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The Grandmaster's Gift (我的棋王爺爺) is a Taiwanese drama film set in late-1990s Taipei, following a young latchkey child who forms an unlikely bond with an elderly chess master. It is scheduled for release on 5 July 2026.
The Grandmaster's Gift is scheduled to release on 5 July 2026.
The film's Chinese title is 我的棋王爺爺.
The film follows a young boy in late-1990s Taipei who befriends an elderly chess master in a local park, exploring the bond that develops between them through daily chess matches.
The film is set in the Wanhua district of Taipei, Taiwan, during the late 1990s.
The Grandmaster's Gift, also known by its Chinese title 我的棋王爺爺, is scheduled to open on 5 July 2026. The film is set in Wanhua, Taipei during the late 1990s and centres on Yixuan, a boy left largely to his own devices while his father works long hours as a taxi driver. Yixuan passes his afternoons in local diners and Youth Park, where he encounters Liu Bin, a solitary chess master. The two form a mentorship built around daily matches played for small wagers, and the relationship develops into a cross-generational portrait of companionship and informal guidance. The story draws a sustained parallel between the unpredictability of chess and the course of a life.
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