| Chess King | |
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| Directed by | Wenji Teng |
| Written by | Wenji Teng Xin-xin Zhang |
| Based on | The Chess Master by Ah Cheng |
| Starring | Yuan Xie |
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| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
Chess King (Chinese: 棋王, "Qi wang") is a 1988 Chinese drama film written and directed by Teng Wenji, based on Ah Cheng's novel of the same name.
The film was entered into the main competition at the 45th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[1] Yuan Xie won the award for best actor at the 1989 Golden Rooster Awards for his performance in the film.[2]
- ^ VV.AA. Variety Film Reviews, Volume 20. Garland Pub., 1989.
- ^ "Ninth China Golden Rooster Awards (1989)". china.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 November 2015.