Set over the course of a weekend tournament for chess software programmers thirty-some years ago, COMPUTER CHESS transports viewers to a nostalgic moment when the contest between technology and the human spirit seemed a little more up for grabs. We get to know the eccentric geniuses possessed of the vision to teach a metal box to defeat man, literally, at his own game, laying the groundwork for artificial intelligence as we know it and will come to know it in the future. Winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize and nominated for the Best of Next! Award at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Audience Award Nominated at the **SXSW Film Festival**. Nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**. *"A supremely intelligent, beautifully constructed film, interweaving comedy and character, satire and subtext." - Tom Huddleston, **Time Out***