Knight Moves (1992)
A chess grandmaster is in a big tournament, and when his lover is found painted up and the blood drained out of her body he becomes a chief suspect. After he gets a call from the killer urging him to try and figure out the game, he cooperates with police and a psychologist to try and catch the killer, but doubts linger about the grandmaster's innocence as the string of grisly murders continues.
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
What to watch after Knight Moves
- Assassination Games (2011)
- Murder at 1600 (1997) — Same feel: mysterious, tense
- Surviving the Game (1994)
- Grand Piano (2013) — Same feel: mysterious, tense
- Still of the Night (1982) — Same feel: mysterious, tense
- The Coldest Game (2019) — Same feel: tense, smart