A kid plays Go so hard it becomes actual kung fu. Chinese animation that slaps harder than it should.
Season 2 • Episode 26
LatestChess 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.
Writing
Makes Go matches genuinely tense—who knew rocks on a board could slap?
Production
Mid-2000s Chinese animation with surprising ambition for its era
Acting
Voice cast nails the melodramatic earnestness of shonen tournament arcs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This series helped popularize weiqi/Go among Chinese children during a period when the game was struggling to compete with video games.
The 2009 sequel season took three years partly due to the original studio's financial troubles—explaining the visible quality jump.
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