Computer Chess

(2013)

★ 6.1 IMDb · 115 votes

Genres: Comedy

Year: 2013

Runtime: 91 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Andrew Bujalski

Cast: Patrick Riester, Myles Paige, James Curry, Robin Schwartz, Gerald Peary, Уайли Уиггинс, Gordon Kindlmann, Kriss Schludermann, Tom Fletcher, Kevin Bewersdorf

Plot

At the American Computer Chess Convention, enthusiasts gather to pit their programs against other computer chess programs and human players in a tournament for a grand prize of $7500.

Set over the course of a weekend tournament for chess software programmers thirty-some years ago, Computer Chess transports viewers to a nostalgic moment when the contest between technology and the human spirit seemed a little more up for grabs. We get to know the eccentric geniuses possessed of the vision to teach a metal box to defeat man, literally, at his own game, laying the groundwork for artificial intelligence as we know it and will come to know it in the future.