Checkmate (2011)

Guy Ali, betrayed by his wife and business partner, returns from prison to find that his sister has fallen behind on the home mortgage and faces foreclosure. Motivated by a ten million dollar prize, he enters a local, urban chess competition where he comes across quite a few interesting characters and situations! Can he save the house and redeem his honor? Can he love again?

Released Nov. 11, 2011 97 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Keywords: imdb.mortgage, imdb.blaxploitation, imdb.african-american, imdb.foreclosure, imdb.chess, imdb.urban-setting, imdb.fraud, imdb.chess-tournament

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English