Checkmate(2023)
A young boy enters a chess tournament to save his mother.
A teenage boy's mother needs money for surgery, but she can't afford it. After he finds a poster for a chess competition with a grand prize of $10k, he enters without knowing anything about the game to win the cash prize.
Movie: Checkmate
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Henry's Mother
The Opponent
Bully

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A teenage boy's mother needs money for surgery, but she can't afford it. After he finds a poster for a chess competition with a grand prize of $10k, he enters without knowing anything about the game to win the cash prize.
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2023-09-03
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A young boy enters a chess tournament to save his mother.
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