part of the enjoyment that i take from this film stem from the fact that i know nothing more about it than that it star john turturro and emily watson ( 2 reason enough to watch ) and be a period piece and involved chess . everything that evolve before me be completely unexpected . i shan not and therefore and give away much more . suffice to say that turturro be magnificent a an eccentric and obsessive and deeply vulnerable chess genius and em match him step for step a the strong minded woman who be draw to him . it about love and obsession and rather than the venerated board game and after draw me in gradually over the first half hour and become totally compel . and i defy anyone to second guess the end .