GM Wesley So movie

HBO featured the chess film "Innocent Moves" last night, 11pm Philippine time.

Sadly, I wasn't able to watch the film because I fell asleep waiting for its playing time.

But based on the film reviews that I read, this movie is great.

Here's a short synopsis: "Though he's only seven, Josh looks at a chessboard and anticipates moves that mature chess players don't even see. He's a malleable young boy with an incredible talent for the game of masterminds. When Josh begins honing his talent, playing a speedy version of the game called "blitz" with hustlers and hobos, his father decides to take him to world reknowned coach Bruce Pandolfini, who claims Josh may well be the second coming of chess legend Bobby Fischer. But family struggles ensue when the mother worries that in cultivating the genius, they may be hurting the child."

Wikipedia listed 17 chess films:

- Brainwashed
- Chess (2006 film)
- Chess (musical)
- The Chess Players
- Endgame (short film)
- Five Fingers
- Fresh
- Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine
- Geri's Game
- The Great Chess Movie
- Knight Moves
- Knights of the South Bronx
- The Luzhin Defence
- Dangerous Moves
- The Royal Game
- Searching for Bobby Fischer
- The Seventh Seal

Is it true that there's a dearth of chess films? Why don't you check this?

And what about this: a film about GM Wesley So?

If not a full commercial movie, an indie type short film might be good enough. With the inclusion of chess in the school curriculum, the DepEd might use the short clip in all classrooms nationwide to inspire the kids.

Any volunteers?