Movie stars playing chess

With the 2015 Academy Awards running its course, it is only fitting to take a look at the many movie stars who chose chess as their preferred pastime or hobby. When they had some time off whilst shooting a movie, they were caught in front of a board more often than not. Some names are well known such as Humphrey Bogart, but how about stars such as <a href="[Post:view_link]">James Dean, Marlon Brando, and John Wayne?</a>

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