CHESS STORIES

Santiago de Cuba, 1966-2018. Three stories about chess: “The teacher”, “National Chess Championship (W)” and “Diabetics”. Raul is a chess teacher, jazz musician, street player and gambler. He maintains a tense relationship with his ex-wife, Rachel, and Fernando, the stepfather of his son Mateo. Osdalgia Vidaux is a chess Grand Master, Christian devout and mother of family. She plays in the National Championship, and must win if she wants to participate in the World Cup. Pedro and Pablo are 11 years old children that engaged in a friendship through the science’s game in 1966, due to the fury of Chess that ruled the country for the Chess Olympics celebrated in Havana. 52 years later, they are two old men, diabetics and disables. Pablo’s daughter came to Santiago to take her old man to Havana. This could end the love for chess and friendship of many years for these two friends.