5 must-watch movies to celebrate D Gukesh's World Chess Championship

Arpita Sarkar

D Gukesh's World Chess Championship

Indian Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju, at 18, became the youngest world chess champion by defeating Ding Liren in Singapore.

Films on chess 

Here are some awesome movies based on chess to celebrate Gukesh's world chess championship. 

Queen of Katwe (Hotstar) 

Queen of Katwe is a biographical drama based on Ugandan girl who learns to play chess and becomes a Woman Candidate Master.

Queen's Gambit (Netflix)

The Queen's Gambit is based on Walter Tevis' 1983 novel about a female chess prodigy. The character of Beth Harmon was influenced by real-life chess greats like Bobby Fischer and the writer's own childhood traumas.

Pawn Sacrifice (Prime Video)

The film follows the true story of Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players of all time.

Check (SonyLIV)

Check is about a death row prisoner who is a chess player and his fight for survival.

Fahim (Prime Video)

It is a biographical film on a chess prodigy who escapes Bangladesh with his father and becomes the French U-12 chess champion.

Gukesh Dommaraju defeats Ding Liren

Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion. "Since the time I started playing chess … I've been dreaming about living this moment for more than 10 years," he said in the press conference.