Chess Player
Chess Player
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Chess Player

8.0 / 10
2005
2 seasons
52 episodes
AnimationKidsAction & Adventure

Chess Player is a children's animated series. It was produced in China. The show spans two seasons with 26 episodes in each. The story focuses on the journey of a young gifted chess player, Jiang Liu'er. The first season first aired on CCTV in 2006. The second season, called Chess Player 2, aired in 2009.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Magic Cannon

    28-07-200520m

    During the Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates were rampant in the coastal areas. Inspector Jiang Lingyun of the Ming Dynasty brought his sons Jiang Liuer, Master Luo and others down th...

  • Ep 2

    2.Lingyun Temple accepts apprentices

    04-08-200520m

    Jiang Liu'er in Lingyun Temple met a group of young monks. Yuande locked Jiang Liu'er in the Buddhist scriptures pavilion and asked him to recite the Four Books and Five Classics,...

  • Ep 3

    3.Fighting Hua Mianlang

    11-08-200520m

    Jiang Liu'er returned to Lingyun Temple in a depressed mood, and Yuande firmly refused to believe the fact that the Demon Sword King colluded with Japanese pirates. Jiang Liuer and...

  • Ep 4

    4.Misfortune

    18-08-200520m

    At night, in Lingyun Temple, Jiang Liuer was bragging about how brave he was in front of his father Jiang Lingyun. Jiang Lingyun asked Jiang Liuer to study hard with Yuande at Ling...

  • Ep 5

    5.Challenge Daoba

    25-08-200520m

    On the bustling street, Jiang Liuer, who was sitting on the ground and eating cakes, did not want the parcel on the ground to be snatched away by a dog. Jiang Liuer chased the dog,...

  • Ep 6

    6.Quick Axe's Dragon Slaying

    01-09-200520m

    In Kuai Axe's secret room, Hua Mianlang asked Kuai Axe how to deal with Jiang Liu'er. Kuai Axe said that he would hand over all his knowledge of Go to Jiang Liu'er. He has his own...

  • Ep 7

    7.Evil Little Devil

    08-09-200520m

    In the secret room, Lei Lingyun, the great apprentice of Quick Axeman, quietly ran back from Guo Fengchun's house known as "Dong Guo" to report his master's situation in Guo's hous...

  • Ep 8

    8.Life and Death Game

    15-09-200520m

    The final with Liu Runan has begun, and people are unanimously optimistic about Liu Runan's victory. Before the game, Liu Runan encouraged Jiang Liu'er to strengthen his theoretica...

  • Ep 9

    9.Little Servant of the Dongguo Family

    22-09-200520m

    In the evening, Jiang Liu'er came to Liu Runan's house alone, and saw that Liu Runan had passed away forever. In front of him was a replay of the chess game he played with Jiang Li...

  • Ep 10

    10.Conspiracy

    29-09-200520m

    Senior brother Lei Lingyun proposed marriage to Guo Fengchun by virtue of his family wealth. Guo Fengchun was bewitched by Lei Lingyun's rhetoric and finally agreed to his proposal...

  • Ep 11

    11.Duel of Brothers

    06-10-200520m

    One night, when Jiang Liu'er and Pan Guoxing were studying the game in the kitchen, Lei Lingyun, who was hiding outside the door, finally knew the truth. The day of the duel betwee...

  • Ep 12

    12.Little Beggar

    13-10-200520m

    Li Muqing, a Jiangnan chess idiot known as "Nan Li", set up a super chess game of "Ten Days and Hundred Heroes" in Yangzhou. He played against ten Go players at the same time in on...

  • Ep 13

    13.Sworn Brothers

    20-10-200520m

    At night, Jiang Liu'er and the little beggar sat on the top of the mountain. Under the moonlight, Jiang Liu'er told the little beggar about his past, Yuande, demon sword king, and...

  • Ep 14

    14.Pain of Parting

    27-10-200520m

    Wu Yunfei, the big disciple of "Beiwu" who just won the first place in the game, uttered wild words in the hotel and humiliated the chess players. They talked about the little Go p...

  • Ep 15

    15.Chess Master Lin Xincheng

    03-11-200520m

    Lin Xincheng wanted to help Jiang Liu'er become the number one national player, and pass on his life-long painstaking work "The Great Harmony of Heaven and Earth" to Jiang Liu'er....

  • Ep 16

    16.National Tournament

    10-11-200520m

    A gray-haired old man lit a hookah and smooshed to make his opponent irritated. The opponent protested to the referee, the referee held his nose and said that he did not violate th...

  • Ep 17

    17.Framed

    17-11-200520m

    Jiang Liu'er's victory over Guo Fengchun made the participating masters nervous. Guo Fengchun told his disciples what happened when they teamed up to kill Lin Xincheng. And Jiang L...

  • Ep 18

    18.Conspiracy outside the Chessboard

    24-11-200520m

    Lei Lingyun invited Wu Yunfei, who had defeated Jiang Liu'er, to have a drink at his house. At the same time, he explained that he would definitely not win the game against Wu Yunf...

  • Ep 19

    19.Odd Boy v.s. Prodigy

    01-12-200520m

    Jiang Liu'er, who was covered in wounds and haggard in mind, came back to Lingyun Temple and surprised everyone. Master Yuande of Cangjing Lou told Jiang Liuer who was kneeling in...

  • Ep 20

    20.Devil's Deal

    08-12-200520m

    Lei Lingyun is willing to help Heimu defeat all Chinese chess players, on the condition that Heimu defeat all Chinese chess players, including the "chess master" Fang Sheng, and fo...

  • Ep 21

    21.Fight to the Death

    15-12-200520m

    Huang Gao announced the start of the game, Heimu arrogantly let Guo Fengchun go first, Guo Fengchun let Heimu go first with Chinese etiquette, Heimu snorted coldly, and took the fi...

  • Ep 22

    22.Ming Dynasty Chess Player's Failure

    22-12-200520m

    The little monk who went out to buy food was surprised when he heard the news that Jiang Liu'er was going to compete with the Japanese Go boy Kuroki. He brought the news back to Li...

  • Ep 23

    23.The Strangest Chess Game in the World

    29-12-200520m

    The match between Jiang Liu'er and Heimu attracted all the Go masters. Since Heimu released the Heavenly Demon Dahua Form, Jiang Liu'er's situation is already extremely unfavorable...

  • Ep 24

    24.A Murder

    05-01-200620m

    Jiang Liu'er sits alone in front of the waterfall and meditates. Baihua throws a pebble into the water mischievously and wakes Jiang Liu'er up. Friendship, he appreciates and admir...

  • Ep 25

    25.Sympathy

    12-01-200620m

    The appearance of Heimu in Jiang Liu'er's residence surprised everyone. Many people wanted to use force against Heimu. People in the rivers and lakes are talking about the final ba...

  • Ep 26

    26.Commonwealth of Heaven and Earth

    19-01-200620m

    Flying Tiger and Black Panther met the dying Asakawa, and Asakawa told them about Sasaki and Sanlang's conspiracy. On the chessboard, the fierce battle between Kuroki and Jiang Liu...

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