10  Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

#9  X-Men (2000)

#8  The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

#7  Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

#6  Blade Runner (1982)

#5  Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)

#4  Pawn Sacrifice (2014)

#3  2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

#2  From Russia with Love (1963)

#1  The Seventh Seal (1957)

Rocky64 has a great article on chess.com and has compiled all the best scenes into a YT video

Chronological Chess scenes in movies.

1957: The Seventh Seal
1959: Campo Mamula
1963: From Russia with Love
1966 -69: Star Trek TOS (3D Chess)
1968: 2001 Space Odyssey
1978: Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte (Black and White Like Day and Night)
1982: Blade Runner
1992: Knight Moves
1993: Searching for Bobby Fischer
2000: X-Men
2001: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
2002: Superman II (Lex Luther)
2011: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2014: Pawn Sacrifice
2016: Magnus